PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morthy Chaverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morthy Chaverez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jones
vs
Chaverez

183 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morthy Chaverez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones blocks a head kick by Chaverez.
A good leg kick by Chaverez.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Chaverez with a series of wild strikes but Chaverez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Chaverez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chaverez pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Chaverez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Chaverez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaverez.
Chaverez scores with a push kick.
Chaverez lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a series of punches but Chaverez moves out of range.
Chaverez scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaverez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaverez connects with a high kick.
Chaverez misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to slow Chaverez down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaverez slips a straight right by Jones.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chaverez. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Chaverez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Chaverez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Chaverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chaverez.
Chaverez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaverez throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Chaverez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaverez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chaverez lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chaverez lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Chaverez slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaverez, right into the meat.
Chaverez scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaverez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaverez throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chaverez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaverez.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaverez. Chaverez obviously looking to wear him down.
Chaverez lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chaverez throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Chaverez.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaverez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Chaverez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones avoids the head kick by Chaverez.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chaverez scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Chaverez slams his shin into Jones's torso.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Chaverez connects with a high kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chaverez.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Chaverez moved out of range nicely.
Chaverez throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Chaverez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chaverez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaverez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Chaverez feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Chaverez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Chaverez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaverez scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones scores with a one two! Chaverez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a series of punches but Chaverez moves out of range.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chaverez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaverez throws a nice head kick!
Chaverez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaverez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chaverez. Jones shrugs it off though.
Chaverez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morthy Chaverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaverez lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaverez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chaverez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chaverez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morthy Chaverez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chaverez keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chaverez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaverez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Chaverez throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones blocks a head kick by Chaverez.
Chaverez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaverez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Chaverez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaverez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaverez scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch combination from Chaverez misses.
Chaverez throws a nice head kick!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chaverez lands a high kick!
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chaverez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Morthy Chaverez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaverez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Chaverez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Chaverez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaverez scores with a head kick.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chaverez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chaverez has time to react.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaverez.
Crunch! Chaverez slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Chaverez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Chaverez.
Chaverez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaverez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Chaverez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chaverez keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaverez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaverez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chaverez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaverez circles away quickly and effectively.
Jason Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaverez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaverez circles away.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chaverez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Chaverez moves away from the strike by Jones.
Chaverez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaverez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaverez lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaverez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones throws a body punch but Chaverez moves out of range.
Jones misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Chaverez.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chaverez - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chaverez. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaverez throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Chaverez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaverez lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chaverez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Chaverez.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chaverez - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chaverez. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick from Chaverez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaverez, right into the meat.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaverez lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chaverez scores with a nice body kick.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaverez. Chaverez obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Morthy Chaverez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Chaverez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chaverez connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Chaverez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones looks to land a combination but Chaverez avoids it well.
Chaverez scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Chaverez.
Chaverez throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Chaverez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Chaverez dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Chaverez lands a front kick.
Chaverez throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaverez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chaverez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaverez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chaverez is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Chaverez misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Chaverez avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Chaverez connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chaverez!
Jones swinging wildly here.
Both fighters circling a little - Chaverez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaverez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chaverez. Jones shrugs it off though.
Chaverez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Chaverez moved away.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Chaverez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Chaverez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chaverez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from Chaverez both land. Nice combination.
Chaverez throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Chaverez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones avoids the head kick by Chaverez.
Jones throws a series of punches but Chaverez moves out of range.
Chaverez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chaverez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Chaverez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chaverez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Chaverez delivers a nice body kick.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chaverez throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Chaverez's head back.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A right-left combo lands from Chaverez.
Chaverez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chaverez scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Chaverez lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Chaverez misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Chaverez with a series of wild strikes but Chaverez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chaverez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jason Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Chaverez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chaverez scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chaverez.
Chaverez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chaverez connects with a solid leg kick.
Chaverez throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones tries to bum rush Chaverez with a series of wild strikes but Chaverez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chaverez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Chaverez scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Morthy Chaverez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chaverez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morthy Chaverez!