PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alighieri's choice of entrance music: Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Tristan Alighieri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
Alighieri

190 cm
21
244 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
30
245 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alighieri misses with a wild body shot.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alighieri. Alighieri obviously looking to wear him down.
Alighieri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Alighieri down.
Alighieri scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Jack Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alighieri thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alighieri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a hook but Alighieri blocks it.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Alighieri tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Alighieri saw that one coming.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Alighieri saw that one coming.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Alighieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Alighieri misses.
Alighieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alighieri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alighieri moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Jones goes down! Can Alighieri finish him!?

Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alighieri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alighieri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alighieri.

Alighieri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alighieri forces his way into half guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alighieri.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alighieri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alighieri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Alighieri is looking for a kimura here.
Alighieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alighieri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alighieri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alighieri trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alighieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alighieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alighieri.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alighieri lands a nice short elbow.
Alighieri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alighieri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alighieri is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
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!

Alighieri postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up.
A big left from Alighieri misses.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Alighieri moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alighieri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alighieri's calf.
Alighieri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Alighieri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jones's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alighieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Alighieri as he checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a push kick but Alighieri slaps the foot to one side.

Alighieri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.

Alighieri is looking for a kimura here.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alighieri.
Alighieri looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alighieri is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Alighieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alighieri trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Alighieri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alighieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alighieri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Alighieri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.

Alighieri is looking for a kimura here.
Alighieri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alighieri trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alighieri is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Alighieri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alighieri postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Tristan Alighieri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Alighieri from controlling successfully.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alighieri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alighieri's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Alighieri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alighieri's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Alighieri trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tristan Alighieri was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alighieri scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alighieri.
Alighieri digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alighieri stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Alighieri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alighieri connects with the punch.
Alighieri avoids a kick to the body.
Alighieri lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alighieri throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alighieri.

Alighieri waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jones. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jones to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alighieri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alighieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Alighieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alighieri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alighieri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alighieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alighieri connects with a couple of short punches.
Alighieri wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Alighieri sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alighieri tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Alighieri content to stall in guard here.
Alighieri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alighieri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alighieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alighieri passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alighieri thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Alighieri has control of the leg.
Alighieri is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alighieri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Alighieri is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Alighieri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alighieri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alighieri's back!
Alighieri is really stuck here.
Jones struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri trying to control the action but Jones just sinks the hooks in.
Jones controlling well, preventing Alighieri from escaping the position.
Jones is not going to allow Alighieri to sit and survive in this position.
Alighieri tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Alighieri just trying to survive but Jones is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Alighieri wants to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Alighieri cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Alighieri really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alighieri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alighieri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alighieri lands a body shot.
Alighieri misses with a two punch combination.
Alighieri throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alighieri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alighieri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alighieri jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Alighieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alighieri throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alighieri.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alighieri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Alighieri motions for Jones to come forward. Alighieri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alighieri cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Alighieri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri scores with a shot to the body.
Alighieri cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alighieri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Alighieri misses with a few strikes there.
Alighieri avoids the body shot from Jones.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alighieri.
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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alighieri misses with a straight right.
Alighieri thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alighieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Jones catches Alighieri right on the button with a cross.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Alighieri moves out of range.
Jack Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alighieri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Alighieri persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Alighieri connects with a body shot.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Alighieri checks it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alighieri.
Alighieri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alighieri jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alighieri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Alighieri checks the leg kick.
Alighieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Alighieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Alighieri throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Alighieri moved away.
Alighieri throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alighieri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alighieri throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alighieri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alighieri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alighieri checks the leg kick.
Alighieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alighieri throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Alighieri defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Alighieri does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alighieri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones slips under a jab from Alighieri.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Alighieri.
Alighieri drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Alighieri off balance momentarily.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alighieri connects with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a leg kick but Alighieri checks it.
A jab from Alighieri misses.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alighieri just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a leg kick but Alighieri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alighieri misses with a body shot.
Alighieri scores with a shot to the body.
Jones with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Alighieri dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones cracks Alighieri with a good jab.
Alighieri moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Alighieri misses with a head kick.
Alighieri throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Alighieri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alighieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones wants to slow Alighieri down by chopping away at his legs.
Alighieri cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alighieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alighieri drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Alighieri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Alighieri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alighieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Alighieri is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones looks to land a combination but Alighieri avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alighieri.
No joy there for Alighieri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Alighieri.
Jones scores with the left hand. Alighieri knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Alighieri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Alighieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alighieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alighieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones cracks Alighieri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alighieri throws a leg kick that misses.
Alighieri scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones works Alighieri's body with a nice hook.
Alighieri connects with a crisp jab.
Alighieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Alighieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alighieri on the side of the head.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alighieri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alighieri walks into a left hand.
Alighieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Alighieri moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alighieri at a distance.
Alighieri checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alighieri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Alighieri.
Alighieri misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Alighieri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alighieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alighieri moves away.
Jack Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries to work over Alighieri's front leg with a kick but Alighieri checks it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alighieri manages to avoid it.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alighieri.
Alighieri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alighieri throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Alighieri lands with an overhand left.
Good work by Alighieri as he checks the leg kick.
Alighieri lands with a nice body punch.
Alighieri cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Alighieri connects with a body shot.
Alighieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alighieri slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Alighieri scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Alighieri - just one landing.
Alighieri throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jones colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Alighieri as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jones is left battered and dazed whilst Alighieri and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Alighieri!
Post fight, Tristan Alighieri took to the microphone: 'Through me you enter into the city of woes. Through me you enter into eternal pain. Through me you enter the population of loss. Abandon all hope, you who enter here.'.