PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maadhav Narasimhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maadhav Narasimhan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Narasimhan
vs
Jones

175 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maadhav Narasimhan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Narasimhan counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Narasimhan misses with a low kick.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Narasimhan back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Jones catches Narasimhan right on the button with a cross.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narasimhan .
A looping hook to the body misses from Narasimhan . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones avoids the body shot from Narasimhan .
Jones throws a jab when Narasimhan was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Narasimhan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Narasimhan 's head.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Narasimhan moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones cracks Narasimhan with an open hand slap.
Jones scores with a one two! Narasimhan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narasimhan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narasimhan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Narasimhan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a body punch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Narasimhan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Narasimhan misses.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Narasimhan 's head back.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Narasimhan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Narasimhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones sizes up Narasimhan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Narasimhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Narasimhan is out of range.
Narasimhan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Narasimhan checks it.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Narasimhan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Narasimhan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narasimhan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narasimhan wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Narasimhan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Narasimhan back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the body from Narasimhan misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narasimhan is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones misses with a low kick as Narasimhan jumps back.
Jones tries to clinch but Narasimhan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narasimhan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Narasimhan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Narasimhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narasimhan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demar Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Narasimhan counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones cracks Narasimhan with an open hand slap.
Narasimhan throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Narasimhan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narasimhan .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his right hand into Narasimhan 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Jones misses.
Narasimhan walks into a left hand.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Narasimhan .
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Narasimhan circles away.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Narasimhan to counter with a crisp jab.
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narasimhan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones tries to clinch up but Narasimhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narasimhan .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demar Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narasimhan momentarily.
Demar Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narasimhan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narasimhan .
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tests Narasimhan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narasimhan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narasimhan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Narasimhan should have avoided that one.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narasimhan scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Narasimhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Narasimhan moves away from the strike by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Narasimhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narasimhan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones moves out of range as Narasimhan throws a body kick.
Jones throws a hook but Narasimhan avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Narasimhan 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones throws a right hand that Narasimhan ducks under and follows up with a left that Narasimhan also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narasimhan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narasimhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narasimhan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Narasimhan avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narasimhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narasimhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Narasimhan . That one must have hurt.
Narasimhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narasimhan .
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narasimhan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Narasimhan 's head.
Narasimhan stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but Narasimhan moved away.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narasimhan .
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narasimhan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Demar Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Narasimhan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Narasimhan .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan scores with a nice body kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narasimhan moves away.
Narasimhan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narasimhan connects with a body shot.
Narasimhan connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Narasimhan with a series of wild strikes but Narasimhan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Narasimhan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narasimhan .
Jones misses with a hook
and Narasimhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narasimhan circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Narasimhan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Narasimhan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narasimhan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narasimhan throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Narasimhan ducks under and follows up with a left that Narasimhan also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narasimhan connects with an inside leg kick.
Narasimhan slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Narasimhan 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 throws a lazy right hand but Narasimhan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Narasimhan is out of range.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narasimhan .
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones scores with a one two! Narasimhan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Narasimhan connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narasimhan slips under a jab.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Narasimhan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a body punch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Demar Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narasimhan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narasimhan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones avoids the body shot from Narasimhan .
Narasimhan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Narasimhan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Narasimhan moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Narasimhan misses with a body shot.
Narasimhan moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Narasimhan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Narasimhan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Narasimhan seems unphased.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narasimhan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Narasimhan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Jones.
Narasimhan lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones tries a low kick but Narasimhan avoids it.
Jones takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Narasimhan 's hands.
Narasimhan throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Narasimhan only half commits.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Narasimhan counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones wants to clinch up but Narasimhan keeps it at a distance.
Narasimhan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Maadhav Narasimhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a right and a left that Narasimhan avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a hook but Narasimhan blocks it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narasimhan throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Narasimhan - that will leave a mark!
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Narasimhan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Narasimhan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones misses with a hook
and Narasimhan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narasimhan counters with a body kick.
Narasimhan thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Narasimhan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narasimhan cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Narasimhan moves away and avoids it.
Narasimhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narasimhan .
Narasimhan throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narasimhan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Narasimhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narasimhan scores with a push kick.
Narasimhan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narasimhan throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Narasimhan slips under a jab.
Narasimhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narasimhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones tries to clinch there but Narasimhan circles away.
Narasimhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Narasimhan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Narasimhan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narasimhan . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.

Jones clinches.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Narasimhan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tests Narasimhan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narasimhan misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maadhav Narasimhan .
Well Jones 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demar Jones!