PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing In The Name. Arial Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dom Danky's chin.

Danky
vs
Jones

187 cm
33
192 lbs
25 - 17 - 2

188 cm
30
191 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danky cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danky throws a leg kick

and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Danky didn't expect that.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Danky has wrist control.
Jones is pushing down on Danky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Danky is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Danky is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Danky is blocking nicely.

Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Danky sees it coming and defends easily.
Danky is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Danky moved out of range nicely.
Danky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones tests Danky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a head kick.

It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Danky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones throws a head kick but Danky moves out of range.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danky. Danky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danky lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Danky throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones scores with a one two! Danky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones misses with a hook
and Danky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Danky 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.
Jones throws a leg kick but Danky moved away.
Danky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Danky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Danky moves away from the strike by Jones.
Danky throws a big shot that misses.
Danky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danky takes a step back to recover.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Danky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Danky misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arial Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danky misses with a few strikes there.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Danky is out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky misses with a head kick.
Danky throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Danky.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Danky.
Danky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a combination. Danky tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.

Danky is rocked!
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Oh Danky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones blocks a head kick by Danky.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones cracks Danky with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Danky looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones motions for Danky to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Danky is out of range.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones misses with a hook.
Danky slips a straight right by Jones.
Danky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Danky seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Danky throws a head kick that misses

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones pushes down on Danky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Danky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Danky wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Danky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones throwing shots but Danky is blocking nicely.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones throws a strike but Danky avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Danky tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Danky back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dom Danky's cut is getting worse.
Danky throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Danky misses.
Jones throws a push kick but Danky slaps the foot to one side.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Danky lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danky.
Danky slips under a jab from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arial Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Danky's shoulder, as Danky tries to avoid the shot.
Danky misses the jab.
Good exchange - Danky coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
A cross from Danky lands.
Danky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danky lands the left hand.
Danky slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Danky. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danky.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Danky slips under a jab from Jones.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jones throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Danky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Danky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Danky under the eye.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick.
Danky lands a slapping body shot.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danky throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Danky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones avoids the head kick by Danky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Danky.
Arial Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Danky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danky.
Jones lands a head kick!
Danky looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Danky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Danky misses with a looping left.
Danky throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Danky blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Danky checks a leg kick.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Danky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Danky.
Danky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Danky avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a leg kick but Danky moved away.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danky lands a head kick!
Arial Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danky misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.

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 Dom Danky.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

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