PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalinar Kholin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kholin
vs
Jones

191 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

199 cm
29
221 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dalinar Kholin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kholin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kholin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kholin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kholin looking to slow down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Kholin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kholin tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Kholin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kholin blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kholin or not.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Kholin tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kholin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Kholin, against the cage.
Kholin digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin lands a right hand.
Kholin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones prevents a body shot from Kholin.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Kholin lands a right hand.
Kholin is struggling to control the position.
Kholin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kholin looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kholin.
Kholin taking a breather.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Kholin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kholin lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Kholin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kholin is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kholin gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kholin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kholin blocks it with crossed arms.
Kholin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kholin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kholin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kholin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kholin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kholin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Kholin misses with the head strike.
Kholin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.

Kholin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones moves away from the strike by Kholin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Kholin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Kholin is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Kholin lands a body shot.
Kholin moves away from the strike by Jones.
Kholin connects with a high kick.
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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kholin can pounce on him.
Kholin throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Kholin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kholin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kholin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kholin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kholin. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kholin.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Kholin scores with a head kick.

That has opened up Andre Jones's cut even more.
Kholin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kholin throws a body kick that misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kholin can pounce on him.

Kholin forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Kholin has Jones pressed against the cage.

Kholin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalinar Kholin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones'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.

Jones misses with a hook. Kholin ducked under it nicely.
Dalinar Kholin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kholin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kholin.
Jones lands a nice hook to Kholin's body. Kholin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kholin.
Kholin 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 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 slips under a jab from Kholin.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Kholin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kholin pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Kholin's ribcage.
Kholin throws an elbow but it misses.
Kholin misses with the head strike.
Kholin lands a shot to the body.
Dalinar Kholin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kholin lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin misses with some punches.
Kholin trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Kholin working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Kholin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Kholin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

Kholin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalinar Kholin is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones defending well as Kholin loads up on a big left hand.
Jones blocks a head kick by Kholin.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kholin clinches up against the cage.
Kholin misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kholin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Kholin tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kholin stalling.
Jones blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Kholin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kholin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kholin tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kholin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kholin is trying to stall.
Kholin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kholin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Kholin's head.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kholin's efforts to push away.
Kholin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kholin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kholin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Kholin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kholin tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Kholin misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Kholin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Kholin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones avoids the head kick by Kholin.
Kholin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Kholin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Kholin pushes him away.
Kholin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kholin lands a jab to the nose.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Kholin moved out of range nicely.
Kholin misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kholin thinking.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kholin is just out of range.
Kholin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kholin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones takes a swing at Kholin's ribcage but misses.
Kholin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kholin cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Kholin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kholin misses with a body shot.
Kholin lands an overhand right.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Kholin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalinar Kholin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kholin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kholin.
Kholin throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Kholin fails to land with a series of punches.

Kholin forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kholin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kholin.
Kholin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kholin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kholin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Kholin in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dalinar Kholin has been cut.
Kholin managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Kholin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Kholin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kholin tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Kholin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Kholin tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Kholin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kholin blocks the elbow strike.
Kholin misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Kholin.
Kholin blocks the elbow strike.
Kholin throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Kholin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Kholin's head.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Kholin shrugs off.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kholin can't break the clinch.
Kholin has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Kholin.
Kholin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kholin.
Kholin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Kholin lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kholin misses with an elbow strike.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kholin.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Kholin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Kholin lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kholin as the two fighters clinch.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Kholin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dalinar Kholin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kholin back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

Kholin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kholin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kholin.
Kholin looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Kholin misses.
Kholin misses with a straight left.
Kholin cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kholin throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws the left hand but Kholin avoids the punch easily.
Andre Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with an uppercut. Kholin saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kholin is just out of range.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kholin can pounce on him.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kholin.
Kholin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kholin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kholin, as that shot connected.
Kholin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kholin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kholin, right into the meat.
Kholin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dalinar Kholin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kholin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalinar Kholin!