PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Huntington Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoffrey Huntington Jnr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Bones's chin.

Bones
vs
Huntington Jnr

200 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geoffrey Huntington Jnr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huntington Jnr moves into the clinch.
Bones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huntington Jnr goes for a takedown attempt but Bones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Bones.
Huntington Jnr tries to land a front kick but Bones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Huntington Jnr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huntington Jnr somewhat.
Bones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bones is looking to clinch.
Huntington Jnr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jim Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoffrey Huntington Jnr.

Huntington Jnr rushes Bones and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones trying to control the position but instead, Huntington Jnr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bones into the cage.
Huntington Jnr tries to pull guard but Bones holds him up against the cage and eventually Huntington Jnr drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is looking to break free of the clinch but Huntington Jnr has double underhooks.
Bones dodges an elbow strike from Huntington Jnr.
Bones fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Huntington Jnr drags the fight down to the ground.
Bones is looking to stand up but Huntington Jnr won't let him.
Bones slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huntington Jnr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bones is trying to control. Huntington Jnr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bones tries to pass to full mount but Huntington Jnr defends it.
Bones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huntington Jnr keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington Jnr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bones not doing much here.
Huntington Jnr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Bones is going to stand back up.
Bones trying to control the action but Huntington Jnr is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bones throws a series of punches but Huntington Jnr avoids them all with ease.
Bones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huntington Jnr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones shoots for a double leg takedown but Huntington Jnr sprawls well. He's pushed Bones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huntington Jnr as he jumps to the side.
Huntington Jnr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bones's waist but Bones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huntington Jnr off to one side.

Huntington Jnr breaks from the clinch.
Bones shoots in but no luck this time.
Bones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bones fails with the takedown.
Huntington Jnr has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Bones stuffs the takedown.

Huntington Jnr gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huntington Jnr controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huntington Jnr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Huntington Jnr stalling.
Huntington Jnr is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntington Jnr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huntington Jnr wants to get up but he can't break Bones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Huntington Jnr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Bones as Huntington Jnr shoots in.
Bones throwing a counter right hand but Huntington Jnr manages to avoid it.
Bones fails with a takedown attempt.

Bones gets tackled into the cage by Huntington Jnr. Huntington Jnr maintains the clinch.
Huntington Jnr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bones to keep the fight standing.

Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntington Jnr shoots in for a double leg but Bones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jim Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoffrey Huntington Jnr.
Nice sprawl there from Bones as Huntington Jnr shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntington Jnr tries to clinch but Bones moves out of range.

Huntington Jnr clinches.
Huntington Jnr managing to block the knees to the body from Bones.
Bones tries to pull guard but Huntington Jnr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huntington Jnr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Huntington Jnr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Huntington Jnr holds on and takes a little breather.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones advances position into side control!
Huntington Jnr is looking to regain half guard here but Bones keeps moving and retains side control.

Bones tries for a kimura but Huntington Jnr is defending well.
Bones trying to control the action but Huntington Jnr is working from the bottom.
Bones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones working away.
Bones lands a few punches from side control.
Bones advances to mount.
Bones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Huntington Jnr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bones.
Bones avoids the attempt from Huntington Jnr to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington Jnr is trying to reverse the position but instead Bones has taken his back - oops!
Huntington Jnr looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bones.
Huntington Jnr trying to control the action but Bones just sinks the hooks in.
Huntington Jnr tries to escape but Bones has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bones is not going to allow Huntington Jnr to sit and survive in this position.
A lull in the action here.
Huntington Jnr wants to control his opponent's hands but Bones gets his hands free.
Jim Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huntington Jnr trying to get back to his feet but Bones is in full control for now.
Bones missing with strikes from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bones working for the choke.
Huntington Jnr is trying to get back to his feet but Bones has full control of the position and if anything, Huntington Jnr has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Huntington Jnr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bones.
Huntington Jnr is looking for the big counter here.
Bones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bones wants it to stay on the feet.
Huntington Jnr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jim Bones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huntington Jnr tries to avoid it but Bones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huntington Jnr to the ground. Huntington Jnr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huntington Jnr shoots in but Bones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jim Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoffrey Huntington Jnr.
Horrible takedown attempt by Huntington Jnr or perhaps it was just good defense by Bones, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntington Jnr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bones looking to slow down the pace here.
Huntington Jnr is trying to pull guard but Bones has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington Jnr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Huntington Jnr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bones, pushing him back against the cage.

Huntington Jnr pulls guard successfully.
Bones wants to control from the top but Huntington Jnr keeps moving.
Bones passes Huntington Jnr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Huntington Jnr is staying active underneath Bones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Huntington Jnr is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington Jnr is not content to let Bones control the position.

Bones is looking for a kimura here.
Huntington Jnr tries to kick Bones off but Bones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huntington Jnr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bones shoots in but no luck this time.
Huntington Jnr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huntington Jnr.
Bones misses with a left hand
and Huntington Jnr counters with a right hand to the body.

Huntington Jnr moves into the clinch.
Huntington Jnr fails to pull guard.
Huntington Jnr wants to get back to striking at distance but Bones won't allow it.
Bones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huntington Jnr walks away with a smile on his face. Bones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Huntington Jnr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bones, pushing him back against the cage.
Huntington Jnr trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones is trying to break the clinch but Huntington Jnr has him pressed against the cage.
Huntington Jnr wants to break free but Bones has control.
Huntington Jnr is trying to break the clinch but Bones is controlling him.
Huntington Jnr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huntington Jnr tries to pull guard but Bones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huntington Jnr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bones tries to break the clinch but Huntington Jnr is controlling the position.
Huntington Jnr working hard to break the clinch.

Huntington Jnr pulls guard successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntington Jnr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bones manages to pass to side control.

Huntington Jnr is defending against the submission attempts here by Bones.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Geoffrey Huntington Jnr.
I think Huntington Jnr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Huntington Jnr!