PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. Arial Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Burrell
vs
Jones

180 cm
36
179 lbs
27 - 11 - 2

188 cm
31
191 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
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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 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Burrell throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrell tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Burrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Burrell . Beautiful body shot.
Burrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
Burrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a push kick but Burrell slaps the foot to one side.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Burrell had a free shot at his head there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burrell throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Burrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanley Burrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell misses with the combination.
Jones jabs Burrell right on the nose. Burrell blinks but takes it well.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones avoids the head kick by Burrell .
Burrell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burrell throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Burrell .
Burrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones staying out of range there.
Burrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Jones drops Burrell with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Burrell looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Burrell is rocked!
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burrell defends it well.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burrell throws a nice head kick!
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones cracks Burrell with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Burrell falls to his knees and Jones doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arial Jones!
Arial Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.