PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jones
vs
Soares

165 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Soares!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares lands a slapping body shot.
Soares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares scores with a nice right hand.
Soares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Soares throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soares pinned against the cage. Soares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucas Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Soares throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Soares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soares lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Soares scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Soares misses.
Jones moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soares.
Lucas Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Soares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Soares lands a nice looking body shot.
Soares leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Soares misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Soares, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Soares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soares with a jab.
Soares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soares lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Soares.
A big left from Soares misses.
Soares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.
Soares lands with a cross.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jab from Soares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Soares.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Soares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Soares's half guard.
Soares tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Soares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Soares thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lucas Soares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones slips a straight right by Soares.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soares as he avoids it easily.
Soares misses with an uppercut.
Soares misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Soares thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Soares tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones shoots in but Soares avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares lands with a cross.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soares lands an overhand right.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Soares thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Soares.
Soares misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Soares avoids it.
Soares lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Soares lands a slapping body shot.
Soares cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soares lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soares.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Soares lands a jab.
Soares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Soares finds it's target.
Soares misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Soares. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Soares sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good shot there by Soares.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soares pinned against the cage. Soares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soares scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soares.
Soares scores with a hook.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Soares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soares scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Soares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Soares's corner calls for a 1-2. Soares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a counter high kick but Soares was just alert enough to avoid it.
Soares might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soares lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a takedown

and Soares moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Soares throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Nice jab there from Soares.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Soares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soares throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Soares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Soares misses
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soares is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soares throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones is looking to clinch but Soares is avoiding it.
Soares cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soares defends well and Jones ends up having to push Soares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soares throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soares.
Soares lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Soares clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Jones moves forwards but Soares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Soares.
Jones tries for a takedown but Soares circles away easily
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares scores with a hook.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares connects with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Soares, which made it look bad.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Soares.
A jab from Soares finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Soares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Soares lands with a cross.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Jones is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Soares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soares.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soares's corner calls for a 1-2. Soares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Soares gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Soares!