PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Nation. Torres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Control-You will crawl kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jim Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Torres

224 cm
22
290 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
235 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres misses the shot to the body.

Torres feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.

Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Torres looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones taking a breather here.
Torres is trying to improve his position.
Torres felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Torres is not content to let Jones control the position.

That's two 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 taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones just content to control the position.
Torres tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face as Jones controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Torres is being controlled here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torres tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Jones trying to stall but Torres improves his position.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Jones scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones cracks Torres with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Torres misses.

It looks like Henry Torres has been cut.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Jim Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Torres misses with a double jab
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.

Torres shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Torres slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torres's guard.

Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones trying to control the position but Torres manages to sink in the hooks.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes.
I really don't envy Jones right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the strikes from Torres.
Torres punches the canvas rather than the man.
Torres misses with an elbow to the head.
Torres gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
Even with his hooks in, Torres manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Torres throws strikes from the back but Jones rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henry Torres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henry Torres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Torres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Torres changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Torres sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Torres taking a break here but Jones is having none of it and regains half guard.
Torres is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torres with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Torres is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Torres connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Torres lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Torres's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Torres tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Torres fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Torres raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Torres trying to advance position but Jones counters by regaining guard.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Jones!

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torres 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Torres!
Henry Torres looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Haleb "El Manta" Sukayev!! Im coming for you! Last time time runned out..That aint happening again.'.