PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watson
vs
Jones

181 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sirus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Watson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sirus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sirus Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones with a hook.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Watson slips a jab from Jones.
It looked like Watson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Watson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Watson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watson under the eye.
Watson walks into a left hand.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Watson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Watson slips a straight right by Jones.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watson walks into a jab.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Watson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
It looked like Watson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirus Jones dominated that round.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Watson off the cage and back into range.
Jones works Watson's body with a nice hook.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Watson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sirus Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Watson misses its target.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Watson is looking to counter punch.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Watson misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Watson slips a straight right by Jones.
An attempted straight right counter from Watson misses the target.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Watson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Watson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Watson is looking to counter punch.
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Watson slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Watson tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jones misses with a hook.
Watson tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirus Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Watson misses the target.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Watson misses the target.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson is looking to counter punch.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Watson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Watson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Watson slips under a jab.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
It looked like Watson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson moves away from the strike by Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirus Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirus Jones!
Sirus Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.