PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Cristiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Cristiano

175 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

162 cm
25
139 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Cristiano!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jones has Cristiano up against the cage in a clinch.
Cristiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Cristiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cristiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Cristiano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Cristiano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristiano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Cristiano.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones tries to break free but Cristiano pushes him back against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cristiano.
Cristiano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cristiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Cristiano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cristiano lands with a right to the head.
Cristiano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cristiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cristiano misses with a knee to the head.
Cristiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Cristiano.
Cristiano misses with a knee to the head.
Cristiano misses with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break free but Cristiano has control.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Cristiano.
Cristiano misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Cristiano blocks it.
Cristiano trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cristiano backwards.
Cristiano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cristiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cristiano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristiano throws a head punch that misses.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Cristiano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cristiano tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Cristiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Cristiano digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cristiano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Cristiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jesse Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones leaves Cristiano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cristiano looks winded!
Cristiano goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Cristiano is quick to defend against it.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Cristiano controls the action.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Cristiano controls his hands.
Cristiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Cristiano working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Cristiano.
We've been informed that Cristiano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot in the inside from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano misses with the head strike.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones tries a body shot but Cristiano blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cristiano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jesse Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Cristiano.

Jones rushes Cristiano and presses him up against the cage.
Cristiano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to break free but Cristiano pushes him back against the cage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cristiano scores with a shoulder strike.
Cristiano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones tries to clinch up but Cristiano circles away and keeps his distance.
Cristiano swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Cristiano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cristiano tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Cristiano misses with some punches.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cristiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cristiano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Cristiano misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cristiano prevents a body shot from Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cristiano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Cristiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cristiano cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Cristiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristiano has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones prevents a body shot from Cristiano.
Cristiano missing with knees to the body.
Cristiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristiano prevents a body shot from Jones.
Cristiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cristiano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Cristiano pushes him off.
Cristiano shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cristiano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Cristiano is avoiding it.
Jones tries to clinch there but Cristiano circles away.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Cristiano pushes him off.
Cristiano wants to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch position.
Cristiano scores with a nice body kick.
Cristiano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cristiano closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Cristiano pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cristiano is breathing heavily.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jesse Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristiano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Cristiano. Cristiano gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesse Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Cristiano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cristiano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cristiano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cristiano trying to land knees to the body.
Jones prevents a body shot from Cristiano.
Cristiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Cristiano pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones pushes Cristiano up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Cristiano has him pinned against the cage.
Cristiano tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Cristiano lands with a left to the head.
Cristiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cristiano throws an elbow but misses.
Cristiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones avoiding damage as Cristiano throws knees to the body.
Cristiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cristiano misses with a knee strike.
Cristiano misses with a punch to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Cristiano.
Cristiano tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Cristiano back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Cristiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Cristiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cristiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cristiano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cristiano swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Cristiano pushes him off.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cristiano throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cristiano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Cristiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Cristiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristiano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cristiano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo Cristiano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cristiano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Cristiano persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesse Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Cristiano.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cristiano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones sets himself, and Cristiano steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cristiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Cristiano lands with a light punch inside.
Cristiano tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Cristiano back against the cage.
Cristiano misses with a body punch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Cristiano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cristiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Cristiano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cristiano keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cristiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cristiano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cristiano misses with some punches.
Cristiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cristiano throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Cristiano.
Cristiano keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cristiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cristiano trying to land knees to the body.
Cristiano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cristiano tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cristiano tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to break free but Cristiano pushes him back against the cage.
Cristiano throws an elbow that misses.
Cristiano lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cristiano has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristiano has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristiano avoids the damage to the body.
Cristiano tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Cristiano misses with a body punch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cristiano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cristiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cristiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jesse Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cristiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cristiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo Cristiano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Cristiano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cristiano 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Cristiano!