PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holzken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones Ii
vs
Holzken

173 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Instinct

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jupiter Jones Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Holzken!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Ii misses with a double jab.
A big left from Jones Ii misses.
Holzken slips a straight right by Jones Ii.
Jones Ii throws a right hand that Holzken ducks under and follows up with a left that Holzken also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Holzken misses.
Jones Ii misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Holzken releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones Ii thuds his right hand into Holzken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jupiter Jones Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken ducks right into an uppercut from Jones Ii.
A big left from Jones Ii misses.
Jones Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones Ii misses its intended target.
Holzken ducks under a wild hook from Jones Ii.
And Holzken tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones Ii pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A combination from Jones Ii does no damage.
Holzken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones Ii misses with a looping right.
Holzken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Holzken.
Holzken with the counter takedown but Jones Ii avoids it easily.
Jones Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holzken.
Jones Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Ii swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken blocks a jab.
Holzken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones Ii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jones Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones Ii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones Ii missing with a left hand there. Holzken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holzken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Ii.
Holzken staying out of range there.
Jones Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holzken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Ii throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones Ii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones Ii throws a hook but Holzken blocks it.
Jones Ii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holzken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holzken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Ii misses with an uppercut.
And Holzken tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones Ii pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Holzken slips a straight right by Jones Ii.
Jones Ii misses with a hook. Holzken ducked under it nicely.
Holzken is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holzken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Ii.
Holzken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Jones Ii.
Jones Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Jones Ii misses with an uppercut.
Jones Ii misses with an uppercut

and Holzken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Ii won't allow Holzken to pass to mount.
Holzken trying to control from half guard but Jones Ii is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holzken works his way into side control.
Jones Ii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holzken on the ground.
Jones Ii is trying to control Holzken's posture but Holzken avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jupiter Jones Ii dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones Ii looks to throw the jab but Holzken is out of range.
Holzken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Jones Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones Ii takes a swing at Holzken's ribcage but misses.
Holzken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones Ii misses with a looping right.
Holzken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Holzken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holzken feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken blocks a jab.
Jones Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Holzken moves out of range as Jones Ii strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Ii looks to land a right hand but Holzken moved out of range.
Holzken with the counter takedown but Jones Ii avoids it easily.
Holzken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Ii throws out the jab.
Jones Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Ii misses with a looping right.
Holzken feints the counter takedown.
Holzken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holzken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jupiter Jones Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Ii misses the target.
Jones Ii tries to bum rush Holzken with a series of wild strikes but Holzken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Holzken tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones Ii pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jupiter Jones Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holzken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holzken changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holzken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Ii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holzken eats them both and turns towards Jones Ii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones Ii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Holzken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Jones Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Holzken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holzken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holzken ducks under a wild hook from Jones Ii.
Jones Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holzken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holzken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holzken let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones Ii misses with a looping left.
Holzken throws out a counter right but Jones Ii avoids it with no problem.
Jones Ii looks to throw the jab but Holzken is out of range.
Jones Ii tries to bum rush Holzken with a series of wild strikes but Holzken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holzken is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holzken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - Jones Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holzken is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones Ii with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii connects with a single shot there.
Jones Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones Ii misses with a left hand

and Holzken counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jones Ii wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holzken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Jones Ii misses.
Holzken is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Ii. Holzken does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jupiter Jones Ii dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Jones Ii misses the target.
Holzken with the counter takedown but Jones Ii avoids it easily.
Jones Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holzken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holzken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Ii.
Jones Ii misses with the combination.
Jones Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holzken can do to turn this around?
Holzken slips a jab and a cross from Jones Ii.
Holzken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Ii misses with a lunging right hand

and Holzken counters with a shoot takedown. Jones Ii fights it but they end up in guard.

Holzken thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Holzken drops back looking for a leg! Jones Ii is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones Ii manages to kick Holzken off! Holzken jumps back into Jones Ii's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Ii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holzken trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holzken advances to half guard.
Jones Ii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones Ii tries to get out of the position.
Holzken frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones Ii is squirming around, avoiding Holzken's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holzken is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Holzken!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodney Holzken!
Rodney Holzken decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.