PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Jupiter Sound as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malverde
vs
Jones

171 cm
29
152 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

167 cm
35
145 lbs
35 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malverde moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Malverde tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A jab from Malverde finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Malverde does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malverde seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malverde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Malverde misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones digs a good body shot into Malverde's ribs.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malverde.
Malverde throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Malverde is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Malverde - just one landing.
Malverde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malverde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malverde tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones thumps Malverde with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones digs a good body shot into Malverde's ribs.
Malverde with a jab.
Jones lands a jab to Malverde's midsection.
Malverde moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
An attempted straight right counter from Malverde misses the target.
Malverde connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Malverde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Malverde in the body.
Malverde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones throws a leg kick
enabling Malverde to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Malverde moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malverde throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Malverde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malverde can pounce on him.
Malverde thumps Jones with a low kick.
Malverde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malverde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malverde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Malverde moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Malverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Malverde in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malverde lands a jab.
Malverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Malverde cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.

It looks like Jesus Malverde has been cut.
Malverde throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked

and Malverde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malverde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Malverde as the two fighters clinch.
Malverde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malverde lands with a short shot to the head.

Malverde manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Malverde looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Malverde is keeping the position.

Malverde is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.

Malverde throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Malverde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Malverde's cut.
That's time! Malverde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malverde misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malverde.
Malverde cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Malverde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malverde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Malverde blocks the leg kick.
Malverde lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malverde.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
Malverde cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malverde scores with a spinning back kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones misses with a low kick.
As Jones tries to get set, Malverde tries to push him back and clinch up but Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
Malverde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Malverde moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Malverde moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Malverde tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Malverde wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Malverde avoids it.
Malverde tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.

Malverde gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malverde misses with a punch to the body.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malverde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malverde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Malverde.
Malverde jumps guard but Jones stands there with Malverde around his waist. Malverde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malverde tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malverde tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Malverde throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Malverde fails to land.
Malverde is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks a body shot from Malverde.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malverde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jesus Malverde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malverde with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malverde lands a right hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malverde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Malverde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Malverde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malverde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malverde misses with a kick to the body.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones scores with a jab. Malverde acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Malverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malverde misses the shot to the body.
Malverde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malverde lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Malverde misses with an uppercut
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Malverde throws a leg kick
and Malverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malverde throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones blocks a head kick by Malverde.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Malverde has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Malverde lands a knee to the head.
Malverde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Malverde blocks with his arms.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malverde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Malverde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malverde can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Malverde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malverde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malverde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Malverde lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Malverde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Malverde's cut.
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!

Jones misses with a body shot.
Malverde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Malverde had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Malverde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Malverde tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Malverde moved out of range nicely.
Malverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Malverde has managed to clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malverde lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malverde misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Malverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malverde lands a lovely overhand right.
Malverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malverde gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Malverde is rocked!
Malverde throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Malverde misses with a looping left.
Malverde connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Malverde seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Malverde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jesus Malverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Malverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a left and a right... And another left! Malverde is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jupiter Jones!
As Jupiter Jones got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Bitch i aint finished!'.