PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back Then. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Atunes
vs
Jones

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Atunes slips a jab from Jones.
Jones misses the body punch
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Team Alpha Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Atunes's ribcage. Atunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Atunes tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.

Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atunes sprawls well. Atunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonardo Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Jones down.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Jones.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
Atunes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Atunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones lands with a cross.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
Atunes thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Leonardo Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Atunes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Atunes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Atunes feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atunes 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 looks winded!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Atunes.

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Atunes cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atunes avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones'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.

An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Atunes leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Atunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Atunes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Atunes.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Atunes.
Atunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Atunes throws out a powerful jab.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws a leg kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
You can see that Jones has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jones misses the jab.
Atunes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Atunes is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Atunes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Mike Jones's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Atunes sprawls well.
Atunes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Jones is rocked!
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Atunes sprawls well.
Leonardo Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Atunes feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atunes feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.

Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The cut above Mike Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Atunes cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Atunes moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Atunes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Atunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Atunes defends well and Jones ends up having to push Atunes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones scores with a one two! Atunes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atunes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Atunes. Jones shrugs it off though.

Jones rushes Atunes and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Atunes.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atunes can pounce on him.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atunes is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes takes one on the button.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Atunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
A punch combination from Atunes misses.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atunes defends it well.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones wants to clinch up but Atunes keeps it at a distance.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
As Jones tries to get set, Atunes tries to push him back and clinch up but Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Jones tries to clinch up but Atunes circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Atunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonardo Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Atunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Atunes.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!