PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adams
vs
Jones

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adams checks it well.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Adams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jesus Jones has been cut.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adams tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adams works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adams looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Adams is wise to it.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams misses with the combination.
Jones throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Adams throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Adams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a leg kick.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Adams is wise to it.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Adams throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones with the counter takedown but Adams avoids it easily.
Jones feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
As Jones looks to move away, Adams throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones misses with a low kick as Adams jumps back.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Adams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adams throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adams.
Adams throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adams checks it well.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Adams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Adams is wise to it.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Adams is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Adams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Adams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adams duly obliges.
Adams throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
Adams is looking for a counter combo.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Adams backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Martin Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jones might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adams has got the better of the exchanges.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Adams misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adams tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Adams is out of range.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Adams backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Adams.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adams wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Adams throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams checks a leg kick nicely.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams checks a low kick from Jones.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones wants to slow Adams down by chopping away at his legs.
Adams defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Adams is looking for a counter combo.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Adams saw it coming and moves away.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Adams steps away.
Jones avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws out a counter right but Adams avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Jones with the counter takedown but Adams avoids it easily.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Adams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Adams moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Adams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Adams tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adams looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Adams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams misses with the combination.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Adams is wise to it.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adams checks a low kick from Jones.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Adams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams slips a straight right by Jones.
Adams throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adams is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Jones.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Adams!