PBP Commentary

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

Jones
vs
Masvidal

179 cm
25
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jasper Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonath Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Masvidal moved out of range.
Masvidal tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Masvidal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Masvidal is controlling him.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Masvidal.

Jones is rocked!
Masvidal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to break free but Masvidal pushes him back against the cage.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Masvidal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Masvidal controls his hands.
Jones misses with some punches.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masvidal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jones letting Masvidal take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masvidal.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Masvidal keeps him there for the moment.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Masvidal stalling.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Masvidal has the dominant position.
Masvidal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masvidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Masvidal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Masvidal has control.
Masvidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masvidal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masvidal effectively controlling the action here.
Masvidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Masvidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage.
Masvidal with a knee to the head.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Masvidal wants to stall.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masvidal leaning his opponent against the cage.

Masvidal drops Jones with a big knee straight up the middle! Jones is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masvidal moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Masvidal is controlling him.
Jones is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Masvidal working Jones over with knees to the body.
Masvidal lands with a right to the head.
Masvidal crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal has Jones pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Jones is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Masvidal - that's hurt Jones badly! Oh, another knee lands and Jones is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Jones doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jonath Masvidal!