PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back. Quaid has chosen Total Recall as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Quaid

190 cm
30
244 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

186 cm
35
260 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Milwaukee's Best 160

Sun-Tzu
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
Jones slips under a jab from Quaid.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Quaid just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quaid throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Quaid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Quaid's front leg but catches the back leg as Quaid tries to avoid it.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quaid works the jab nicely.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Quaid has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Quaid as he checks the leg kick.
Quaid throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks for the body kick but Quaid saw that one coming.
Quaid blocks a jab.
Quaid is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Quaid just misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quaid.
Quaid moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Quaid dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.

Jones manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quaid or not.
Quaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quaid tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quaid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Quaid drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Quaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Quaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones presses Quaid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones tries a body shot but Quaid blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Quaid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Jones uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jones slips a jab from Quaid.
Quaid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Quaid throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quaid cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Quaid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quaid pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Quaid follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quaid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quaid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Donk. Quaid catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Quaid throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Quaid.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Quaid lands with a right to the head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quaid or not.
Quaid lands a left hand.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quaid is defending well for now.
Quaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quaid is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quaid.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaid.
Quaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Quaid throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Quaid throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Quaid misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Douglas Quaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a hook but Quaid avoids it easily.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

Jones gets caught napping as Quaid dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Quaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones controls Quaid momentarily but Quaid frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quaid is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid connects with a couple of short punches.
Quaid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones controlling the position.
Jack Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quaid throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quaid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Quaid works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is controlling Quaid's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Quaid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Quaid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quaid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quaid throws a good cross that connects.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quaid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Quaid.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quaid's head.
Quaid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quaid throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Quaid takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

Quaid takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Quaid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Quaid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quaid blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quaids head.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Quaid.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Quaid blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Quaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quaid misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Quaid misses with some punches.
Quaid managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Quaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quaid has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Quaid takes a shot to the head.
Jones cracks Quaid with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Quaid avoids a kick to the body.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Quaid punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Quaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quaid's sensitive parts.
Quaid works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Quaid.
Quaid 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.

Quaid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Quaid is now in Jones's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quaid scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Quaid slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Quaid is proving a slippery customer.
Quaid scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quaid swings widly with a right hand

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Quaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Quaid.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
Quaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Quaid wants a takedown.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Quaid avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Quaid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Quaid.
A short right from Quaid on the inside.
Quaid is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quaid's elbow.
Quaid cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Quaid prevents a body shot from Jones.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quaid.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quaid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quaid has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Quaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.

Quaid is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Quaid manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Quaid trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Quaid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quaid preventing the sweep.
Quaid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quaid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quaid slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quaid connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Quaid working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Quaid is controlling him
Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quaid uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Quaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quaid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!