PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jone has chosen If you smell! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Jone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Niederreiter
vs
Jone

180 cm
27
175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Niederreiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jone is looking to slow Niederreiter down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been informed that Jone 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.
Niederreiter throws the kick towards the body but Jone avoids it.
Jone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niederreiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Niederreiter clinches up against the cage.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niederreiter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jone lands with a short shot to the head.
Jone lands a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter misses with some punches.
Niederreiter gets through Jone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niederreiter.
A right handed body shot lands from Niederreiter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jone breaks the clinch.
Jone thumps Niederreiter with a low kick.
Niederreiter lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niederreiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niederreiter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niederreiter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jone misses the target.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jone counters with a leg kick.
Jone misses with a double jab.
Jack Jone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niederreiter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niederreiter lands a nice hook to Jone's body. Jone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Niederreiter keeps Jone at a distance using the push kick.
Jone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Niederreiter darts in and clinches Jone up against the cage.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Jone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Niederreiter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Jone blocking some punches.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Niederreiter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Niederreiter lands a body shot.
Niederreiter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jone on the inside.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jone or not.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jone.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
Jone swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niederreiter cracks Jone with a nice body shot.
Jone lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jone.
Niederreiter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niederreiter misses with a body punch.
Jone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Niederreiter misses with the head strike.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niederreiter pushes Jone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Niederreiter works on Jone's body with a couple of short punches.
Jone looks winded!
Niederreiter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones head.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Jone controls the action.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.
Niederreiter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Niederreiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jone misses with some punches.
Niederreiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.
Jone gets through Niederreiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands a body shot.
Niederreiter scores with a shoulder strike.
Jone lands with a short shot to the head.
Niederreiter lands a right hand.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot in the inside from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niederreiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Niederreiter.
A short body shot lands from Niederreiter as the two fighters clinch.
Niederreiter presses Jone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niederreiter tries to work over Jone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niederreiter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Niederreiter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Jone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Jone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jone is out of range.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niederreiter.
Jone feints and then cracks Niederreiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niederreiter down.
Jone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jone looks for the body kick but Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jone can do to turn this around?
Jone throws the left hand but Niederreiter avoids the punch easily.
Jone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niederreiter. That did some damage!
Niederreiter closes the distance and clinches up with Jone, looking for a takedown. Niederreiter pushes Jone against the cage but Jone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niederreiter wants to clinch but Jone slips to the side
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter tries to clinch but Jone is having none of it.
A low kick from Niederreiter is predictable there
letting Jone counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Niederreiter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Jone explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Niederreiter misses
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jone misses.
Jone lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack Jone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niederreiter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jone swats away the attempt to clinch by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a hook
and Jone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter tries to move into range but Jone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jone connects with a body shot that sends Niederreiter's belly button to the back.
Niederreiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niederreiter thuds his shin into the meat of Jone's side.
Jone swats away the attempt to clinch by Niederreiter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone lands a front kick.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jone throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niederreiter takes a swing at Jone's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Jone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jone throws out a leg kick but Niederreiter moves out of range and Jone only half commits.
Niederreiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Jone.

Niederreiter takes the fight into the clinch.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Jone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niederreiter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niederreiter.
A short uppercut from Jone.
Jone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nino Niederreiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niederreiter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Niederreiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
Niederreiter can't find room to land a body shot as Jone controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jone breaks the clinch.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Jone strikes.
Jone connects with a body shot that sends Niederreiter's belly button to the back.

Jone gets tackled into the cage by Niederreiter. Niederreiter maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Niederreiter.
Jone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niederreiter avoids it.
Niederreiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone.
Niederreiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Jone gets through Niederreiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niederreiter digs a right hand underneath Jone's ribcage. Jone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Jone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niederreiter.
A short right from Niederreiter on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
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!
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Jone takes a shot to the head.

Jone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niederreiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jone moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jone.
Jone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niederreiter scores with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Niederreiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niederreiter tries to land a body kick
and Jone counters with an inside leg kick.
Niederreiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. Jone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Niederreiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niederreiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niederreiters head.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Jone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jone misses with a body shot.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Jone strikes.
Niederreiter feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Jone gets tackled into the cage by Niederreiter. Niederreiter maintains the clinch.
Niederreiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Niederreiter.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niederreiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Niederreiter.
A head punch on the inside from Niederreiter fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands with a left to the head.
Niederreiter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Niederreiter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niederreiter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niederreiter blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body.
Niederreiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niederreiter digs a right hand into Jone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jone's gas tank.
Niederreiter lands a right hand.
Niederreiter lands a nice uppercut.

Jone is rocked!
Niederreiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone is still on wobbly legs! Can Niederreiter finish him?
Niederreiter lands a left hand.
Jone working aggressively here.
Niederreiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niederreiter has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Niederreiter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niederreiter creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jone's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jone drops to his knees and Niederreiter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nino Niederreiter!