PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells- AC/DC. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jones
vs
Letang

168 cm
26
149 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

165 cm
32
145 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cain Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Letang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand.
Letang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Letang prevents Jones from standing back up.
My spies in Fight Factory inform me that Letang has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Letang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Letang keeps trying to improve his position.

Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Letang fails with a takedown attempt.
Letang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Letang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Letang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Letang tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Letang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Letang is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letang is trying to stall.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Letang is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Letang is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Letang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Letang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Letang wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Letang has double underhooks.
Letang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Letang tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Letang won't allow it.
Jones tries to circle away but Letang has him pinned against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Letang keeps him there for the moment.
Letang has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Letang.
The referee calls for Letang to work.
Letang can't get the takedown.
Jones is trying to push Letang away but Letang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Letang taking a breather.
Letang keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Letang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Letang working aggressively here.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Letang lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break free but Letang pushes him back against the cage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Letang at a distance.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Letang at a distance.
Letang walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Cain Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letang tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Letang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Letang or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad.
A combination from Letang does no damage.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Letang.
Jones throws a series of punches but Letang moves out of range.
Letang with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Letang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Letang has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Letang misses with a body punch.
Letang misses with the head strike.
Jones wants to break free but Letang has control.
Letang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones punishes Letang's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Letang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Letang.

Jones pushes Letang off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Letang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Letang.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jabs Letang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cain Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letang slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a body punch but Letang moves out of range.
Letang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that Letang avoids nicely.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letang was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Letang avoids them all with ease.
Jones is looking to wear down Letang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Letang has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letang 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 has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letang is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones blocks a body shot from Letang.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Letang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Letang tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Letang is controlling him.

Jones manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a right and a left that Letang avoids nicely.

Letang forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Letang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Letang successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones stands up from Letang's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letang can do to turn this around?
Jones looks to land a combination but Letang avoids it well.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Letang wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Letang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Letang is rocked!
Jones finds Letang's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Letang flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Jones lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Letang will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cain Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Cain Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.