PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cane
vs
Tyrone Jones

188 cm
22
202 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Cane blocks the body kick.

Cane gets tackled into the cage by Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones maintains the clinch.

Cane turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cane manages to end up in side control.
Cane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tyrone Jones to see if he's OK.
Cane cracks Tyrone Jones with a big right hand but Tyrone Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cane lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Cane working the ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cane off and has taken his back!
Even with his hooks in, Tyrone Jones manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cane is taking damage to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane can't escape the position.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch to the head.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones gets his hands free as Cane looks to control.
Cane is trapped and Tyrone Jones is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Tyrone Jones throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cane!
Tyrone Jones missing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane wants to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Tyrone Jones manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Tyrone Jones thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to escape the position.
Cane covering up well and avoiding damage.
Tyrone Jones is hanging on to Cane's back as he tries to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones missing with strikes from the back.
Cane rolls, trying to escape but Tyrone Jones keeps control of the position.
Cane grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Cane manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyrone Jones is on top in guard.

Cane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone Jones manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a couple of elbows.
Tyrone Jones has momentary wrist control but Cane slips an elbow through the middle.
Cane won't allow Tyrone Jones to sweep him here.

Tyrone Jones has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cane should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tyrone Jones has tightened it up now! Cane should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Russell Tyrone Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.