PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malik Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jones
vs
Doyle

169 cm
34
142 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

171 cm
29
143 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doyle takes a step back to recover.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
A jab from Doyle misses.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Doyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Jab from Jones.

Jones clinches up with Doyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.

Jones is trying to trip Doyle. He has hold of a leg but Doyle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Doyle connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doyle controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Doyle misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Doyle had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Doyle lands a front kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Doyle's guard.
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is fighting to break Doyle's control of his arms but Doyle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a jab.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyle rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a body punch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Doyle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doyle sprawls and moves away.
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doyle!
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Malik Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doyle.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Doyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Doyle misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malik Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doyle tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doyle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Doyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doyle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doyle throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Doyle.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
I've got Doyle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Jones!
Malik Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.