PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maciel
vs
Jones

175 cm
18
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Maciel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

Jones rushes Maciel and presses him up against the cage.

Jones breaks from the clinch.

Jones rushes Maciel and presses him up against the cage.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maciel smiles and moves away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maciel but Maciel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Maciel saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Maciel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to land a body kick
enabling Maciel to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maciel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel misses with a body kick.
Jones wants to clinch but Maciel slips to the side
and Maciel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maciel, as that shot connected.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciel leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henrique Maciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Maciel throws a quick counter head kick but Jones was just out of range.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maciel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maciel defends it nicely.
Maciel with a jab.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Maciel.

Jones breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciel punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Henrique Maciel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Maciel lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Maciel lands a high kick!
Jones fails with the takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to move into range but Maciel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jimmy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maciel gets back to half guard.
Maciel trying to control but Jones postures up.
Maciel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Maciel looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
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 Henrique Maciel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
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.

Maciel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maciel wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maciel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones keeps control of Maciel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones has Maciel pressed against the cage, preventing Maciel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones successfully pulls guard.

Maciel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maciel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maciel stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Maciel misses its target.
Henrique Maciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Maciel.
Maciel throws a head kick that misses.
Maciel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maciel.
Maciel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Maciel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciel stuffs the takedown.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maciel, pushing him back against the cage.
Maciel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maciel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maciel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Maciel struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciel misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a takedown
letting Maciel counter with a right hand.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maciel cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones looks for a takedown but Maciel sprawls well.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones tries for a takedown but Maciel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maciel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries for a takedown but Maciel manages to get underhooks.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maciel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henrique Maciel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maciel counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Maciel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones with a poor takedown
and Maciel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Maciel.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maciel counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maciel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Maciel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That has opened up Jimmy Jones's cut even more.

Jones has Maciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Maciel looking to stall.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Maciel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maciel looking to slow down the pace here.
Maciel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Maciel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maciel looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maciel's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maciel is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Maciel into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henrique Maciel.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Maciel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henrique Maciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Maciel misses with a body kick.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Maciel pushes him away.
Maciel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Maciel and move into the clinch position.
Maciel tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Maciel moves out of range easily.
Maciel throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Maciel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Maciel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maciel.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones walks into a jab.

The cut above Jimmy Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch combination from Maciel misses.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maciel lands a jab to the nose.
Maciel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maciel scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Maciel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Jimmy Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maciel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Maciel.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Maciel counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Maciel to acknowledge the strikes.
Henrique Maciel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henrique Maciel!
Henrique Maciel managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.