PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell's Bells- AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Manuel La Bor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

La Bor
vs
Jones

179 cm
29
152 lbs
19 - 11 - 2

168 cm
29
149 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a combination
and La Bor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
La Bor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Bor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

La Bor gets a clinch.
La Bor misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Bor misses with a body punch.
Jones is trying to drag La Bor to the mat but La Bor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but La Bor prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by La Bor.

It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but La Bor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
La Bor lands a right hand.
La Bor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Bor is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag La Bor down to the mat. La Bor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
La Bor scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manuel La Bor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
La Bor lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
La Bor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a combination
and La Bor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

La Bor takes the fight into the clinch.
La Bor misses with some punches.
La Bor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones is trying to pull guard but La Bor has him pressed against the cage.
La Bor lands an uppercut.
La Bor lands a right hand.
La Bor digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by La Bor after a bit of a struggle.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
La Bor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as La Bor walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for La Bor.
La Bor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Bor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones with the counter takedown but La Bor avoids it easily.
Jones tries to clinch up
and La Bor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from La Bor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Bor.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
La Bor misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Bor, as that shot connected.
La Bor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manuel La Bor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
La Bor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel La Bor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
La Bor is looking to counter punch.
La Bor scores with a nice right hand.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. La Bor catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

La Bor gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
La Bor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
La Bor tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor lands a body shot.
Jones jumps guard but La Bor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
La Bor can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
La Bor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor lands a left hand.
Manuel La Bor has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. La Bor smiles and moves away.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and La Bor counters with a left to the body.
La Bor misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones has his takedown stuffed

and La Bor counters by moving into the clinch.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.

Jones decides to pull guard.
La Bor with a nice head shot there.
La Bor stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
La Bor advances nicely into full mount.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
La Bor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor controlling the pace for now.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
La Bor tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
La Bor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to hold on but La Bor pushes him away.
La Bor controlling from the full mount.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
La Bor controlling from mount.
La Bor looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
La Bor looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
La Bor controlling the pace for now.
La Bor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
La Bor controlling from mount.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding La Bor's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel La Bor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jones staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
La Bor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and La Bor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
La Bor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor keeps the fight on the outside.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but La Bor pushes him away.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Bor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and La Bor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a hook.
La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones shapes to counter with a head kick.
La Bor scores with a jab to the jaw.
La Bor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Bor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones walks into a jab.
La Bor throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but La Bor defends well and Jones ends up having to push La Bor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
La Bor scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Bor throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
La Bor lands a right hook to the body.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but La Bor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Jones.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a counter combo.
La Bor with a nice cross.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and La Bor counters with a two punch combo.
La Bor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Bor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Bor tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to work over La Bor's front leg with a kick but La Bor checks it.
Jones tries to move into range but La Bor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cain Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but La Bor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from La Bor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but La Bor circles away.
La Bor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
La Bor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
La Bor checks the leg kick.
Jones tries for a takedown but La Bor circles away easily

and La Bor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from La Bor as the two fighters clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by La Bor.

Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Bor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel La Bor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well La Bor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
A very excited looking Manuel La Bor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.