PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Bryzgalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: If you smell!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bryzgalov
vs
Jone

178 cm
30
173 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
185 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilya Bryzgalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bryzgalov drives through and clinches with Jone against the cage.
Bryzgalov lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bryzgalov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryzgalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jone is leaning against Bryzgalov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jone.
A nice left hand lands by Jone.
Bryzgalov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jone takes a shot to the head.
Jone blocks an uppercut.
Jone gets through Bryzgalov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Bryzgalov misses with some punches.
Jone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jone takes a shot to the head.
Bryzgalov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Jone scores with a shoulder strike.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bryzgalov backwards.

Jone breaks the clinch.

Jone gets tackled into the cage by Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryzgalov.
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jone tries to work over Bryzgalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Bryzgalov.
Jone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jone presses Bryzgalov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bryzgalov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Jone.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryzgalov blocks an uppercut.
Bryzgalov blocks an uppercut.
Bryzgalov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryzgalov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jone.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryzgalov tries a body shot but Jone blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone.
Jone struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryzgalov controls his hands.
Bryzgalov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bryzgalov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jone or not.
Jone is trying to break the clinch but Bryzgalov has him pressed against the cage.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Bryzgalov.
Jone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bryzgalov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryzgalov misses with some punches.
Bryzgalov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryzgalov blocks an uppercut.
Jone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jone trying to land knees to the body.
Jone misses with a body punch.
Bryzgalov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jone trying to land knees to the body.
Jone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryzgalov lands a shoulder strike.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jone.

Jone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jone throws a hook but Bryzgalov blocks it.
Bryzgalov throwing a counter right hand but Jone manages to avoid it.
Bryzgalov checks a low kick from Jone.
As Jone tries to get set, Bryzgalov tries to push him back and clinch up but Jone manages to avoid the attempt.
Bryzgalov tries to clinch but Jone is having none of it.
Jone looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryzgalov is just out of range.
Jone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryzgalov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jone with a jab.
Jone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bryzgalov moves into the clinch.
Jone trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryzgalov backwards.
Jone misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bryzgalov is looking to clinch but Jone is avoiding it.
Jone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryzgalov.
Jone misses with a low kick.
Jone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryzgalov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryzgalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryzgalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jone avoids the head kick by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov misses with a looping left.
Jone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryzgalov misses with a straight right.
Bryzgalov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jone. Bryzgalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jone keeps Bryzgalov at a distance using the push kick.
Jone walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone works the jab nicely.
Jone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jone misses with an uppercut
and Bryzgalov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bryzgalov throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack Jone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryzgalov's calf.
Bryzgalov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bryzgalov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryzgalov misses with a hook. Jone ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bryzgalov. Beautiful body shot.
Bryzgalov moves out of range of the strikes.
Jone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Jone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryzgalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jone was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryzgalov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Jone coming out on top.
Jone misses with a wild body shot.
Jone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryzgalov avoids the body shot from Jone.
Bryzgalov jabs Jone right on the nose. Jone blinks but takes it well.
Bryzgalov throws out a loose jab but Jone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jone throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryzgalov.
The fighters circling - Jone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryzgalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryzgalov backing away here, and Jone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bryzgalov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryzgalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jone cracks the inside of Bryzgalov's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryzgalov clinches with his opponent.
Jone pushes Bryzgalov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryzgalov pushes Jone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryzgalov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Bryzgalov.
Jone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryzgalov is defending well for now.
Jone misses with some punches.
Jone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryzgalov.
Jack Jone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bryzgalov throws a head punch that misses.
Bryzgalov lands with a light punch inside.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Bryzgalov.
Jone misses with a punch to the body.
Jone misses with a punch to the body.

Jone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryzgalov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryzgalov connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Bryzgalov. Beautiful body shot.
Jone misses with a hook. Bryzgalov ducked under it nicely.
Jone 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.
Jone throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryzgalov.
Jone misses with a body shot.
Jone throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryzgalov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryzgalov throws a lazy head kick
and Jone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryzgalov throws a hook but Jone avoids it easily.
Bryzgalov throws a right hand that misses
and Jone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryzgalov misses with a double jab.
Jone throws a shot from downtown. Bryzgalov moves away and avoids it.
Bryzgalov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jone backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Jone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bryzgalov misses with a body shot.
Bryzgalov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jone. Jone obviously looking to wear him down.
Bryzgalov walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov throws a sloppy body shot
and Jone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryzgalov blocks a jab.
Jone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryzgalov.
Bryzgalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryzgalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jone.
Bryzgalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jone.
Bryzgalov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bryzgalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryzgalov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bryzgalov avoids the body shot from Jone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jone. Bryzgalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jone throws a hook but Bryzgalov blocks it.
Bryzgalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jone manages to avoid it.
Jone loads up on a big right hand but Bryzgalov slips the punch.
Bryzgalov dips to his left and cracks Jone with an uppercut!
Bryzgalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jone.
Bryzgalov misses with a combination
and Jone counters with a solid body kick.
Jone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Jone lands.
Bryzgalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone throws a sloppy head kick and Bryzgalov moves out of range easily.
Bryzgalov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryzgalov.
Jone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryzgalov slips under a jab.
Bryzgalov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jone.
Bryzgalov swings for the body but Jone moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bryzgalov.
Jone throws out a counter right but Bryzgalov avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Jone misses.

Bryzgalov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryzgalov.
Jone throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryzgalov.
Jone lands a shoulder strike.
Jone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone missing with knees to the body.
Bryzgalov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jone can't find room to land a body shot as Bryzgalov controls the action.
Jone trying to land knees to the body.
Bryzgalov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryzgalov scores with a hook to the body.
Bryzgalov lands with a right to the head.
Bryzgalov tries to throw a body punch but Jone avoids it by throwing Bryzgalov back against the cage.
Jone blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryzgalov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jone.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryzgalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jone working Bryzgalov over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bryzgalov avoids it.
Bryzgalov tries to work over Jone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone blocks a body shot from Bryzgalov.
A short right from Jone.
Jone scores with a shot to the side of Bryzgalov's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jone lands a nice knee to the body.
Jone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryzgalov avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryzgalov.
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryzgalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryzgalov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bryzgalov.
Jone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryzgalov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jone controls his hands.
Jone lands with a light punch inside.
Bryzgalov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryzgalov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ilya Bryzgalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jone landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Jone!
A victorious Jack Jone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.