PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Jones (ranked 4269 p4p, 397 weight class) and Cristoff Melkovick (ranked 7600 p4p, 558 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Hell's Bells- AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Melkovick

168 cm
30
149 lbs
13 - 13 - 1

174 cm
32
149 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cristoff Melkovick!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkovick missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melkovick throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melkovick was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Melkovick cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melkovick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Melkovick.
Melkovick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Melkovick slips under a jab.
It seemed like Melkovick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Melkovick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melkovick avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkovick throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Melkovick throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Melkovick throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a combination. Melkovick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Melkovick is rocked!
Jones throws a leg kick but Melkovick sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Melkovick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Melkovick's head but Melkovick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melkovick misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melkovick.
Melkovick takes one on the button.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melkovick.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Melkovick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melkovick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Melkovick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Melkovick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jab from Melkovick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Melkovick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Melkovick.
The fighters circling - Melkovick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melkovick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melkovick swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Melkovick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melkovick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones wants to slow Melkovick down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones connects with a right hand. Melkovick shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Melkovick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melkovick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Cain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Melkovick counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkovick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melkovick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A nice side step and Melkovick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones misses with a hook. Melkovick ducked under it nicely.
Melkovick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melkovick dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Cain Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Melkovick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Melkovick is able to avoid easily.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Melkovick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melkovick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Melkovick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Jones looks to land a body kick but Melkovick moved away.
Melkovick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Melkovick.
Melkovick connects with a body shot.
Melkovick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melkovick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Melkovick throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melkovick.
Melkovick throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Melkovick slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Melkovick. That snapped Jones's head back.
Melkovick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melkovick can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melkovick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Melkovick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cain Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Melkovick's knee but Melkovick avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melkovick! But no joy.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkovick lands a head shot.
Melkovick connects with a jab.
Cain Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
It seemed like Melkovick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Melkovick avoids the head kick by Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melkovick! But no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Melkovick misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Melkovick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Melkovick digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melkovick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Melkovick counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Melkovick with a nice cross.
Melkovick avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Melkovick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Melkovick throws a good cross that connects.
Melkovick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cristoff Melkovick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Jones.
Well Jones 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Jones!
A relieved looking Cain Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.