PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Jones (ranked 3484 p4p, 469 weight class) and Henry Marquet (ranked 3238 p4p, 449 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jones
vs
Marquet

184 cm
31
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

181 cm
27
184 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Marquet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marquet rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.

Marquet manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Marquet counters with a nice uppercut.
Marquet slips under a jab.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand

and Marquet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marquet.

Marquet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marquet misses with a two punch combination.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Marquet scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Marquet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Marquet.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Marquet is rocked!
A jab lands there for Marquet.
Marquet is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?

It looks like Van Jones has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Marquet seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones throws a body punch but Marquet moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a body punch but Marquet moves out of range.

Marquet drops Jones with a left and a right! Oh, Jones is hurt - Marquet dives into side control looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!
Marquet cracks Jones with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Marquet immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jones is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Marquet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Marquet!
Henry Marquet managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DC Nutrition, into his post fight interview.