PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 17 p4p, 2 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 21 p4p, 4 weight class). Tyrone Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Obliteratii has chosen Walkürenritt as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tyrone Jones
vs
Obliteratii

182 cm
28
187 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

180 cm
34
188 lbs
32 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrone Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrone Jones is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obliteratii manages to circle out of the way.
Tyrone Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Obliteratii throws a head kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Obliteratii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Obliteratii slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii with a nice cross.
Obliteratii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obliteratii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii throws the left hand but Tyrone Jones avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Obliteratii moves out of range.
Obliteratii throws out a counter right but Tyrone Jones avoids it with no problem.
Tyrone Jones tries to clinch but Obliteratii moves out of range.
Obliteratii scores with a hook.
Obliteratii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obliteratii moves away.
Tyrone Jones tests Obliteratii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Obliteratii feints a counter leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Obliteratii. No joy for Tyrone Jones on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones slips a jab from Obliteratii.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the head.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obliteratii was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tyrone Jones blocks it well.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been informed that Obliteratii has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Obliteratii misses.
As Obliteratii tries to get set, Tyrone Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Obliteratii manages to avoid the attempt.
Tyrone Jones misses with a right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrone Jones. That snapped Obliteratii's head back.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Tyrone Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Tyrone Jones works on Obliteratii's body with a couple of short punches.
Obliteratii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Obliteratii.
Tyrone Jones stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Tyrone Jones.

That has opened up Zeus Obliteratii's cut even more.
Obliteratii tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Obliteratii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obliteratii breaks from the clinch.
Obliteratii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obliteratii blocks a jab.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obliteratii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obliteratii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyrone Jones at a distance.
Obliteratii slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii connects with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Obliteratii saw that one coming.
Obliteratii is looking to clinch.
Obliteratii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Obliteratii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obliteratii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obliteratii delivers a nice body kick.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Obliteratii lands with a straight right. Tyrone Jones didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Obliteratii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Obliteratii misses.
Obliteratii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyrone Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Tyrone Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obliteratii throws a front kick that sends Tyrone Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Obliteratii is out of range.
Obliteratii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones drops his hands momentarily and Obliteratii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Obliteratii down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrone Jones lunges at Obliteratii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obliteratii's hand.
Tyrone Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obliteratii.
Tyrone Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obliteratii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obliteratii staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obliteratii to score with a decent uppercut.
Obliteratii lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Obliteratii.
Tyrone Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

The cut above Zeus Obliteratii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyrone Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obliteratii under the eye.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tyrone Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tyrone Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obliteratii blocks a jab.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook
and Tyrone Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrone Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Obliteratii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Obliteratii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Obliteratii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Obliteratii thuds a left hand into Tyrone Jones's body.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyrone Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii checks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obliteratii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick which misses Tyrone Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Obliteratii moved out of range.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Obliteratii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obliteratii checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a push kick but Tyrone Jones slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obliteratii.
Tyrone Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Obliteratii does it's job there.
Obliteratii throws a big shot that misses.
Obliteratii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.

Tyrone Jones rushes Obliteratii and presses him up against the cage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Obliteratii blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Obliteratii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obliteratii scores with a shot to the body.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Tyrone Jones finds it's way through Obliteratii's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with a low kick but Obliteratii moves his leg out of the way.
Obliteratii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obliteratii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obliteratii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Obliteratii is out of range.
Obliteratii is looking to slow Tyrone Jones down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Obliteratii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obliteratii avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obliteratii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Zeus Obliteratii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tyrone Jones connects with a body shot that sends Obliteratii's belly button to the back.
A jab from Obliteratii misses.
Obliteratii throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Tyrone Jones. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick which misses Tyrone Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid it.
Obliteratii blocks a jab.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obliteratii is trying to counter with his kicks.
Obliteratii slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones checks a low kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Obliteratii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyrone Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot
and Obliteratii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obliteratii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones slips a jab from Obliteratii.
Tyrone Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Russell Tyrone Jones!
After the fight, Russell Tyrone Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.