PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mothafoka Jones (ranked 4668 p4p, 383 weight class) and Yarny Trueblood (ranked 4893 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jones
vs
Trueblood

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

207 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mothafoka Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yarny Trueblood!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueblood tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trueblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Trueblood is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Yarny Trueblood has been cut.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Trueblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
Trueblood has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Trueblood has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones blocking some punches.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Trueblood won't allow it.
Trueblood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Trueblood prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trueblood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Jones tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones tries to circle away but Trueblood has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to circle away but Trueblood has him pinned against the cage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling the position.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a right hand.
Trueblood lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Jones blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trueblood's elbow.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Trueblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Jones blocking some punches.
Trueblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is trying to break free.
Trueblood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trueblood blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Trueblood has the dominant position.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Trueblood pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarny Trueblood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yarny Trueblood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones misses with the combination.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Trueblood counters with a slapping leg kick.

Trueblood closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trueblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Yarny Trueblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Trueblood.
Jones blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Trueblood on the inside.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trueblood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trueblood is defending well for now.
Trueblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Jones is trying to push Trueblood away but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trueblood lands an uppercut.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Trueblood controls the action.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trueblood.
Trueblood lands a nice uppercut.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trueblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Trueblood keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling the position.
Jones blocking some punches.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Trueblood controls his hands.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to circle away but Trueblood has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood lands a shoulder strike.
Trueblood prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Trueblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Trueblood on the inside.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Trueblood.
Trueblood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Trueblood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to break free.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Trueblood pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trueblood misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trueblood.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trueblood blocks it with crossed arms.
Trueblood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trueblood.

Jones is rocked!
Trueblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Trueblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trueblood scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarny Trueblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yarny Trueblood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Trueblood darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Trueblood blocks it.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trueblood avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Jones wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Trueblood.
Trueblood has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones tries a body shot but Trueblood blocks it.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Trueblood won't allow it.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.
Jones wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to circle away but Trueblood has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Trueblood scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Jones tries to circle away but Trueblood has him pinned against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
A short right from Trueblood.
Jones wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood blocking some punches.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trueblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trueblood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Trueblood keeps him there for the moment.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trueblood avoids it.
Trueblood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling the position.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Trueblood controls the action.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mothafoka Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarny Trueblood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yarny Trueblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trueblood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yarny Trueblood!