PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Hsu (ranked 3300 p4p, 365 weight class) and Trevor Jones (ranked 1532 p4p, 189 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hsu
vs
Jones

195 cm
19
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reginald Hsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hsu dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Hsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Hsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Hsu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hsu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Reginald Hsu has been cut.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hsu avoids them all with ease.
Hsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hsu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Hsu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hsu.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Hsu.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Trevor Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hsu slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Hsu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hsu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hsu rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Reginald Hsu's cut is getting worse.
Hsu takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Hsu does no damage.
Jones digs a good hook to Hsu's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hsu tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Hsu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Hsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Hsu down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Hsu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Hsu is rocked!

Reginald Hsu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hsu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hsu throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Hsu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Hsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hsu.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones tries to bum rush Hsu with a series of wild strikes but Hsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones scores with a jab. Hsu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Jeez, Reginald Hsu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Hsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hsu.
Hsu connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Hsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hsu's head backwards.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trevor Jones!