PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jones (ranked 775 p4p, 112 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 2464 p4p, 301 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of Kings - Motorhead. Jospin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clash. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Jospin

190 cm
25
223 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

192 cm
25
218 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

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World class MT
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World class MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Jospin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jospin cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones throws a right and a left that Jospin avoids nicely.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jospin counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jospin defends it nicely.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Jospin with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Jones.
Jospin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jospin quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones looks to land a strike but Jospin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jospin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.

Jones is pulling down on Jospin's head. It's preventing any offense from Jospin, at least for the moment.
Jospin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Jospin is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jospin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Jospin is proving a slippery customer.
Jospin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jospin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Jospin has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jospin tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones throws a series of punches but Jospin avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Jospin moved out of range nicely.
Jospin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but Jospin keeps it at a distance.
Jospin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jospin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
As Jospin tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Jospin manages to avoid the attempt.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jospin moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jospin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jospin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones throws a series of punches but Jospin avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Jospin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Jospin.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones thuds his right hand into Jospin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Jospin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Billy Jones has been cut.
Jospin misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jospin thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Billy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jospin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jospin tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Jospin tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jospin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jospin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws a series of punches but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin slips a jab from Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jospin! But no joy.
Jospin cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jospin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
As Jospin tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Jospin manages to avoid the attempt.
Jospin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Jospin.
Jospin lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jospin.
Jones throws a head kick but Jospin moves out of range.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Jospin pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jospin is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Jospin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jospin throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice takedown defense from Jospin. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jospin throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jospin is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jospin.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jospin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jospin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jospin lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jospin fails to land.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jospin can't break the clinch.
Jospin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jospin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jospin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jospins head.
Jospin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henri Jospin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones checks the leg kick.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jospin throws a big counter head kick but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones cracks Jospin with an open hand slap.
Jospin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Jospin counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Jospin with a series of wild strikes but Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jospin feints a counter leg kick.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Jospin pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jospin lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jospin throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jospin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Jospin down.
Jones wants to clinch
and Jospin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Jospin is out of range.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Jospin's shoulder, as Jospin tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Jospin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jospin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a hook
and Jospin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Jospin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jospin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Jospin back into the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Jospin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jospin misses with a punch to the body.
Jospin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jospin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jospin misses with a body punch.
Jospin lands with a left to the head.

Jospin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jospin tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
A punch combination from Jospin misses.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Jospin.
Jospin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jospin can turn it around.
Jospin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jospin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jospin lands an uppercut.

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 Billy Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Jones!
Our winner, Billy Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.