PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 321 p4p, 184 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 47 p4p, 23 weight class). Jones Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jones Jr
vs
Turnbull

180 cm
30
174
17 - 10 - 0

180 cm
34
170
30 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Jones Jr saw that one coming.
Turnbull cracks Jones Jr with a good jab.
Jones Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Jones Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turnbull quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones Jr misses with a head shot. Turnbull uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Turnbull keeps moving.
Jones Jr throws a strike but Turnbull rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jones Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones Jr working for a triangle but Turnbull defends it easily.
Turnbull showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull slips nicely into half guard.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones Jr wants to control but Turnbull is keeping busy.

Jones Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turnbull prevents Jones Jr from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones Jr controls Turnbull momentarily but Turnbull frees himself.
Turnbull is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones Jr looking to control.

Jones Jr working for a triangle but Turnbull defends it easily.

Jones Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Turnbull stacks Jones Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Turnbull!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turnbull defending well though.
Jones Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turnbull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones Jr dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull regains half guard.
Turnbull is looking to control Jones Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turnbull avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Jones Jr there.
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!
Turnbull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr thows a huge punch but Turnbull dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turnbull on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turnbull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jones Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turnbull throws a leg kick

and Jones Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr is taking a breather. Turnbull says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Turnbull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turnbull is staying active underneath Jones Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turnbull keeping control of the position.
Jones Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Turnbull to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull being controlled here, momentarily.
Turnbull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones Jr is one step ahead there.
Jones Jr prevents Turnbull from getting back to his feet.
Turnbull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones Jr trying to control but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones Jr won't allow Turnbull to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Turnbull has wrist control.
Jones Jr passes Turnbull's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turnbull defending well though.
Jones Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones Jr throwing shots but Turnbull is blocking nicely.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
Turnbull tries to roll over but Jones Jr keeps him under control.
Jones Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turnbull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jim Jones Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turnbull has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones Jr throws a strike but Turnbull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones Jr throws an elbow that misses. Turnbull uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones Jr's guard. Nice move by Turnbull!

Jones Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turnbull is one step ahead there.

Jones Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turnbull uses it to pass to side control.
Jones Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull taking a breather here.
Jones Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turnbull can do to turn this around?
Jones Jr is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turnbull's best efforts.
Jones Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jones Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Jones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turnbull in his tracks.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Turnbull. No joy for Jones Jr on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Jones Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Turnbull is quick to defend against it.
Turnbull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Turnbull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Turnbull takes one to the side of the head.
Jones Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turnbull finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones Jr's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
Jones Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Jones Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Turnbull gets tackled into the cage by Jones Jr. Jones Jr maintains the clinch.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Jones Jr.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Jones Jr.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Jones Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Jones Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones Jr backwards.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jones Jr.
Turnbull works on Jones Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Jones Jr wants a takedown.
Jones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull cracks Jones Jr with a nice body shot.
Jones Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones Jr.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Jr lands a body punch.
Jim Jones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull tries to work over Jones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Jones Jr prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Jones Jr tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Jones Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull pushes Jones Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Jones Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Jones Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Jones Jr gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but instead, Turnbull has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones Jr into the cage.
Jones Jr misses with a body punch.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Jones Jr tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones Jr tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Jones Jr back against the cage.
Jones Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones Jr controls his hands.
Jones Jr digs a right hand into Turnbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turnbull's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull works on Jones Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones Jr lands a shot to the body.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Turnbull.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roderick Turnbull.
I think Jones Jr 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jones Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Jones Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.