PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 164 p4p, 127 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 22 p4p, 17 weight class). Jones Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. 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 Jr
vs
Duranto

180 cm
30
174
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
35
173
28 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
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 18 - 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 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto throws a looping overhand right but Jones Jr ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Jones Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones Jr scores with a nice strike.
Duranto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duranto throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duranto looks to land a right hand but Jones Jr moved out of range.
Duranto misses with a leg kick.
Jones Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duranto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duranto lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones Jr throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Duranto misses.
Jones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Duranto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duranto cracks Jones Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
Duranto tries to work over Jones Jr's front leg with a kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones Jr is wise to it.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto connects with a right hand. Jones Jr shakes it off.
Jones Jr scores with a hook to the body. Duranto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Duranto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr scores with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Duranto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto wants to slow Jones Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot
and Duranto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Duranto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Duranto moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Duranto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Jones Jr moved away.
Duranto cracks Jones Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr is looking to clinch.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones Jr is just out of range.
Jones Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Duranto is quick to defend against it.

Jones Jr moves into range and clinches up with Duranto.

Duranto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jim Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Jones Jr's legs.
Duranto is looking to slow Jones Jr down with leg kicks.
Duranto throws a hook but Jones Jr avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr digs a good body shot into Duranto's ribs.
Duranto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duranto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto misses with a straight left.
Duranto feints and then cracks Jones Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones Jr down.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duranto with the inside leg kick.
Duranto throws a solid leg kick but Jones Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duranto.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Jones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr lands with a good body shot.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donk. Jones Jr catches Duranto right on the button with a cross.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four 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!
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Jones Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Duranto didn't expect that.
Duranto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duranto is keeping the position for now.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Duranto keeps moving.
Duranto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Duranto has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones Jr preventing the sweep.
Jones Jr lands a couple of digs.
Duranto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Duranto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Duranto connects with a jab.
Duranto takes one on the button.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
Jones Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Jones Jr.
Duranto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duranto thows a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it

and Jones Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duranto's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto trying to keep a closed guard but Jones Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Duranto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Duranto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones Jr, not yet.

Jones Jr is looking for a triangle but Duranto pushes his legs off easily.
Jones Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Duranto has passed into half guard.
Jones Jr is in trouble now - Duranto has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duranto wants to control the pace but Jones Jr is squirming around nicely.
Duranto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto tries to control but Jones Jr wriggling away.
Duranto controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duranto content just to control the position here.
Jones Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones Jr gets back to half guard.
Jim Jones Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones Jr wants to improve his position but Duranto is controlling well.
Duranto is controlling the pace.
Jones Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duranto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duranto's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is taking damage to the body and head.
Jones Jr loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Duranto hold on?
Duranto covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jones Jr throwing strikes and Duranto squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Jones Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Duranto?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jones Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Duranto slips under a jab.
Duranto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Roberto Duranto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duranto can pounce on him.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Jones Jr's legs.
Jones Jr looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
Duranto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duranto throws a looping overhand right but Jones Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Duranto slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Nice defenses there by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Duranto sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Duranto.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Duranto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Duranto takes a swing at Jones Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jones Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Roberto Duranto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duranto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones Jr is able to avoid easily.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Jones Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Jab by Duranto.
Duranto throws a body kick that misses.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Jones Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Jones Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Jones Jr.
Duranto scores with a leg kick.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones Jr throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Jones Jr moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Duranto slams his shin into Jones Jr's torso.
A head kick misses from Duranto.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones Jr takes a step back to recover.
Duranto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones Jr at a distance.
Duranto scoring well with a low kick there.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
Duranto misses with a leg kick

and Jones Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duranto's guard.
Jones Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duranto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duranto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones Jr with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duranto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Duranto is retaining full guard.
Jones Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Duranto wants to sweep but no luck.
Duranto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Duranto keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Duranto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duranto.
Jones Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duranto seems keen to control Jones Jr's posture.
Jones Jr stands up over Duranto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Duranto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duranto seems keen to control Jones Jr's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Duranto.
I think Duranto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.