PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Jones (ranked 1972 p4p, 1764 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 274 p4p, 246 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Raining Blood - Slayer. A fine choice. 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
Orion

180 cm
30
180
21 - 11 - 0

184 cm
29
186
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orion slips under a jab from Jones.
Orion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Orion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
Orion defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orion counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Orion counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.

Jones drops Orion with a beautiful combination! Orion stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!

Orion is rocked!
Jones ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Orion out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Jones!
Our winner, Barry 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.