PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 2843 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Hanan Pacha (ranked 406 p4p, 512 weight class). Hanan Pacha struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Hanan Pacha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
Pacha

190 cm
21
200
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
205
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanan Pacha!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stalks Pacha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacha's face. Pacha staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pachas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pacha staying out of range there.
Pacha misses the shot to the body.
Pacha moves away from the strike by Jones.
Pacha lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacha scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pacha.
Pacha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Pacha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Pacha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Pacha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pacha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Pacha throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacha.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones throws the left hand but Pacha avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacha circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacha throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Pacha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Pacha is out of range.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pacha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Pacha.
Pacha misses with a head kick.
Pacha checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacha tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pacha misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacha tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacha. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacha.
Despite the aggression on Pacha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Pacha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacha is looking to land body kicks.
Pacha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacha defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones stalks Pacha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacha's face. Pacha staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Pacha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacha checks a low kick from Jones.
As Jones backs off Pacha throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Pacha's head but Pacha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacha throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pacha.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Pacha with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacha.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pacha.
Pacha slips a straight right by Jones.
Pacha unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Pacha lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacha throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacha slips under a jab.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pacha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pacha lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Jones.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Pacha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacha lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacha lands with a shot to the body.
Pacha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacha looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Pacha moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pacha.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pacha.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacha checks a low kick from Jones.
Despite the aggression on Pacha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Pacha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacha throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pacha avoids nicely.
Pacha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hanan Pacha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacha can do to turn this around?
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Pacha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacha counters with a nice body shot.
Pacha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Good work by Pacha as he checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Pacha moves away and avoids it.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Pacha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Pacha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pacha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Pacha delivers a nice body kick.
Pacha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacha takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pacha lands a two punch combo.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Pacha blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacha throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Pacha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacha throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Pacha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacha throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pacha. That one must have hurt.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones scores with the left hand. Pacha knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pacha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacha.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Pacha misses with a few strikes there.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Pacha does no damage.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Pacha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Jones.
Pacha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Pacha's head.
Sloppy strikes from Pacha. Those never looked like landing.
Pacha moves away from the strike by Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Pacha misses.
Pacha misses with the combination.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Pacha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacha throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones throws a head kick but Pacha moves out of range.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacha circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacha misses with a body kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones takes a swing at Pacha's ribcage but misses.
Pacha throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Pacha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a series of punches but Pacha avoids them all with ease.
Pacha slips under a jab from Jones.
Mike Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacha.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacha!
Pacha throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pacha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Pacha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Pacha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacha.
Jones throws a series of punches but Pacha avoids them all with ease.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pacha.
Pacha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones cracks Pacha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Pacha's shoulder, as Pacha tries to avoid the shot.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacha doesn't seem phased though.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Nice defenses there by Pacha.
Pacha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Jones!
Mike Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.