PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joshua Jones (ranked 22741 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Tommy Jenkins (ranked 620 p4p, 428 weight class). Tommy Jenkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jones
vs
Jenkins

185 cm
27
220
7 - 6 - 1

200 cm
27
275
6 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins is stalling here.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.

Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones forces Jenkins back against the ropes and clinches.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the ropes.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the ropes.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the ropes.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenkins won't allow it.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the ropes.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling him.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jenkins.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to circle away but Jenkins has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Jenkins tries to tie him up.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joshua Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jenkins has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Joshua Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the ropes.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jenkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the ropes.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joshua Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tommy Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones has Jenkins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jenkins trying to land knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joshua Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jenkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jones here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

Jones pushes Jenkins up against the ropes in a clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.

It looks like Joshua Jones has been cut.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jones rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the ropes.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Jones darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the ropes.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jenkins.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
As Jenkins looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Jenkins just gets out of the way.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Tommy Jenkins has been cut.

Jones clinches with his opponent.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.

Jones manages to break the clinch.

Jones clinches.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jenkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jenkins has his back to the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenkins misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jones tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Jenkins keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Jones rushes Jenkins and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones clinches up against the ropes.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Tommy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joshua Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Jones!
A victorious Joshua Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.