PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jones (ranked 721 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 48 p4p, 73 weight class). Thulani has chosen Zara - Sojaboy as his entrance music. Mandlenkosi Thulani told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jones
vs
Thulani

200 cm
29
300
14 - 3 - 0

206 cm
30
282
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thulani scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones looks to clinch
letting Thulani counter with a right hand.

It looks like Kim Jones has been cut.
Thulani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thulani throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones misses with a hook.
Thulani misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Thulani.
Thulani looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thulani.
Thulani misses with a right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

It looks like Mandlenkosi Thulani has been cut.
We've been informed that Thulani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thulani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook. Thulani ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thulani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Thulani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Thulani misses with a wild body shot.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thulani lands a body shot.
Thulani throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Thulani misses the target.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thulani.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thulani.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thulani misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thulani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thulani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Thulani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Thulani misses
and Jones counters with a crisp right that sends Thulani to the canvas! Jones follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jones!
Kim Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.