PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 360 p4p, 357 weight class) and Ed Jones (ranked 53 p4p, 52 weight class). Gothic Line has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Line
vs
Jones

194 cm
35
243
26 - 13 - 0

206 cm
31
278
19 - 6 - 0

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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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line is looking to counter with head kicks.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Line, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Line.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks a body shot from Line.
Line misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Line.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Line misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Line's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line lands with a left to the head.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Line.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Line.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Line.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Line lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Line on the inside.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Line into the cage.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Line misses with the head strike.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Line.
Jones lands a body shot.
Line tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line blocks a body shot from Jones.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line working aggressively here.
Jones blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Line stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones looks winded!
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Line misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Line.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Line lands a body shot in the clinch.
Line lands a body shot in the clinch.
Line lands a nice uppercut.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line effectively controlling the action here.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gothic Line dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones clobbers Line with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones misses with the combination.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Line is looking to counter with head kicks.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Line here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jones tries to clinch up but Line circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Line counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Ed Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Line counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a right hand
and Line counters with a left to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Line drops Jones with a naaaaasty hook - Jones is in real trouble here! Line dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
Gothic Line seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.