PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Ray (ranked 3708 p4p, 4876 weight class) and Broken Bones Jones (ranked 368 p4p, 438 weight class). Scooter Ray had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ray
vs
Jones

195 cm
25
255
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
270
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Broken Bones Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Scooter Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones misses with a straight left.

Ray moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Ray prevents a body shot from Jones.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Scooter Ray has been cut.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Ray wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands an elbow just above Ray 's eye.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Ray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ray lands a body shot.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Jones tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray prevents a body shot from Jones.
Ray slowing the pace effectively.
Ray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.

Scooter Ray's cut is getting worse.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A bit of stalling here from Ray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of Ray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Ray.
Ray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Ray prevents a body shot from Jones.
Ray blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Ray to work.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ray pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray has Jones pushed against the cage.
Ray leaning against his opponent.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ray is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
Ray looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones letting Ray take a breather here.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Ray works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones looks winded!
Ray controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Ray stalling.
Ray lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray lands a body punch.
Ray has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ray for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Ray.
Ray controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ray's brow.
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 Scooter Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scooter Ray's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ray throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ray is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ray's brow.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Ray stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ray - that landed with a thud.
Ray is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Ray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Ray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray wants to break free but Jones has control.
Ray lands a nice uppercut.
Ray taking a breather.
Ray is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ray has Jones pressed against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ray presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ray works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Ray just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Ray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Ray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scooter Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Ray stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Ray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ray is struggling to control the position.
Ray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ray seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Ray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ray.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ray here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ray wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Ray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Ray.
Ray lands a shot to the body.
Ray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ray slowing the pace effectively.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Ray.
Ray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ray lands a body punch.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray leaning against his opponent.
Ray is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ray just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Scooter Ray.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ray takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Ray.
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Ray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Ray shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scooter Ray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scooter Ray's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Ray lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Ray waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones slips under a jab from Ray.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
Ray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Ray gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Ray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Broken Bones Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Ray lands an uppercut.
Ray stalling in the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Ray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.

Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Ray throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Ray throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to counter the offense by Ray and move into the clinch position.
Ray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ray thuds a left hand into Jones's body.

Ray lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Ray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
Ray drops Jones with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jones! Ray dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scooter Ray!
A relieved looking Scooter Ray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.