PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Jones (ranked 1578 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Ronin Huynh (ranked 140 p4p, 211 weight class). Jackson Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Huynh

180 cm
25
153
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
155
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING
BANZAI NUTRITION

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronin Huynh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh lands with a right hand.
Jones tries to bum rush Huynh with a series of wild strikes but Huynh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Huynh tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Huynh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huynh blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Huynh tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Huynh blocking some punches.
Huynh takes a shot to the head.
Huynh wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Huynh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huynh is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huynh wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is keen to just control but Huynh is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones wants to take a breather but Huynh is having none of it.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huynh's head.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Huynh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Jones is working for a kimura but Huynh is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is thwarting Huynh's attempts to control the position.
Jones is keen to just control but Huynh is a slippery customer.
Huynh tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Huynh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huynh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones is looking to advance position but Huynh won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Huynh is still trying to improve position.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huynh is trying to control but can't.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huynh defending well though.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huynh tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is thwarting Huynh's attempts to control the position.
Huynh tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huynh is trying to control but can't.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones connects with a right hand. Huynh shakes it off.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones staying out of range there.
Huynh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huynh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huynh avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Huynh working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones is working for takedown but Huynh is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Huynh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huynh wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huynh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huynh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huynh on the side of the head.
Huynh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Huynh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Huynh controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huynh has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huynh can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

Huynh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huynh misses the jab.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Huynh misses with the combination.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Huynh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huynh misses with a body shot.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Huynh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Huynh managing to control the position.
Huynh trying to control the position.
Jackson Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones postures up in Huynh's guard and throws a big left but Huynh blocks it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Huynh keeps moving.
Jones postures up in Huynh's guard and throws a big left but Huynh blocks it.
Huynh is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Huynh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huynh keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones wants to clinch.
Huynh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones slips under a jab from Huynh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huynh throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Huynh does no damage.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Huynh gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Huynh tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Jones dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Huynh.
Huynh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Huynh.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Huynh is trying to control but Jones manages to pass to mount!
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Huynh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huynh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Huynh is trying to escape the mount.
Huynh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Huynh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Huynh shrugs it off.

Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Huynh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Huynh tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huynh is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones avoids the attempt from Huynh to control.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Huynh is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Huynh is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huynh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Huynh is having none of it.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the full mount.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Huynh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Huynh is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Ronin Huynh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huynh is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Jones!