PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rza Reckta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reckta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring The Pain. Jones has chosen MANY MEN as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Reckta
vs
Jones

195 cm
26
194 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

180 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rza Reckta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab to Reckta's midsection.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Reckta looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Reckta staying out of range there.
Jones throws a hook but Reckta blocks it.
Jones moves forwards but Reckta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Jones lands.
Decent striking displayed by Reckta there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reckta throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Tiger Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reckta misses with a hook.
Reckta throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reckta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reckta was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Reckta thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Jones misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reckta.
Jones defending well as Reckta loads up on a big left hand.
Reckta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Reckta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reckta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reckta misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Reckta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiger Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Reckta throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Jones catches Reckta right on the button with a cross.
Jones clobbers Reckta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reckta misses with a wild body shot.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones defending well as Reckta loads up on a big left hand.
Reckta scores with a jab to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reckta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones moves out of range as Reckta strikes.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Reckta avoids the body shot from Jones.
Horrible takedown by Reckta or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckta jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Reckta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reckta takes one to the chin there.
Jones works Reckta's body with a nice hook.
Reckta misses with an uppercut.
Reckta misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reckta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reckta misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Reckta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reckta gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones swings for the body but Reckta moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reckta avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones works Reckta's body with a nice hook.
Jones digs a good body shot into Reckta's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Reckta is out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Reckta is out of range.
Reckta shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rza Reckta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reckta.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reckta ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones slips a straight right by Reckta.
Jones with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reckta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses the body punch
and Reckta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Reckta.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
enabling Reckta to counter with a crisp jab.
Reckta scores with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones defending well as Reckta loads up on a big left hand.
Reckta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reckta just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones takes a swing at Reckta's ribcage but misses.
Tiger Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tests Reckta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones swings for the body but Reckta moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reckta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reckta throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jones works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Reckta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Reckta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reckta.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reckta with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reckta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reckta trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones postures up.
Reckta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reckta is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Reckta wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckta working a defensive guard here.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reckta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reckta tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Reckta 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.
Reckta unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reckta looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Reckta is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Reckta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Reckta's guard. A big mistake from Reckta there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reckta looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rza Reckta will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a hook but Reckta blocks it.
Jones defending well as Reckta loads up on a big left hand.
Reckta just misses with a punch to the body.
Reckta misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Reckta takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Reckta misses.
Reckta scores with a jab.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reckta rather than just go for the knockout.
Reckta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Reckta misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckta shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Reckta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tests Reckta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reckta moves away.
Reckta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reckta throws a big shot that misses.
Reckta defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Reckta misses.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Reckta avoids the head kick by Jones.
Reckta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Reckta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Reckta just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a jab to the body

so Reckta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reckta throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reckta wants to sweep but no luck.
Reckta trying to control the position.
Reckta has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckta looking for a sweep. Not yet Reckta, not yet.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reckta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Reckta controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Reckta keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones won't allow Reckta to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reckta throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reckta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Reckta.
Reckta slips a straight right by Jones.
Reckta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reckta somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

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