PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalupa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Ode to Taco Bell as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cavalera
vs
Jones

180 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalupa Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones wants to clinch.
Cavalera connects with a crisp jab.

Jones drives through and clinches with Cavalera against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Cavalera can't break the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cavalera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chalupa Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cavalera swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Cavalera fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Cavalera misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalera. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cavalera is out of range.
A punch combination from Cavalera misses.
Jones jabs Cavalera right on the nose. Cavalera blinks but takes it well.
Jones defending well as Cavalera loads up on a big left hand.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cavalera.
Jones slips a straight right by Cavalera.
Cavalera fails to land with a series of punches.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Manny Cavalera has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch there but Cavalera circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Cavalera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cavalera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cavalera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Cavalera misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cavalera on the side of the head.
A left lands for Cavalera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones is looking to clinch but Cavalera is avoiding it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones tries to clinch up.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Cavalera.
Jones lands a left hand.
Cavalera prevents a body shot from Jones.
Cavalera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cavalera wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones prevents Cavalera from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cavalera has him pressed against the cage.

Cavalera manages to break the clinch.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cavalera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cavalera's sensitive parts.
Jones looks to clinch
and Cavalera counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones swinging wildly here.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Cavalera in a clinch.
Cavalera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Cavalera tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Cavalera tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones pushes Cavalera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cavalera is breathing heavily.
Cavalera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Cavalera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cavalera manages to break the clinch.
Cavalera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a cross.

Cavalera is rocked!
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cavalera.
Oh Cavalera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Cavalera seems to have got his legs back now.
A clash of legs there as Cavalera blocks the low kick.
Cavalera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Cavalera's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cavalera throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Cavalera defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Cavalera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chalupa Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Cavalera's cut.
That's time! Cavalera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Cavalera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cavalera checks the leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch
and Cavalera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cavalera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones cracks Cavalera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cavalera to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Cavalera counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to clinch
and Cavalera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Cavalera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cavalera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Cavalera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Cavalera sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Cavalera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Cavalera.
Cavalera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cavalera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Cavalera misses the target.
Cavalera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cavalera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cavalera has time to react.

Jones rushes Cavalera and presses him up against the cage.
Cavalera has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Cavalera.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Cavalera is controlling him.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Cavalera backwards.
Jones prevents Cavalera from breaking the clinch.

Cavalera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cavalera throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Cavalera's head but Cavalera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cavalera throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Cavalera's ribs.
Cavalera keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Cavalera misses.
Chalupa Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones closes the distance but Cavalera moves to the side
and Cavalera counters with a straight right hand.

Jones has Cavalera up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cavalera is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Cavalera.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Cavalera.
Jones misses with some punches.
Cavalera is trying to break free.
Cavalera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Cavalera avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looks to clinch
enabling Cavalera to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Cavalera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cavalera tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Cavalera tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Cavalera.
Cavalera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Cavalera.
Cavalera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cavalera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Cavalera fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Cavalera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cavalera blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cavalera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Manny Cavalera's cut is getting worse.
Cavalera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chalupa Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Cavalera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones tries to clinch there but Cavalera circles away.
Jones staying out of range there.
Cavalera throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jones drops Cavalera with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cavalera looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cavalera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cavalera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cavalera staying out of range there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jones! Cavalera is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chalupa Jones!