PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Ready 4 War. Genghis Khan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Khan
vs
Jones

185 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

186 cm
27
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.

Khan clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan is trying to break free.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Khan is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Jones misses with the head strike.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
James Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Khan shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Khan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khan blocks a jab.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Khan throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a combination

and Jones moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Khan tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Khan blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan lands a body shot.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Khan lands a body punch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Khan blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones slips a straight right by Khan.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Khan instigates a clinch.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Khan.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan is working Jones over against the cage.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Khan digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a body shot.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Jones avoids the head kick by Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to clinch up

and Khan counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
James Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Khan slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones lands with a cross.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Khan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Khan trying to control the pace.
Khan 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khan thumps Jones with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Jones.
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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Genghis Khan!