PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Velvet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Big Pimpin blaring out of the sound system. Giovanni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Til I Collapse [ Eminem ] kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Giovanni

195 cm
29
190 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

186 cm
27
199 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Velvet Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovanni has time to react.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giovanni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Giovanni moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a body 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.
Giovanni lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones throws a combination. Giovanni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giovanni slips under a jab.
Velvet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones drops Giovanni with a beautiful combination! Giovanni stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!

Giovanni is rocked!
Giovanni dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Giovanni is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Giovanni slips a straight right by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Giovanni sees coming a mile off.
Jones slips a jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Giovanni seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovanni.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni scores with a shot to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Giovanni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giovanni connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Giovanni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giovanni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Giovanni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Giovanni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones with a jab.
Giovanni throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Giovanni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Giovanni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giovanni lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giovanni takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a head shot.
Jones throws a series of punches but Giovanni moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat.
Giovanni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giovanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giovanni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Giovanni's head back.
Giovanni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giovanni lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Giovanni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Giovanni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni thumps Jones with a low kick.
Giovanni scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovanni has time to react.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giovanni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Giovanni blocks it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giovanni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Velvet Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Giovanni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Velvet Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Giovanni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giovanni throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Giovanni loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Jones lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Giovanni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Giovanni is just out of range.
Giovanni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Giovanni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Giovanni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giovanni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the head.
Giovanni looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Giovanni jabs at Jones's body.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giovanni digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Giovanni lands a two punch combo.
Jones misses with a hook
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni avoids a kick to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giovanni throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Giovanni scores with a four punch combination!
Giovanni slips a jab from Jones.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Giovanni misses with a hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Giovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Giovanni looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni connects with a body shot.
Giovanni scores with a leg kick.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Giovanni is out of range.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Giovanni.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Giovanni. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Jones catches Giovanni right on the button with a cross.
Velvet Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giovanni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni lands a slapping body shot.
Giovanni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giovanni scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Jones.
Giovanni works the jab nicely.
Giovanni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Giovanni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giovanni connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giovanni.
Giovanni moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to move into range but Giovanni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sonny Giovanni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones throws a hook to the side of Giovanni's head but Giovanni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni walks into a jab.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Giovanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones walks into a jab.
Giovanni lands a jab to the nose.
Giovanni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones misses the jab.
Giovanni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giovanni connects with an inside leg kick.
Giovanni throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Jones misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.

Jones is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giovanni lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giovanni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Giovanni throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giovanni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones walks straight into a right hand from Giovanni - that's dropped him! Giovanni jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jones from any more punishment! Jones complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sonny Giovanni!