PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kleberson The Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
The Fly

180 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kleberson The Fly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a two punch combo.
The Fly moves out of range of the body kick.
The Fly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Fly scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Fly just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Fly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Fly throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Fly fails to pull guard.
The Fly is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but The Fly keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is trying to break free.
The Fly throws a head punch that misses.
The Fly tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Fly missing with knees to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as The Fly throws knees to the body.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Fly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Tiger Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kleberson The Fly.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have The Fly backpedaling.
Tiger Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with the combination.
The Fly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
The Fly looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones swings for the body but The Fly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a hook but The Fly avoids it easily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Fly manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The Fly shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed The Fly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Fly fails with the takedown.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Fly looks gassed!
The Fly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Fly thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Fly closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Fly's hands.
The Fly tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of The Fly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Jones does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling The Fly to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones staying out of range there.
The Fly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Fly.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
The Fly closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for The Fly with that takedown attempt.
The Fly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Fly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones digs a good hook to The Fly's body.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a right hand that The Fly ducks under and follows up with a left that The Fly also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Fly avoids nicely.
The Fly tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from The Fly misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Fly counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Fly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fly tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from The Fly. The Fly gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Fly. That's going to slow Jones down.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for The Fly on that attempt.
The Fly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Fly misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Fly avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
The Fly clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
The Fly throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Fly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by The Fly.

The Fly pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger 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.

The Fly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Fly wants to clinch.
Tiger Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The Fly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Fly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
The Fly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Fly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
The Fly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Fly.
Horrible takedown by The Fly or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
The Fly misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Fly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Fly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but The Fly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiger Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kleberson The Fly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Fly misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kleberson The Fly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones misses with a double jab
and The Fly counters with a two punch combo.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Fly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from The Fly misses.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
letting The Fly counter with a right hand.
The Fly closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fly darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Fly tries to clinch up.
The Fly tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Fly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Fly closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
The Fly tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Fly wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. The Fly will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Fly wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a double jab.
The Fly has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
The Fly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Fly misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Fly has time to react.
The Fly darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on The Fly's shoulder, as The Fly tries to avoid the shot.
The Fly dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Fly throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Fly can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Fly walks into a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
No luck for The Fly with that takedown attempt.
The Fly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
The Fly misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a series of punches but The Fly avoids them all with ease.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Fly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tests The Fly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Fly avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Jones dominated that second round.
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 looks to land a combination but The Fly avoids it well.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Fly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Fly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Fly tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings The Fly.
The Fly stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The Fly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Fly throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
The Fly misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a body punch but The Fly moves out of range.
The Fly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Fly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Fly wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Fly fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones slips a straight right by The Fly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fly tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and The Fly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Fly misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Fly tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings The Fly.
The Fly tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Fly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Fly is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but The Fly moves out of range.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Fly.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Fly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Fly darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Fly tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
The Fly closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Fly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has The Fly backing up. The Fly nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
The Fly looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Tiger Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kleberson The Fly.
The Fly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
The Fly tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and The Fly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
The Fly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Fly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Kleberson The Fly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fly moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Fly avoids nicely.
The Fly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Fly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
The Fly looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
The Fly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings The Fly.
The Fly doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Fly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
The Fly tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Fly.
A combination from The Fly does no damage.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have The Fly backpedaling.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Fly walks into a left hand.
The Fly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from The Fly misses.
Jones misses with a double jab

and The Fly moves into the clinch.
The Fly missing with knees to the body.
The Fly misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
The Fly looking for a takedown.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Fly up against the cage.
The Fly fails to pull the fight into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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