PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dyl Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Lamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Lamon

225 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dyl Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Lamon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lamon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lamon.

It looks like Dyl Jones has been cut.
Lamon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamon fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamon wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

Lamon clinches.
Jones has Lamon pressed against the cage, preventing Lamon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lamon is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Lamon's head.
Lamon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Lamon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lamon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dyl Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Lamon.
Lamon tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamon wants to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones throws a right hand that Lamon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamon also avoids with ease.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamon tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lamon avoids them all with ease.
Lamon tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamon is just out of range.
Jones is looking to wear down Lamon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lamon fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamon looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamon moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamon shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lamon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lamon fails to land the takedown.
Keith Lamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Lamon closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Lamon pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs Lamon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Dyl Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dyl Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lamon swinging wildly here.
Lamon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lamon tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Lamon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right hand that Lamon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamon also avoids with ease.
Lamon misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lamon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Lamon is breathing heavily.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Dyl Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamon is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Dyl Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamon misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones stalks Lamon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lamon's face. Lamon staggers backwards, shaken.
Lamon swinging wildly here.
Dyl Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Lamon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lamon somewhat.
Dyl Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Lamon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamon needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Lamon looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamon works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Lamon moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamon shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Lamon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lamon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones stuns Lamon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamon circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyl Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dyl Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lamon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Lamon. Lamon gets slowly back to his feet.
Lamon tries to clinch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Lamon on that attempt.
Lamon wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lamon.
Lamon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamon is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamon shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Lamon 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.
Dyl Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Lamon.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones leaves Lamon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lamon avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a jab.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamon misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamon tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones jabs Lamon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones works Lamon's body with a nice hook.
Lamon closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Lamon backs away looking to recover.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Lamon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lamon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lamon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keith Lamon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones cracks a nice hook into Lamon's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dyl 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

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