PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trujące rośliny. This should be a great matchup!

Cruise
vs
Jones

173 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise swinging wildly here.
Cruise misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruise throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Cruise doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Cruise misses with a double jab.

Cruise pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Cruise misses with a punch to the body.
Cruise can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Cruise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Cruise's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Cruise tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Cruise back against the cage.
Cruise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow just above Cruise 's eye.
Cruise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruise won't want to take too many of those.
Jones stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruise takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruise working aggressively here.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Cruise's ribcage.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruise.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Cruise blocks it.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Cruise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands an elbow just above Cruise 's eye.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Cruise throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Cruise blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruise works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruise misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise jumps guard but Jones stands there with Cruise around his waist. Cruise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruise lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
A short uppercut from Cruise.
Jones lands an elbow just above Cruise 's eye.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruise.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruise.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruise leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones trying to stall but Cruise improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Cruise.
Cruise tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruise blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cruise tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Cruise wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

Cruise moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Cruise looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cruise is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruise gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Cruise throws an elbow that misses.
Cruise scores with a hook to the body.
Cruise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones wants to stall.
Cruise tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Cruise takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruise lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Cruise tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Cruise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Cruise throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to stall.
Cruise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruise lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Cruise blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Cruise blocks with his arms.
Cruise lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Cruise blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Cruise.
Cruise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Cruise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cruise decides to pull guard.
Cruise manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruise looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruise controlling from mount.
Cruise's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Cruise dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Cruise misses.
Cruise tries a head kick but it misses.

Jones has managed to clinch.
Cruise is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruise gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Cruise misses with an elbow strike.
Jones working Cruise over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cruise.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Cruise pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Cruise from getting back to his feet.
Jones is looking to stand up but Cruise won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones won't allow Cruise to sweep him here.

Connor Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cruise throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruise scores with a nice right hand.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Cruise 's eye.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones prevents a body shot from Cruise.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is looking to control Cruise's arms but Cruise gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cruise misses with the head strike.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruise's face.
Jones looking to stall.
Connor Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruise.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.
Cruise tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Cruise misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruise up against the cage.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruise is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Cruise swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Cruise.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Cruise blocks with his arms.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruise throws an elbow that misses.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Cruise improves position.
Cruise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Cruise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Cruise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Cruise.
Cruise is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is trying to stall.
Cruise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Cruise is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Cruise scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Cruise pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruise creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruise gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruise tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Cruise working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Connor 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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