PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahut Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen ... as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Uno
vs
Jones

195 cm
28
202 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mahut Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Uno. Uno gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Uno.
Uno moves out of range as Jones strikes.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones works on Uno's body with a couple of short punches.
Uno lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Uno.

It looks like James Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uno.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Uno controls the action.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Uno prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Uno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Uno.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Uno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Uno avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Uno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a body punch but Uno moves out of range.
Jones misses with a double jab.

Uno pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Uno.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Uno misses with some punches.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uno misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to drag Uno to the mat but Uno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mahut Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Uno.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Uno throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Uno improves position.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Uno misses with an elbow strike.
Uno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Uno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses.
Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uno as Jones tries to tie him up.
Uno throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Jones is trying to stall.
Uno tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Uno back against the cage.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Uno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones pushes Uno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Mahut Uno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Uno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Uno.
Uno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Uno moved out of range.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Uno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uno was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones postures up in Uno's guard and throws a big left but Uno blocks it.
Uno working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno being controlled here, momentarily.
Uno trying to control the position.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uno working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Mahut Uno wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uno shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Uno 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.
Uno is looking to clinch.
Uno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahut Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Uno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uno tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Uno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Uno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uno circles away.
Uno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.

Jones gets caught napping as Uno dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Uno is having none of it.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to sweep here but Uno controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uno.
Uno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uno passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Uno is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones wants to control but Uno passes into side.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Uno dominates the positioning.
Uno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Uno tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Uno controls the position.
Uno scoring with punches from side control.
Uno is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Uno looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahut Uno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Uno scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.

Uno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries a body shot but Uno blocks it.
Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uno throws an elbow but misses.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Uno lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Mahut Uno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Uno regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones won't allow Uno to sweep him here.
Uno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Uno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mahut Uno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uno keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Uno has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones wants to control from the top but Uno keeps moving.
Uno is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno looking to control.
Uno keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Uno is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Uno's head but Uno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uno tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Uno.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Uno saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
James Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws the left hand but Uno avoids the punch easily.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Uno is just out of range.
Uno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Uno is just out of range.
Uno slips under a jab.
Uno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uno doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahut Uno!