PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Indiana Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens has chosen Slaughtered as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Givens

190 cm
18
206 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
29
213 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Indiana Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Givens !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Givens .
Givens lands a jab.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Givens 's knee but Givens avoids it well.
Jones tries for a takedown but Givens circles away easily
and Givens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Givens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Givens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Givens leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indiana Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a right hand that Givens ducks under and follows up with a left that Givens also avoids with ease.
Givens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Givens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Givens does it's job there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Givens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Givens , looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Givens against the cage but Givens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Givens .
Givens scores with a three punch combo!
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Givens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Givens looks gassed!
Givens lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Givens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones fails with the takedown
enabling Givens to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Givens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Givens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Givens throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Givens backing up. Givens nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Givens as he avoids it easily.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Givens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Givens !
Givens dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Givens clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Givens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Givens avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Givens lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Tommy Givens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Givens coming out on top.
Givens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Givens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Givens dodges the punch combination from Jones.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Givens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones moves forwards but Givens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to clinch
and Givens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Givens scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Givens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Givens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Givens . Those never looked like landing.
Givens fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Givens .
A punch combination from Givens misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Givens , as that shot connected.
Givens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Givens throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Givens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Givens , looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Givens against the cage but Givens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indiana Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givens misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Indiana Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Givens misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Givens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries to clinch but Givens moves out of range.
Givens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Givens . No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Givens misses with a looping left.
Tommy Givens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Givens defends it nicely.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tommy Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Givens .
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Givens counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones looks for a takedown but Givens sprawls well.
Givens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Givens 's waist but Givens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Givens lands with an overhand left.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Givens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Givens 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Givens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Givens with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Givens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones looks for a takedown but Givens sprawls well.
Givens lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Givens .
Nice uppercut lands for Givens . That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Givens fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Givens defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by Givens .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Givens shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Givens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Givens cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Givens lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones looks to clinch
and Givens counters with a stiff right hand.
Givens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Givens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Givens !
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Givens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Givens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones wants to clinch.
Givens connects with a looping right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Givens cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Givens lands an overhand right.
Givens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Givens stuffs the takedown.
Givens scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Givens misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Givens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Givens jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Givens .
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Givens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Givens misses with a double jab.
Givens lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jones forces Givens back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Givens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Givens works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Givens .
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Givens prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indiana Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Givens .
Givens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Givens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tommy Givens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pull guard but Givens holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones is trying to drag Givens to the mat but Givens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Givens .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Givens obliges.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Givens won't allow it.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Givens smiles and moves away.
Givens connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Givens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Indiana Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Givens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Givens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Givens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Givens !