PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jakamo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Poppenstuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jones
vs
Poppenstuff

180 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
138 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakamo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Poppenstuff!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poppenstuff has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Poppenstuff is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Poppenstuff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Poppenstuff gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poppenstuff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poppenstuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poppenstuff is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.

Poppenstuff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swings for the body but Poppenstuff moves out of range.
Jones stalks Poppenstuff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poppenstuff's face. Poppenstuff staggers backwards, shaken.

Poppenstuff is rocked!
Jones misses with a hook. Poppenstuff ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Poppenstuff moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Poppenstuff moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poppenstuff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Jakamo Jones has been cut.
Poppenstuff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Poppenstuff.
Poppenstuff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a hook. Poppenstuff ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Poppenstuff moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Poppenstuff circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Jones misses.

Poppenstuff closes the distance and clinches.
Poppenstuff blocks an uppercut.
Poppenstuff is trying to break free.
Poppenstuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Poppenstuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poppenstuff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Poppenstuff manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes a swing at Poppenstuff's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a jab when Poppenstuff was well out of range.
Poppenstuff tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poppenstuff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poppenstuff slips under a jab.
Poppenstuff slips a jab from Jones.
Poppenstuff moves out of range as Jones strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a hook but Poppenstuff avoids it easily.
Poppenstuff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poppenstuff ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Poppenstuff sends Jones down but not out. Poppenstuff dives into side control looking to finish.

Jones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Poppenstuff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
A control attempt from Jones but he's now mounted!
Poppenstuff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poppenstuff controlling his opponent.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Poppenstuff has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppenstuff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Poppenstuff blocks nicely.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Poppenstuff blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control but Poppenstuff is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poppenstuff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Poppenstuff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakamo Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Poppenstuff throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Poppenstuff slips a jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Poppenstuff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones clinches but Poppenstuff breaks the clinch
and Poppenstuff counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Poppenstuff to acknowledge the strikes.

Jakamo Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poppenstuff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poppenstuff stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Poppenstuff lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poppenstuff with a hook.
Jones cracks Poppenstuff with a big right hand and Poppenstuff goes down!
Poppenstuff is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poppenstuff can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jones trying to control but Poppenstuff is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poppenstuff being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poppenstuff seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Poppenstuff keeps moving.
Jones postures up in Poppenstuff's guard and throws a big left but Poppenstuff blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poppenstuff keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Poppenstuff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Poppenstuff.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppenstuff.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones throws the left hand but Poppenstuff avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.

Jakamo Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Poppenstuff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poppenstuff is breathing heavily.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones scores with a hook.

Poppenstuff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poppenstuff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poppenstuff stalling.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Poppenstuff.
Poppenstuff wants to break free but Jones has control.
A short left from Poppenstuff.
Jones prevents Poppenstuff from breaking the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.

Poppenstuff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie Poppenstuff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight left.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poppenstuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Poppenstuff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poppenstuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Poppenstuff lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poppenstuff.
Poppenstuff digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poppenstuff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Poppenstuff is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Poppenstuff.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Poppenstuff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Poppenstuff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Poppenstuff keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Poppenstuff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looks to land a combination but Poppenstuff avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppenstuff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppenstuff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Poppenstuff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jakamo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones wants to clinch but Poppenstuff slips to the side
enabling Poppenstuff to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Poppenstuff counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Poppenstuff to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Poppenstuff saw that one coming.
Poppenstuff connects with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.

Poppenstuff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poppenstuff blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.

Poppenstuff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Poppenstuff drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Poppenstuff is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Poppenstuff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jakamo Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Poppenstuff drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Poppenstuff.
Poppenstuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poppenstuff blocks an uppercut.
Poppenstuff wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones prevents Poppenstuff from breaking the clinch.

Poppenstuff breaks the clinch.
Jones cracks Poppenstuff with an open hand slap.
A choreographed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poppenstuff slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamie Poppenstuff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poppenstuff.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poppenstuff.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Poppenstuff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Poppenstuff moves out of range.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Poppenstuff misses with a wild combination.
Jones takes a swing at Poppenstuff's ribcage but misses.
Poppenstuff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Poppenstuff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Poppenstuff has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poppenstuff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poppenstuff has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Poppenstuff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones pushes Poppenstuff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones pushes Poppenstuff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poppenstuff can't break the clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poppenstuffs head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poppenstuff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Poppenstuff blocking some punches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poppenstuff blocks an uppercut.
Jones wants a takedown.
Poppenstuff is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poppenstuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poppenstuff tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Poppenstuff blocking some punches.
Poppenstuff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Poppenstuff.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Poppenstuff blocks an uppercut.
Poppenstuff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Poppenstuff.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Poppenstuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poppenstuff blocks an uppercut.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jakamo Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poppenstuff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poppenstuff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Poppenstuff.
Poppenstuff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Poppenstuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poppenstuff blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Poppenstuff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Poppenstuff uses good head movement to avoid it.

Poppenstuff breaks from the clinch.
Poppenstuff scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Jeez, Jakamo Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones throws a hook but Poppenstuff blocks it.
Jones lands a jab to Poppenstuff's midsection.
Poppenstuff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poppenstuff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones cracks Poppenstuff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Poppenstuff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jakamo Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Poppenstuff!