PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Chow
vs
Jones

162 cm
31
141 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

169 cm
30
146 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chow shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Chow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones connects with a jab.
Chow misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chow thinking.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Chow misses with a looping right.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Chow with an uppercut!
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chow at a distance.
Jones avoids the body shot from Chow.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Chow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chow misses with a hook
and Chow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones avoids the body shot from Chow.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raymond Chow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Chow misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Chow backing up. Chow nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Chow moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Chow's side.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Chow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chow off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Chow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Chow counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow misses with the combination.
Chow is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Chow's knee but Chow avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Chow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chow takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chow throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Chow moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chow misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A clash of legs there as Chow blocks the low kick.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chow is out of range.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Chow's belly button to the back.
Chow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chow's hands.
Chow avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones looks for the body kick but Chow saw that one coming.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chow's hands.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Chow.
Chow cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chow scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Chow lands with a good body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Chow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chow misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chow misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones slips a jab from Chow.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chow moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Chow connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones misses with a double jab.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chow to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Chow.
Chow misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chow thinking.
Jones tries a low kick but Chow avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Chow. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Chow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chow under the eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chow.

Chow shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chow postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Chow works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones looking to control.
Chow tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chow is one step ahead there.
Chow stops Jones from standing up.
Chow looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Chow passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chow trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chow distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Chow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chow is trying to escape the mount.
Chow sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow is not content to let Jones control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Chow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peter Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Chow dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Chow throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chow postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Chow from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Chow looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chow winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here.
Chow is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Chow content to control rather than advance.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.

Chow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chow keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Chow has wrist control.
Jones throws a strike but Chow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Jones has an active guard here but Chow has managed to pass into half guard.
Chow with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Raymond Chow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chow tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Chow throwing strikes but missing.
Chow with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Chow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chow 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Chow!