PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't be touched - Roy Jones Jr.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones Jr
vs
Gray

181 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Philip Gray!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones Jr backs up against the cage.
Nice cross by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A left and a right from Jones Jr both land. Nice combination.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones Jr swivels and escapes.
Jones Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Philip Gray has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray needs to keep his hands up - Jones Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Gray connects with a leg kick. Jones Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray fails to land the takedown.
Jones Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Gray should have avoided that one.
Jones Jr scores with the left hand. Gray knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones Jr but Jones Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roy Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Gray.
Jones Jr slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but Jones Jr shows good takedown defense.
Jones Jr dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Gray throws a right and a left that Jones Jr avoids nicely.
Jones Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray counters with a left and a right that stings Jones Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray throws the kick towards the body but Jones Jr avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Jones Jr lands a jab.
Gray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Gray looks winded!
Gray looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Jones Jr digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Jones Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gray takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Jones Jr finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones Jr swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Nice jab there from Jones Jr.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Jones Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Jones Jr misses with a wild combination.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Jones Jr misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws the kick towards the body but Jones Jr avoids it.
Gray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gray duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray looks for the body kick but Jones Jr saw that one coming.
Jones Jr scores with a jab.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Jones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
Jones Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones Jr cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones Jr avoids the head kick by Gray.
Jones Jr throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Jones Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Gray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones Jr feints a jab promting Gray to slip. Jones Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gray slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones Jr lands with a hook. Gray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Jones Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philip Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Jones Jr scores with a body shot.
Jones Jr cracks Gray with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Jones Jr clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Jones Jr slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Jones Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones Jr throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Jr connects with a body shot.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab.
Jones Jr jabs Gray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray throws a right hand that Jones Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones Jr also avoids with ease.
Gray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones Jr throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gray might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Gray moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Gray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones Jr.
A punch combination from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gray's head.

Gray throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gray is in Jones Jr's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Jones Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray cracks Jones Jr with a solid left hand.
Gray is in close to Jones Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Jones Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Gray has passed into half guard.
Gray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gray working the head and body with strikes.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Jones Jr's hands, connecting with Jones Jr's forehead.
Gray working Jones Jr over with strikes.
Jones Jr gets back to full guard.

Jones Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gray works over Jones Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Jones Jr.
Gray throwing strikes from guard but Jones Jr blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones Jr working a defensive guard here.
Gray lands a couple of digs.

Jones Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Jones Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones Jr pulls Gray in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones Jr working for a triangle but Gray defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Jones Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Gray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gray throws a right hand that Jones Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones Jr also avoids with ease.
Roy Jones Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Jones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray walks into a left hand.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
Sloppy strikes from Jones Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray looks for a takedown but Jones Jr sprawls well.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Jones Jr finds it's target.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Jones Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones Jr connects with a jab.
No joy there for Jones Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gray.
Jones Jr cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Jones Jr moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jones Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Gray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gray slips under a jab.
Jones Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gray closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones Jr did well to prevent Gray getting side control.
Jones Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Jones Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Jones Jr is defending well.
Gray passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gray landing strikes from the mount.
Jones Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gray landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray scoring with strikes but Jones Jr is staying in there.
Roy Jones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones Jr tries to reverse the position but Gray maintains control.
Gray cracks Jones Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones Jr wants to hold on but Gray pushes him away.
Jones Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Philip Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray cracks Jones Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gray looking to finish Jones Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones Jr!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray prevents Jones Jr from getting the reversal.
Jones Jr wants to control but Gray is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Philip Gray.
I think Jones Jr 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Jones Jr!
After the fight, Roy Jones Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.