PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - I Want War. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jones
vs
Reynolds

180 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
191 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Reynolds moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Reynolds tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
James Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thuds his right hand into Reynolds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
Reynolds misses with a right hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Jones.
Reynolds moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Jaylen Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Reynolds tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Reynolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Reynolds looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Jones blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds being controlled against the cage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Reynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Jones is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaylen Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Reynolds on that attempt.
Reynolds wants to clinch
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.

Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Reynolds down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Reynolds back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Reynolds is rocked!

It looks like James Reynolds has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds seems to have recovered his senses.
Reynolds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Reynolds is out on his feet! Jones sets himself and nearly takes Reynolds's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaylen Jones!
Jaylen Jones retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Jaylen Jones 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.