PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Battle Hymn. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bubba Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nelson
vs
Jones

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Jones misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nelson forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nelson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nelson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nelson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Nelson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Nelson gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scores with a nice strike.

Nelson gets a takedown into half guard.
Nelson is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nelson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson gets back to half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura but Nelson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nelson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nelson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.

Nelson stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nelson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nelson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Nelson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nelson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

Nelson stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bubba Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice 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!
Nelson slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Jones throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bubba Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bubba Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

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

Nelson is rocked!
Ryan Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nelson! Jones dives in looking to finish! Nelson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.