PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alak Aksornpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Pastor Troy - I Want War. Aksornpan has chosen Thai National Anthem - "Phleng Chat Thai" as his entrance music. Alak Aksornpan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaylen Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
Aksornpan

180 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaylen Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alak Aksornpan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aksornpan is defended easily by Jones.
Aksornpan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Aksornpan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aksornpan shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jaylen Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alak Aksornpan.
Aksornpan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.

It looks like Alak Aksornpan has been cut.
Aksornpan looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at BLKOUT Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aksornpan.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Aksornpan avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Aksornpan moves his leg out of the way.
Aksornpan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jaylen Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aksornpan fails to land the takedown.
Alak Aksornpan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aksornpan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aksornpan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aksornpan.
Jones throws a leg kick but Aksornpan moved away.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aksornpan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aksornpan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Aksornpan with an uppercut!
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Aksornpan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aksornpan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aksornpan looks winded!
Jones throws a right and a left that Aksornpan avoids nicely.
Jones connects with a right hand. Aksornpan shakes it off.

That has opened up Alak Aksornpan's cut even more.
Jones tests Aksornpan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Jones sends Aksornpan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Aksornpan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Aksornpan is rocked!
Jones lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaylen Jones!
Jaylen Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.