PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Gusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Gusz

195 cm
26
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

197 cm
24
234 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franz Gusz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusz misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gusz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gusz scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Gusz misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Gusz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gusz.
Jones closes the distance but Gusz moves to the side
and Gusz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gusz.
A telegraphed right hand from Gusz misses the target.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Gusz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusz fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gusz counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jones clinches up with Gusz and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusz.
Gusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusz lands with a right to the head.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Franz Gusz has been cut.
Gusz being controlled against the cage.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Gusz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusz.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gusz looks winded!
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Franz Gusz's cut even more.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Gusz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones jerks Gusz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gusz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Jones goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Jones because Gusz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tom Jones!