PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Victorio's choice of entrance music: Nightingale - Nightfall Overture. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jones
vs
Victorio

190 cm
34
221 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

193 cm
36
205 lbs
43 - 18 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
GREEN!160

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Perkele!

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 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Victorio misses with the combination.
Victorio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Victorio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Victorio is just out of range.
Victorio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Victorio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones lands a body shot.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Victorio to the ground. Jones is now in Victorio's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Victorio managing to control the position.
Victorio is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Victorio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Victorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Victorio is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Victorio avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victorio is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the action but Victorio is working from the bottom.
Victorio is looking to improve his position.
Jones is taking a breather. Victorio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones wants to control but Victorio is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Victorio.

It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Victorio tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Victorio misses its intended target.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Victorio tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Victorio to the ground. Victorio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Victorio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victorio dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones moves away from the strike by Victorio.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jonny Victorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Victorio ducks down to avoid it.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Victorio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Victorio defends it nicely.
Victorio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a body shot.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Victorio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Victorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Victorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Victorio throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Victorio tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Victorio back against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Victorio has double underhooks.
Victorio misses with the head strike.
Victorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victorio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Victorio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Victorio lands a shoulder strike.
Victorio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Victorio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Victorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Victorio tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Victorio back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Victorio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Victorio.
A right hand to the body from Victorio.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Victorio has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Victorio.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Victorio misses with some punches.
Jones prevents a body shot from Victorio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Victorio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Victorio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Victorio misses with a body punch.
Victorio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Victorio has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Victorio misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Victorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Victorio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Victorio has the dominant position.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Victorio has double underhooks.
Victorio lands with a short shot to the head.
Victorio misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Victorio fails to land.
Victorio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Victorio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Victorio is controlling the position.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Victorio gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Victorio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Victorio lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Victorio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Victorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Victorio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Victorio scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Victorio keeps him there for the moment.
Victorio swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries for a takedown but Victorio manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Victorio throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio misses with some punches.
Victorio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Victorio prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Victorio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Victorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Victorio.
Jones with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Victorio staying out of range there.
Jones slips a straight right by Victorio.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Victorio is looking to land body kicks.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Victorio misses with a straight left.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Victorio is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Victorio avoid being mounted?
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Victorio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paul Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to advance position but Victorio won't allow it.
Victorio moves into full guard.
Victorio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Victorio pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Victorio drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Victorio is looking for the KO!

Jones is rocked!
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Victorio's defenses.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Victorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Victorio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jones limp body while Victorio jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.