PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes to the cage accompanied by Roxy Music - Avalon. Jon Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Barclay's chin.

Barclay
vs
Jones

187 cm
23
182 lbs
11 - 0 - 1

168 cm
30
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Barclay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barclay throws a leg kick that misses.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones takes a swing at Barclay's ribcage but misses.
Barclay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Barclay misses.
Barclay throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Barclay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Barclay blocks a jab.
Barclay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones avoids the head kick by Barclay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barclay digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Barclay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones throws a hook but Barclay blocks it.
A head kick misses from Barclay.
Barclay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones tries to clinch there but Barclay circles away.
Barclay throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barclay.
Barclay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barclay, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barclay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Barclay scores with a leg kick.

Jones drives through and clinches with Barclay against the cage.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Barclay.
Barclay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barclay has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Barclay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Barclay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Barclay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Jones throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Barclay counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barclay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Jones drives through and clinches with Barclay against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.

Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barclay misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barclay to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Barclay circles away.
Barclay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Barclay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Barclay misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Barclay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Barclay counters with a head kick.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Barclay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Barclay counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barclay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andy Barclay will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones throws a nice looking combination but Barclay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barclay ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Barclay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barclay throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barclay.
Barclay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barclay is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barclay looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barclay connects with a knee to the head.
Barclay tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Barclay back against the cage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barclay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Barclay.
Barclay avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Barclay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barclay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barclay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barclay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay landing knees to the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Barclay missing with knees to the body.

Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Barclay misses.
Jones throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barclay.
Jones tries to clinch but Barclay is having none of it.
Andy Barclay is winning the standup battle so far.
Barclay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones scores with a jab. Barclay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Barclay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Barclay cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Barclay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Barclay misses.
A punch lands to the side of Barclay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barclay scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones throws a right hand that Barclay ducks under and follows up with a left that Barclay also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a hook but Barclay blocks it.
Barclay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Barclay slips the punch.
Barclay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Barclay avoids the body shot from Jones.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barclay - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barclay misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Barclay stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barclay is working Jones over against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barclay tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barclay.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Andy Barclay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jon Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barclay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barclay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Barclay seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barclay lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Barclay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Barclay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab lands there for Barclay.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay blocks a jab.
Barclay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Barclay blocks a jab.
Barclay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Barclay pushes him off.
Barclay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barclay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Barclay's head but Barclay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barclay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses the jab.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barclay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barclay blocks a jab.
Barclay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Barclay circles away.
Barclay scores with a nice body kick.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Barclay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barclay tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barclay connects with a high kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barclay swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barclay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Barclay finds it's target.
Jones is looking to clinch but Barclay is avoiding it.
Jones throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barclay throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barclay is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barclay connects with an inside leg kick.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Barclay does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barclay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barclay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barclay misses with a jab to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Barclay throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Barclay staying out of range there.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones wants to clinch
and Barclay counters with a nice leg kick.
Barclay throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Barclay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barclay ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A left lands for Barclay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Barclay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barclay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Barclay!
Andy Barclay thanked the fans post fight for their support.