PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Scherer (ranked 5583 p4p, 523 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 4181 p4p, 456 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Scherer
vs
Jones

196 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

207 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jones .
Jones tries to clinch there but Scherer circles away.
Scherer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scherer.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones blocks a head kick by Scherer.
Scherer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scherer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherer avoids the head kick by Jones .
Scherer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Scherer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scherer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scherer can pounce on him.
Scherer throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Scherer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Scherer.
Scherer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
Scherer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scherer avoids the body shot from Jones .
Scherer lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones throws a leg kick but Scherer checks it.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scherer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones .
Scherer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scherer moves out of range of the body kick from Jones .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones 's hand.

Jones rushes Scherer and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a low kick as Scherer jumps back.
Pedro Scherer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scherer lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is looking to clinch but Scherer is avoiding it.
Jones tries to clinch
and Scherer counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Jones lands a head kick that bluckles Scherer and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Jones no doubt looking to push for a finish!

It looks like Pedro Scherer has been cut.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Scherer lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Jon Jones should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Scherer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Scherer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scherer half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scherer.
Sloppy strikes from Jones . Those never looked like landing.
As Jones backs away, Scherer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones looks for the body kick but Scherer saw that one coming.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scherer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a hook but Scherer blocks it.
Scherer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scherer can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Jones .
Scherer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
Scherer connects with a jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scherer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Scherer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scherer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scherer connects with a solid leg kick.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scherer.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Scherer won't allow it.
Jones keeps control of Scherer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones prevents Scherer from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Scherer fails to land.
Scherer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Scherer avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scherer misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer can't break the clinch.
Scherer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Scherer is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.

Scherer manages to break the clinch.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Scherer lands an uppercut.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Scherer gets an underhook and turns Jones into the ropes.
Scherer tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Scherer wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Scherer avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Scherer has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.

Scherer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Scherer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones blocks a head kick by Scherer.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scherer. That's going to slow Jones down.
Scherer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scherer.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scherer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scherer digs a good hook to Jones 's body.
Scherer dodges the punch combination from Jones .
Pedro Scherer is winning the standup battle so far.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones 's head.
Scherer scores with a jab.
Scherer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scherer checks it well.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Scherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scherer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scherer.
Scherer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Scherer counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Jones tries to clinch
and Scherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones 's knee momentarily.
Scherer scores with a nice head shot.
Jones misses with a low kick.
It looked like Scherer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones .
Scherer is looking to score with low kicks.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Scherer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScherer.
Scherer 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.
Scherer throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scherer throws a head kick that half lands.
Pedro Scherer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Scherer misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Scherer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scherer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones . That did some damage!
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Scherer. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scherer counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Scherer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scherer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!