PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Bailey (ranked 1538 p4p, 195 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 674 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bailey
vs
Jovanovic

185 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Park Place Pharmacy
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic scores with a jab.
Jovanovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jovanovic tries to clinch there but Bailey circles away.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Jovanovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovanovic is just out of range.
Jovanovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Jovanovic.
Nenad Jovanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jovanovic clinches with his opponent.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Jovanovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.

Jovanovic pulls Bailey into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bailey has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jovanovic to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bailey is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jovanovic pulls down on the head and he's put Bailey to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nenad Jovanovic! Nenad Jovanovic retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Nenad Jovanovic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.