PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabian Jalonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauce Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Money's choice of entrance music: Im Still Fly - Page feat. Drake. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jalonga
vs
Money

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sabian Jalonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sauce Money!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalonga is looking to clinch but Money is avoiding it.
Jalonga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jalonga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Money manages to get back to half guard.
Money is trying to get back to full guard.
Money trying to control but Jalonga postures up.
Jalonga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Money does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Money looking for submissions off his back.
Jalonga wants to take a breather but Money is having none of it.
Money moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Money trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalonga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Money looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jalonga is one step ahead there.
Money is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jalonga wants to pass the guard but Money is keeping the position.

Money escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jalonga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jalonga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Money is on top in guard.
Money throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jalonga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Money is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jalonga is trying to control the position but Money postures up.
Jalonga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Money trying to control but Jalonga is working from the bottom.

Jalonga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Money gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jalonga is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Money accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jalonga keeping full guard, as Money tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Money decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Money trying to control from half guard but Jalonga is working away.

Money in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jalonga tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Money!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sauce Money!