PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Shrute (ranked 3346 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Jones Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shrute's entrance music is Battlestart Galactica theme. A fine choice. The key to victory for Dwight Shrute has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shrute
vs
Jon

185 cm
25
200
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
200
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Shrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jones Jon!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shrute definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shrute or not.

Jon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shrute uses from the top position.
Shrute might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Shrute avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Jon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Shrute is breathing heavily.

Jon manages to pull guard.

Jon pushes Shrute off and gets back to his feet.
Jon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Jon has closed the distance and engaged Shrute in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shrute's elbow.
Shrute wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon stalling the fight.
Shrute is working for takedown but Jon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jon jumps guard and drags Shrute to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Jon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shrute can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shrute. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shrute uses it to pass to side control.
Jon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shrute passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jon!
Shrute won't let Jon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Shrute.
Jon is looking to get to half guard.
Jon trying desperately to get to his feet.

Shrute looking for a guillotine from mount but Jon is having none of it.
Jon tries to reverse the position but Shrute maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon is trying to stand.
Shrute can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jon is looking to escape.
Jon is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jon is bucking up trying to escape but Shrute cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jon is bucking up trying to escape but Shrute cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jon is trying to escape the mount.
Shrute looking to control but Jon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Shrute landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shrute working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Jon really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Jon bucks Shrute off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jones Jon will probably get the nod.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shrute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shrute has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jon fails to pull guard.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Shrute avoids the damage to the body.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jon jumps guard and drags Shrute to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jon wants to get back to his feet but Shrute is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jon scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon swinging wildly here.
Jon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shrute drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jon sprawls and moves away.

Jon forces Shrute back against the cage and clinches.
Jon taking a breather.
Jon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shrute has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jon after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shrute avoids it.
Jon jumps guard but Shrute turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dwight Shrute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Jon.
Jon tries to pull guard but Shrute won't allow it.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jon tries to pull guard but Shrute won't allow it.
Jon tries to pull guard but Shrute forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shrute being controlled against the cage.
Shrute managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Jon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jon content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Shrute has locked up a guillotine! Shrute's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jon is holding on here and Shrute must be using up a lot of energy. Jon has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Shrute gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dwight Shrute!
Dwight Shrute bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.