PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between First Round (ranked 5122 p4p, 4336 weight class) and Jonny Zouga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for First Round has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Round
vs
Zouga

190 cm
25
185
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 The Island, First Round!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Zouga!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zouga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Round tries to clinch up.
Zouga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Round scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zouga doesn't seem bothered though.

Zouga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zouga controlling the position.
Zouga works to advance to full mount. Round defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Round knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zouga on the ground.
Round tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Zouga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Round has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zouga is landing with some decent strikes but Round is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zouga content just to control the position here.
Zouga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Round is trying to reverse the position but instead Zouga has taken his back - oops!

Zouga sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Round taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonny Zouga!