PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Marghareti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Your Betrayal. Marghareti has chosen WHAM as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Marghareti

183 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

188 cm
22
221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dante Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Marghareti!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones looks to land a combination but Marghareti avoids it well.
Marghareti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marghareti circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Jones misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marghareti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marghareti.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Marghareti.
Marghareti avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marghareti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marghareti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marghareti on the ground.
Marghareti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marghareti passes into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to kick Marghareti off but Marghareti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marghareti.
Jones is staying active underneath Marghareti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones tries to roll over but Marghareti keeps him under control.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Marghareti is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Marghareti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes Marghareti off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Marghareti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marghareti fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marghareti circles away quickly and effectively.
Marghareti tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a hook that stumbles Marghareti back into the cage. Jones follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Marghareti to the canvas! Jones pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Marghareti has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dante Jones!