PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Jovanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovanovski has chosen Anastasija - Pass Over as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Powers
vs
Jovanovski

165 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

啓発 Shaolin Nutrition [Q155+]

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Jovanovski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jovanovski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jovanovski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Powers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jovanovski is pushing Powers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Jovanovski is trying to trip Powers. He has hold of a leg but Powers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jovanovski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Jovanovski from controlling successfully.
Powers is looking to stand up but Jovanovski isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jovanovski throws a big right hand that misses.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Jovanovski from controlling successfully.
Jovanovski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jovanovski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Powers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Jovanovski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Powers, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to control Jovanovski's posture but Jovanovski avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Jovanovski.
Sloppy strikes there by Jovanovski.
Jovanovski working the head with strikes.
Jovanovski cracks Powers with a big elbow.
Jovanovski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Powers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Powers is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovski cracks Powers with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
Powers taking a bit of punishment here - Jovanovski scoring with strikes.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jovanovski is putting a hurting on Powers here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jovanovski cracks Powers with a big right hand but Powers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Jovanovski has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Powers is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jovanovski yanks on the arm and Powers is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jovanovski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Jovanovski!