PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laupias Jononoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laupias Jononoinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jononoinen
vs
James

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laupias Jononoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael James!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jononoinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jononoinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jononoinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

James breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from James as Jononoinen shoots in.
James dodges the punch combination from Jononoinen.

James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jononoinen's guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Jononoinen is keeping the position.
Jononoinen is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
James slips nicely into half guard.
James moves nicely into side control.

James tries for a kimura but Jononoinen is defending well.

James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jononoinen is breathing heavily.
Jononoinen tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jononoinen misses with a hook.
James tries for a takedown but Jononoinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jononoinen pinned against the cage. Jononoinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laupias Jononoinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael James.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jononoinen breaks from the clinch.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jononoinen counters with a left and a right that stings James.

Jononoinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

James pulls Jononoinen into guard.

Jononoinen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Jononoinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jononoinen throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James shoots and misses

and Jononoinen moves into the clinch.
James wants to break free but Jononoinen has control.
Jononoinen is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jononoinen misses with the head strike.

James decides to pull guard.

James looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jononoinen passes into side control.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jononoinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
James manages to get to full guard.
Jononoinen passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jononoinen lands strikes from half guard.
James manages to get to full guard.
Jononoinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jononoinen passes into half guard.

James is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jononoinen pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jononoinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Jononoinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jononoinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James moves into full guard.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jononoinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jononoinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jononoinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jononoinen manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

James stands up and waves to Jononoinen to follow him.
Laupias Jononoinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Jononoinen which made him look bad.

James forces Jononoinen back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for a takedown.
A short right from James on the inside.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jononoinen prevents it.

James manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.

James stands up and waves to Jononoinen to follow him.

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jononoinen trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Jononoinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jononoinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jononoinen is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jononoinen trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jononoinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James prevents Jononoinen from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jononoinen shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
Jononoinen is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James misses with a takedown

and Jononoinen counters by clinching up.

Jononoinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

James clinches up with Jononoinen and pushes him back against the cage.
James looking for a takedown.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Laupias Jononoinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael James.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jononoinen has James pressed against the cage.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

James is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

James seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jononoinen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael James!