PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Yschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yschenko
vs
Jones

200 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
23
262 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demitri Yschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yschenko.
Yschenko throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones checks a low kick from Yschenko.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Yschenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yschenko trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Yschenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yschenko controls the pace.
Jones looking to control.

Jones looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yschenko is defending well. Jones quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yschenko has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jones celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Jones!