PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chike Rusesabagina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusesabagina's entrance music is Agatha by Francis Bebey . A fine choice. Jones has chosen Some People as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rusesabagina
vs
Jones

209 cm
21
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
292 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chike Rusesabagina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rusesabagina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rusesabagina gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rusesabagina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rusesabagina passes to side control.

Rusesabagina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rusesabagina is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rusesabagina lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Rusesabagina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rusesabagina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rusesabagina is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Rusesabagina tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rusesabagina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chike Rusesabagina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusesabagina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rusesabagina moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Rusesabagina.
Rusesabagina fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rusesabagina tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rusesabagina.
Rusesabagina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones jumps guard but Rusesabagina stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rusesabagina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Rusesabagina throws a knee to the head but misses.
with the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Rusesabagina looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Rusesabagina! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Jones!