PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Styles Fights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson has chosen Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fights
vs
Jonsson

172 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Styles Fights!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonsson throws a low kick but Fights avoids it.
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonsson tries to clinch up but Fights circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonsson.
Fights rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fights sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jonsson shoots in but Fights avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown but Fights shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Styles Fights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Jonsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jonsson tries to keep at a distance but Fights has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fights lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fights lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jonsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Fights leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Jonsson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jonsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fights wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fights is staying active underneath Jonsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fights tries to kick Jonsson off but Jonsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Jonsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jonsson trying to control from half guard but Fights is working away.
Jonsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jonsson passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fights is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jonsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jonsson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jonsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andreas Jonsson!
Andreas Jonsson is the new welterweight champion!