PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pit Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Kocian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson's entrance music is Rays On Pinion, Baroness. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jonson
vs
Kocian

180 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
18
247 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Las Vegas, Pit Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milan Kocian!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jonson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Kocian is working an open guard so Jonson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kocian misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jonson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jonson lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jonson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kocian thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jonson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Jonson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kocian, up you get!
Kocian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jonson's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Kocian misses.

Jonson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jonson showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Jonson there.
Kocian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jonson.
Jonson is thwarting Kocian's attempts to control the position.
Kocian is pressing down on Jonson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kocian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kocian looks gassed!
Jonson landing some decent shots from guard.
Kocian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jonson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kocian's head.
Jonson throwing strikes from guard but Kocian blocks nicely.
Jonson passes into half guard.
Kocian tries to get to full guard but Jonson has control of the leg.

Jonson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kocian defends it well.
Kocian gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kocian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jonson's guard.
Jonson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jonson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jonson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kocian's guard.
Jonson landing with the ground and pound.
Kocian is trying to keep Jonson in close.
Jonson stopping the sweep attempt from Kocian.

Jonson stands up from Kocian's guard - Jonson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jonson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jonson showed some decent athleticism there.
Kocian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson stops Kocian from standing up.

Kocian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jonson stopping the sweep attempt from Kocian.
Kocian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kocian lands a nice short elbow.
Kocian lands strikes from half guard.

Kocian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kocian is keen to just control but Jonson is a slippery customer.
Kocian prevents Jonson from improving his position.
Kocian trying to mount his opponent but Jonson defends it.
Kocian is looking to take a break and control but Jonson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kocian is looking to work some ground and pound but Jonson has wrist control.
Jonson wants to sweep here but Kocian controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kocian tries to keep at a distance but Jonson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Jonson breaks from the clinch.

Jonson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kocian tries to roll over but Jonson keeps him under control.
Jonson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kocian is looking to control Jonson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kocian avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kocian moves into full guard.
Jonson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Kocian had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jonson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kocian Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jonson's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Jonson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jonson slips a jab and a cross from Kocian.
Nice sprawl there from Kocian as Jonson shoots in.
Pit Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kocian's waist but Kocian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonson off to one side.

Jonson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kocian's guard.

Jonson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kocian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jonson manages to get himself to full guard.
Kocian wants to control from the top but Jonson keeps moving.
Jonson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kocian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kocian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kocian with a nice head shot there.
Jonson wants to stand but Kocian is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kocian preventing the sweep.

Jonson pushes Kocian off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocian swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Jonson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pit Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocian misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Kocian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pit Jonson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kocian circles away.
Kocian throws a series of punches but Jonson moves out of range.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kocian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jonson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jonson lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jonson advances to half guard.
Kocian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kocian.
Kocian tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kocian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kocian wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson lands a couple of elbows.

Kocian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jonson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Jonson gets to his feet. Kocian looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jonson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kocian circles away.
Jonson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kocian. Kocian gets slowly back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jonson.
Jonson working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocian manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kocian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kocian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kocian trying to control the position.
Jonson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jonson preventing the sweep.
Jonson throws a big right hand that misses.
Kocian is trying to keep Jonson in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocian is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kocian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kocian working the ground and pound effectively.

Kocian looking for a guillotine from mount but Jonson is having none of it.
Jonson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Kocian.
Pit Jonson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kocian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jonson is looking to escape.
Jonson is desperately trying to improve his position but Kocian has a good base and remains in mount.
Kocian working Jonson over with strikes here.
Kocian landing strikes from the mount.
Kocian unloading with bombs!

Jonson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Jonson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kocian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jonson hang on?
Jonson working to try and regain half guard.
Jonson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
You get the feeling that Jonson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jonson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kocian landing strikes from the mount and Jonson is in trouble!

Kocian moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jonson has worked his arm free - good work by Jonson!

Jonson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jonson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jonson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kocian has managed to free his arm - good work.

Kocian is defending against the submission attempts here by Jonson.

Jonson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Jonson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kocian misses with a body kick.

Jonson rushes Kocian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kocian is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jonson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kocian to the mat. Kocian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jonson chips away with some ground and pound.

Jonson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice takedown defense from Jonson. No joy for Kocian on that attempt.

Jonson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kocian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kocian is looking for a sweep.

Jonson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kocian misses with a double jab.
Kocian dodges the punch combination from Jonson.
Kocian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jonson.

It looks like Pit Jonson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kocian pushes Jonson up against the cage in a clinch.

Jonson breaks from the clinch.

Jonson gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jonson connects with a nice short shot to Kocian's temple.

Kocian is rocked!
Jonson drops an elbow to the side of Kocian's head.
Kocian is still in real trouble! Can Jonson finish him?
Kocian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jonson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonson is working for a guillotine from mount but Kocian frees his head quite easily.
Jonson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jonson with shots to the head and body - Kocian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kocian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A big strike lands for Jonson! That's really hurt Kocian and he's turned his back - Jonson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jonson Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pit Jonson!