PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thabiso Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moxon
vs
Rowan

190 cm
28
194 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

180 cm
28
193 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thabiso Rowan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxon throws a right and a left that Rowan avoids nicely.
Rowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moxon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moxon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rowan.

Rowan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moxon is trying to defend but Rowan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rowan is thwarting Moxon's attempts to control the position.
Moxon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rowan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moxon wants to control but Rowan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rowan trying to control from half guard but Moxon is working away.
Moxon is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rowan throwing shots but Moxon is blocking nicely.
Moxon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rowan lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Moxon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rowan defends it easily.
Rowan is working Moxon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rowan wants to pass the guard but Moxon is keeping the position.

Moxon looking for a guillotine here but Rowan defends easily.

Rowan is sitting in close to Moxon's body. Moxon has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rowan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rowan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Moxon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jonathan Moxon!