PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by kung fu fighting. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jones
vs
Johnson

179 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

185 cm
29
175 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
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!
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Johnson looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Jones.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Jones looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Johnson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Jones!