PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Donatello Maansiirtokone

191 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
23
224 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone has been cut.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maansiirtokone circles away.

Maansiirtokone clinches.
Jones is looking to control Maansiirtokone's arms but Maansiirtokone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.

Maansiirtokone has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maansiirtokone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Maansiirtokone dives into Jones's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maansiirtokone wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Maansiirtokone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maansiirtokone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maansiirtokone trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maansiirtokone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maansiirtokone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

Maansiirtokone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Maansiirtokone tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maansiirtokone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maansiirtokone misses with a straight left.
Maansiirtokone lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maansiirtokone has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Maansiirtokone lands a body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Maansiirtokone.
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!

Maansiirtokone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maansiirtokone manages to end up in side control.
Check out the look on Maansiirtokone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maansiirtokone scoring with punches from side control.
Maansiirtokone controlling the position.
Maansiirtokone cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maansiirtokone works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maansiirtokone landing punches.
Maansiirtokone is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maansiirtokone landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!

It looks like Evander Jones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maansiirtokone scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Maansiirtokone cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jones is rocked!

Evander Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maansiirtokone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maansiirtokone working Jones over with strikes here.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Evander Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evander Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jussi Donatello Maansiirtokone!