PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JonJ Ones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Stanev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanev's choice of entrance music: Moja Jedina Elitni Odred. JonJ Ones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Niko Stanev's chin.

Ones
vs
Stanev

177 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, JonJ Ones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Stanev!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanev tries to clinch there but Ones circles away.
Niko Stanev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanev is defended easily by Ones.
Stanev misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ones misses.
Stanev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stanev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanev gets full guard.
Ones is looking to work some ground and pound but Stanev has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ones forces his way into half guard.
Stanev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ones.
Stanev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stanev wants to control but Ones is keeping busy.
Ones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ones winds up and cracks Stanev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ones works his way into side control.
Ones lands a few punches from side control.
Stanev gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ones is taking a breather. Stanev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stanev trying to control here.
Ones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ones wants to pass the guard but Stanev is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ones content to control rather than advance.
Ones wants to pass the guard but Stanev is defending well.
Stanev is in trouble now - Ones has advanced to mount!
Ones with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ones looking to finish Stanev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stanev!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ones working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Stanev is rocked!
Ones looking to finish Stanev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stanev!
Stanev is still in real trouble! Can Ones finish him?
Stanev looks gassed!
Stanev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ones! Stanev is hurt baaadly! Ones is firing away with more strikes - Stanev is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JonJ Ones!
Our winner, JonJ Ones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.