PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adelso Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Cunnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Junior
vs
Cunnings

177 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adelso Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jojo Cunnings!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cunnings defends it nicely.

Junior gets caught napping as Cunnings dives in and scores a takedown. Junior manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Cunnings decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Cunnings is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Junior's half guard.

Cunnings is looking for a kimura but Junior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cunnings to get the leverage.
Cunnings trying to mount his opponent but Junior defends it.
Cunnings tries to stand and escape but Junior is controlling the position.

Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior is breathing heavily.

Cunnings is trying to work for a kimura but Junior is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior works his way to full guard. Good work.
Junior keeping full guard, as Cunnings tries to pass.
Cunnings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cunnings wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
Cunnings preventing the sweep.
Cunnings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Junior is looking for a triangle but Cunnings pushes his legs off easily.
Cunnings stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings pushes down on Junior's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cunnings moves nicely into side control.

Cunnings wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Junior, who protects the arm well.

Cunnings looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cunnings tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cunnings has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Junior manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cunnings's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cunnings looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.

Cunnings is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Junior defends it well.
Junior is looking to improve his position.

Cunnings seems to be looking for submissions.

Cunnings maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Junior could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cunnings has cracked it and Junior is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cunnings!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jojo Cunnings!