PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasim Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jones
vs
Gaziev

193 cm
26
221 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kasim Gaziev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gaziev for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jouko Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Gaziev shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries for a takedown but Gaziev circles away easily

and Gaziev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gaziev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaziev wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Kasim Gaziev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouko Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaziev counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Gaziev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Gaziev is now in Jones's guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gaziev from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaziev has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaziev's guard.
Gaziev keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gaziev wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones stays in close to Gaziev's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaziev, right into the meat.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Gaziev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Gaziev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jouko Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaziev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jouko Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gaziev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jouko Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Gaziev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaziev but Gaziev pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaziev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones stops Gaziev from getting back to his feet.

Gaziev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones is thwarting Gaziev's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gaziev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Gaziev's guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Gaziev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jouko Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jouko Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Gaziev. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jouko Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Gaziev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Gaziev counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaziev throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaziev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Gaziev counters with a nice body shot.
Gaziev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Jones rushes Gaziev and presses him up against the ropes.
Jones is working for takedown but Gaziev is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gaziev has hold of one of Jones's legs. Jones is fighting the takedown attempt but Gaziev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaziev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaziev is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouko Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gaziev misses with the combination.

Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaziev wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
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.
Gaziev being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jouko Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Gaziev counters with a thumping low kick.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaziev trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Gaziev pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jouko Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Gaziev's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaziev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaziev being controlled here, momentarily.

Gaziev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jouko Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Gaziev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasim Gaziev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jouko Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jouko Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouko Jones!