PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Very Important Person (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jontop is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Important Person
vs
Jontop

180 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Very Important Person!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jontop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Very Important Person has been cut.
Jontop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Person counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jontop wants to stand up but Person is controlling him.
Person has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Person trying to control but Jontop is working from the bottom.
Person engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jontop keeping moving, preventing Person from controlling successfully.
Person is pushing down on Jontop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jontop is fighting to maintain full guard but Person has managed to sneak the leg through.
Person stalling away here and it's allowed Jontop to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Person looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Person trying to control the position from guard on top but Jontop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Person postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Person trying to control but Jontop is working from the bottom.
Person engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Person stands and throws Jontop's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Person tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Person has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Person prevents Jontop from escaping the position.
Person laying and praying for a moment but Jontop takes advantage and regains half guard.
Person wants to take a breather but Jontop is having none of it.
Person with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Very Important Person!