PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila comes into the arena with The Best Is Yet To Come blaring out of the sound system. Malone has chosen Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jutila
vs
Malone

198 cm
28
224 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

189 cm
31
218 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Jutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zoey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a body kick.
A jab from Jutila misses.
Malone shoots in but Jutila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malone missing with a left hand there. Jutila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Malone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jutila did well to prevent Malone getting side control.
Malone throwing shots but Jutila is blocking nicely.

Malone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malone tries to pass to full mount but Jutila defends it.
Malone is looking to stall here but Jutila recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone wants to control from the top but Jutila keeps moving.
Jutila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malone's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Jutila's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jutila is looking to pass into half guard but Malone pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Malone is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jutila is trying to keep Malone in close.
Jutila keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
Jutila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jutila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malone defends it easily.
Jutila is trying to keep Malone in close.
Malone wants to control from the top but Jutila keeps moving.
Malone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jutila looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Malone passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malone has hold of Jutila's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jutila seems comfortable defending it but Malone has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jutila is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jutila is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Malone couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zoey Malone!
Zoey Malone took some time post fight to say the following; 'Yo your fro ain't got nothing on this beautiful Afro! This is a man's fro!'.