PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Losev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Hi my name is. A fine choice. Losev has chosen Celine Dion - Thats The Way It Is as his entrance music. Jon Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Losev

225 cm
25
284 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

196 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolai Losev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Losev misses the target.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Losev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Losev looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Losev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Losev wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Losev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Losev tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones won't let Losev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Losev can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Losev wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Jones extends the arm and Losev is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Jones!
A relieved looking Jon Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Nikolai Losev stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back stronger, faster, scooter! By the way, how much is the fish?'.