PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yarik Succom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roy Jones Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jones Jr
vs
Succom

178 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yarik Succom!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Succom doesn't seem phased though.
Jr connects with a high kick.
Jr sizes up Succom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jr throws a head kick but Succom moves out of range.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Succom.
Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Succom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Succom's head backwards.
Succom ducks right into an uppercut from Jr.
Jr thows a body kick. Succom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Succom in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jr punishes Succom's body with a nice straight punch.
Jr lands the left hand.
Succom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jr swings for the body but Succom moves out of range.
Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Succom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jr. Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr looks to throw the jab but Succom is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Succom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Succom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jr throws a hook but Succom avoids it easily.
Succom misses the shot to the body.

Succom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Succom controlling the action here.
Succom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Succom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Succom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Succom trying to control the pace.
Succom working Jr over with strikes.
Succom controlling the pace.
Succom working the head and body with strikes.
Jr wants to control but Succom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Succom working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Succom in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Succom might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Succom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Succom on the ground.
Succom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Succom lands with a punch from half guard.
Succom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Succom passes into side control, despite Jr's attempt to control the position.
Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Succom advances to full mount.
Jr is in a horrible position here. Succom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Succom working the ground and pound effectively.
Succom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yarik Succom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Succom shoots in and gets a takedown into Jr's guard.
Succom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Succom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Succom engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Yarik Succom has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Succom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jr as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Succom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Succom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jr.
Jr tries to bum rush Succom with a series of wild strikes but Succom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Succom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jr pinned against the cage. Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jr, right into the meat.
Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Succom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yarik Succom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Succom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Succom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Succom lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Succom stops Jr from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Succom.
Ground and pound from Succom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Succom in particular looking to stall.
Succom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Succom works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Succom.
Succom content just to control the position here.
Succom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Succom loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jr scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Succom land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Succom stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yarik Succom!