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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Jo (ranked 8096 p4p, 763 weight class) and Rock Bolt (ranked 7723 p4p, 746 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Tokyo, Mel Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolt fails with a takedown attempt.
Jo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jo fails with the takedown.
Bolt shoots for a takedown but Jo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolt closes the distance and clinches.
Bolt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolt pushes Jo up against the cage in a clinch.
Jo is trying to pull guard but Bolt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jo wants to break free but Bolt has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt jumps guard.
Jo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bolt working a defensive guard here.
Bolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jo's back!
Jo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bolt's guard. Nice work there by Jo.
Bolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jo manages to get himself to full guard.
Bolt chips away with some ground and pound.
Bolt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jo, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo looks for a takedown but Bolt sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mel Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jo is breathing heavily.
Jo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bolt defends well and Jo ends up having to push Bolt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolt swivels and escapes.
Bolt darts in and clinches Jo up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bolt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jo sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolt trying to mount his opponent but Jo defends it.
Jo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bolt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt moves nicely into side control.
Bolt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bolt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bolt throws a series of punches but Jo avoids them all with ease.
Bolt connects with a high kick.
Jo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bolt avoids it really well and circles away.
Bolt has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Bolt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jo misses with a takedown
and Bolt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolt.
Bolt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jo's efforts to push away.
Bolt decides to pull guard.
Jo trying to move into half guard but instead Bolt has managed to sweep!
Bolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolt drags the fight down to the ground.
Jo 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt pushes Jo off and gets back to his feet.
Jo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bolt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bolt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bolt just content to control the position.
Jo stops Bolt from passing to mount.
Bolt is working to tighten his grip on Jo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bolt is really squeezing tight and eventually Jo passes out! Bolt breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rock Bolt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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