PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osmane Dongba (ranked 3434 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jor Jormir (ranked 5838 p4p, 0 weight class). Jor Jormir will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dongba
vs
Jormir

182 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmane Dongba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jor Jormir!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jormir gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dongba drops back looking for a leg! Jormir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jormir manages to kick Dongba off! Dongba jumps back into Jormir's guard.
Dongba 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jormir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dongba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've been hearing good reports from Dongba'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.

Dongba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dongba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dongba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Dongba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dongba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dongba drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dongba as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Jormir screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dongba! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Osmane Dongba!