PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Esposito Andres (ranked 4292 p4p, 6566 weight class) and Marko Jovanovic (ranked 566 p4p, 681 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andres
vs
Jovanovic

187 cm
25
211
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
205
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Esposito Andres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic is looking to clinch but Andres is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andres dodges an elbow strike from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Juan Esposito Andres has been cut.
Jovanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Jovanovic's coach down at WolfPac Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jovanovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Andres pressing his opponent against the cage.
Andres tries a knee to the head but Jovanovic blocks it.
Jovanovic tries to break free but Andres pushes him back against the cage.
Jovanovic is trying to break free.

Andres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic tries to clinch there but Andres circles away.
Andres thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jovanovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Andres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jovanovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres shoots in but no luck this time.
Andres shoots in and drives through. Jovanovic sprawls well.
Andres shoots in but no luck this time.
Jovanovic is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Esposito Andres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jovanovic connects with a high kick.
Andres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic scores with a push kick.
Andres avoids the head kick by Jovanovic.

Andres dives in and scores a takedown into Jovanovic's guard.
Andres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jovanovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andres is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres working Jovanovic over with strikes.
Andres controlling the pace.

Andres is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jovanovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andres scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andres frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Andres 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.
Jovanovic taking shots to the head.
Andres dominating with strikes here.
Jovanovic is in a horrible position here. Andres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Esposito Andres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Esposito Andres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Andres.
Juan Esposito Andres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jovanovic throws a head kick that Andres semi-blocks.
Andres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovanovic.
Andres slips a jab from Jovanovic.
Andres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch but Andres is avoiding it.

Andres moves into the clinch.

Andres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Andres moves out of range.
Andres blocks a head kick by Jovanovic.
Andres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andres instigates a clinch.
Andres prevents Jovanovic from breaking the clinch.
Andres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jovanovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andres tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Esposito Andres. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres tries to pull guard but Jovanovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jovanovic to keep the fight standing.
Andres has Jovanovic pressed against the cage, preventing Jovanovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jovanovic lands an elbow inside that Andres shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jovanovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jovanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jovanovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jovanovic looking to stall.
Andres prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Andres blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic lands an elbow just above Andres 's eye.
Andres is trying to push Jovanovic away but Jovanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jovanovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andres has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic lands an elbow just above Andres 's eye.
Jovanovic tries to stall but Andres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jovanovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andres blocks the elbow strike.
Jovanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andres avoids it.
Jovanovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Andres won't allow it.
Andres is trying to pull guard but Jovanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Andres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Jovanovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jovanovic looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.

Andres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres closes the distance and clinches up with Jovanovic, looking for a takedown. Andres pushes Jovanovic against the cage but Jovanovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Andres shakes him off and moves away.
Jovanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marko Jovanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up.

Jovanovic clinches.

Jovanovic breaks from the clinch.
Andres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jovanovic.
Andres fails with a takedown attempt.

Andres darts in and clinches Jovanovic up against the cage.
Jovanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andres is defending well for now.
Jovanovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jovanovic looking to stall.
Jovanovic lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andres is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andres taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jovanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andres blocks the elbow strike.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jovanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jovanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Andres avoids the damage to the body.
Jovanovic lands an elbow inside that Andres shrugs off.
Andres is trying to pull guard but Jovanovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jovanovic tries to break free but Andres pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Jovanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Esposito Andres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andres connects with an inside leg kick.

Andres shoots in and bounces Jovanovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andres slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andres is looking to work some ground and pound but Jovanovic has wrist control.
Andres won't allow Jovanovic to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andres content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jovanovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andres looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jovanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andres.

Andres feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Andres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jovanovic's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres advances to half guard.
Andres slows the pace down in half guard.

Andres is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jovanovic is just riding it out for now. Andres eventually gives up the hold.
Andres controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jovanovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andres stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jovanovic tries to kick Andres off but Andres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andres stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Esposito Andres showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Esposito Andres!