PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Touro
vs
Jones

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Touro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touro wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Touro wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Touro does no damage.
Touro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Touro.
Some wild striking there from Touro.

Touro cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jones looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Touro finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Touro gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Touro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Touro.
Jones looks gassed!
Touro connects with the punch.

That has opened up Jon Jones's cut even more.

Touro lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Touro stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Touro lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Touro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jones is rocked!

The cut above Jon Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Touro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Touro throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but Touro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Touro lands a hook that stumbles Jones back into the cage. Touro follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jones to the canvas! Touro pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jones has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joao Touro!