PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Forio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Forio
vs
Junior

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Plays chess

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Forio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Junior!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junior as he jumps to the side.
Forio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Forio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Junior's waist but Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Forio off to one side.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Forio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Junior as Forio shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Forio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Junior checks it well.
Forio works Junior's body with a nice hook.

Forio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Forio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior is looking to escape.

Forio swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Junior is now in Forio's guard. A big mistake from Forio there, giving up the dominant position!
Junior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junior stops Forio from standing up.
Forio keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Junior pushing down on Forio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Forio wants to control but Junior is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Junior wants to stand but Forio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Forio tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
Junior is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Forio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.

That's two 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.
Forio is looking to improve his position.
Forio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junior lands strikes from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Forio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior lands a head shot.
Junior lands a slapping body shot.
Forio is breathing heavily.
Forio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Junior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Junior lands a nice looking body shot.
Forio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for Forio on that attempt.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Forio's ribs.
TJ Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Junior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Junior.
Forio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Forio takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Junior darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Junior is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Forio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Forio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Junior works Forio's body with a nice hook.
Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior throws out a powerful jab.

Junior drives through with a takedown into guard.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior won't allow Forio to sweep him here.
Forio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Forio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Junior content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Forio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Junior counters by moving into the clinch.

Forio breaks the clinch.
Forio has his takedown stuffed
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior throws a body punch but Forio moves out of range.
Forio misses the shot to the body.
Forio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Junior as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Forio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior scores with a three punch combo!
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Forio.
Junior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Junior slow jab from Forio misses its intended target.
Forio tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Junior counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Junior controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Junior is looking to stand up but Forio won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forio is pulling down on Junior's head. It's preventing any offense from Junior, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Junior being controlled here momentarily.
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Forio controlling Junior's posture.
Forio trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junior wants to control from the top but Forio keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Forio.

Forio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Junior!
Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Junior can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Forio moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Junior has worked his arm free - good work by Junior!
Forio taking a breather here.
Forio in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Junior struggling a bit here.
Forio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior is looking to reverse the position.
Forio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Forio tries to move into full mount but can't pass Junior's legs.
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for Forio on that attempt.
Forio wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Forio staying out of range there.
Jon Forio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forio shoots in but no luck this time.
Forio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Forio.
Junior throws the left hand but Forio avoids the punch easily.
Forio connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Junior tumbling to the canvas! Forio pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Junior was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Forio!