PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sef Sarmiento (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.

Jones
vs
Sarmiento

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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, Jon Jones!
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, Sef Sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sarmiento swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones moves to clinch but Sarmiento breaks away

and Sarmiento decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.

Sarmiento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sarmiento prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

Sarmiento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Sarmiento is having none of it.

Sarmiento drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones is looking to stand up but Sarmiento won't let him.
Sarmiento is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones tries to clinch there but Sarmiento circles away.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarmiento paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarmiento avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Sarmiento takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Sef Sarmiento has been cut.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarmiento has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Sarmiento is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sarmiento tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Sarmiento isn't so interested in that idea.

Sarmiento drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Sarmiento off! Sarmiento jumps back into Jones's guard.

Sarmiento drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sarmiento jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Sarmiento tries to pass.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sarmiento drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sarmiento on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Sarmiento's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sef Sarmiento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sef Sarmiento's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones tries to clinch up but Sarmiento circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarmiento.
Jones wants to clinch up but Sarmiento keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right hand that Sarmiento ducks under and follows up with a left that Sarmiento also avoids with ease.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sarmiento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sarmiento.

Sarmiento drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sarmiento jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sarmiento pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sarmiento has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sarmiento's guard.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sarmiento is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sarmiento tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Sarmiento is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarmiento avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarmiento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarmiento is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sef Sarmiento will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sef Sarmiento's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch but Sarmiento is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sarmiento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sarmiento.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sarmiento drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Sarmiento is controlling Jones's posture.

Sarmiento looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Sarmiento's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sarmiento is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sef Sarmiento has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sarmiento had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Sarmiento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarmiento is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Sarmiento blocks an elbow strike.
Sarmiento dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Sef Sarmiento is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sef Sarmiento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarmiento winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sef Sarmiento!