PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Zarazoiof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zarazoiof could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Jones's chin.

Zarazoiof
vs
Jones

205 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 St Petersburg, Igor Zarazoiof!
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, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarazoiof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Zarazoiof moves into the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Zarazoiof jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zarazoiof's brow.
Zarazoiof jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Zarazoiof gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Zarazoiof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarazoiof throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.

Jones rushes Zarazoiof and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zarazoiof avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones has Zarazoiof pressed against the cage.
Zarazoiof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zarazoiof tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Zarazoiof tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Zarazoiof is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Zarazoiof stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zarazoiof's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.

Zarazoiof jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zarazoiof wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zarazoiof is adopting a defensive guard.

Igor Zarazoiof has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Zarazoiof shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarazoiof is having none of it.
Zarazoiof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zarazoiof moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarazoiof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zarazoiof shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Igor Zarazoiof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a head kick by Zarazoiof.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zarazoiof circles away from the clinch attempt

and Zarazoiof counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zarazoiof. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Zarazoiof drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zarazoiof has Jones in his guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Zarazoiof won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarazoiof tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Zarazoiof's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zarazoiof is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Zarazoiof just wasn't active enough.
A head kick from Zarazoiof lands but Jones takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarazoiof fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Zarazoiof. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones clinches.
Zarazoiof is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Zarazoiof is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Zarazoiof fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zarazoiof blocks the elbow strike.

Zarazoiof manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones is looking to stand up but Zarazoiof won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zarazoiof looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Zarazoiof will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Zarazoiof wants to clinch.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Zarazoiof.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Zarazoiof jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zarazoiof tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarazoiof jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Zarazoiof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zarazoiof is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zarazoiof can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Zarazoiof tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Igor Zarazoiof has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zarazoiof blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Zarazoiof is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zarazoiof is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.

Zarazoiof jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Zarazoiof is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zarazoiof is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zarazoiof shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Zarazoiof tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones looks to land a combination but Zarazoiof avoids it well.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Zarazoiof doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!