PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kotetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roberto Kotetsu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kotetsu
vs
Jones

178 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Roberto Kotetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotetsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kotetsu as he jumps to the side.
Kotetsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Kotetsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kotetsu shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kotetsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kotetsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kotetsu shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotetsu keeps the fight on the outside.

Kotetsu drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jones is trying to trip Kotetsu. He has hold of a leg but Kotetsu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kotetsu wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotetsu is retaining full guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kotetsu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones works over Kotetsu with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones trying to control but Kotetsu is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Kotetsu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kotetsu's guard.
Kotetsu is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kotetsu wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Kotetsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kotetsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Kotetsu wants to get back to full guard but Jones has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotetsu tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones tries to move to mount but Kotetsu blocks the move with his legs.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones grinds an elbow into Kotetsu's temple.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Kotetsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones shoots in for a takedown but Kotetsu shows good takedown defense.
Kotetsu slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kotetsu throws a leg kick that misses.
Kotetsu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Roberto Kotetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Kotetsu throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kotetsu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kotetsu wants it to stay on the feet.

Jones rushes Kotetsu and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kotetsu smiles and moves away.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Kotetsu counters with a straight right hand.
Kotetsu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones shoots in but Kotetsu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kotetsu feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Kotetsu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kotetsu throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kotetsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kotetsu dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Kotetsu's head and hops out.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotetsu lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.

Kotetsu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotetsu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Kotetsu control the position.
Kotetsu tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Kotetsu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kotetsu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Kotetsu trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kotetsu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kotetsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Kotetsu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotetsu wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Kotetsu is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Kotetsu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kotetsu drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kotetsu tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kotetsu is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is trying to drag Kotetsu to the mat but Kotetsu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kotetsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kotetsu goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kotetsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotetsu tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotetsu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones shoots in but Kotetsu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Kotetsu sprawls well.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kotetsu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Kotetsu fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kotetsu.
Kotetsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Kotetsu works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Kotetsu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kotetsu slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotetsu scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kotetsu shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotetsu as he avoids it easily.
Kotetsu scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kotetsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Kotetsu misses with a body kick.
Roberto Kotetsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Kotetsu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones leaves Kotetsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Kotetsu.

Kotetsu drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Kotetsu wants to break free but Jones has control.
Kotetsu wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotetsu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Kotetsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotetsu is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Kotetsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kotetsu 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Kotetsu!