PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakoba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dmitriev
vs
Jones

184 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

190 cm
24
194 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Dmitriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakoba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones sizes up Dmitriev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dmitrievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Dmitriev is rocked!
Dmitriev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dmitriev off to one side.
Dmitriev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dmitriev avoids them all with ease.
Dmitriev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.

Jones drops Dmitriev with a beautiful combination! Dmitriev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Oh Dmitriev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Dmitriev flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dmitriev is out cold! Jones holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jakoba Jones!
After the fight, Jakoba Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.