PBP Commentary

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

Jones
vs
hirvonen

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pentti hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hirvonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
hirvonen fails with the takedown.
pentti hirvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
hirvonen looks gassed!
Jones wants to control from the top but hirvonen keeps moving.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

hirvonen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!

hirvonen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but hirvonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A head kick misses from Jones.
hirvonen fails with the takedown

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hirvonen!
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
hirvonen is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones takes hirvonen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, hirvonen is in trouble.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for hirvonen! Can he survive? No! He's out! Jones gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Jones!