PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Francis (ranked 24926 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Jotaro (ranked 5012 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Jotaro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Francis
vs
Jotaro

216 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hung Francis!
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, Jo Jotaro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jotaro clinches.

Francis jumps guard and drags Jotaro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Francis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jotaro scoring with some ground and pound.

It looks like Hung Francis has been cut.

Francis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Francis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jotaro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Francis is rocked!
Jotaro is stalling in the full guard.
Francis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jotaro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Francis, up you get!

Jotaro moves into the clinch.
Francis is looking for a takedown.
Jotaro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jotaro stops a takedown attempt from Francis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hung Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jotaro breaks from the clinch.
Francis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Francis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jotaro counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jo Jotaro!