PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Dejesus (ranked 23178 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Solomon (ranked 4683 p4p, 0 weight class). Renaldo Dejesus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dejesus
vs
Solomon

207 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renaldo Dejesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Solomon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dejesus's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon wants to stand up but Dejesus is controlling the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Solomon has eaten all the pies!
Dejesus wants to improve his position but Solomon is controlling well.
Solomon is taking a breather. Dejesus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Dejesus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Solomon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Solomon moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dejesus!
Solomon wants to control the pace but Dejesus is squirming around nicely.
Dejesus is working to get back to half guard.
Solomon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dejesus tries to hold on but Solomon pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee warns Dejesus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Solomon landing punches.
Solomon controlling from mount.
Solomon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like Renaldo Dejesus has been cut.
Solomon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Solomon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dejesus reaches up to try and control the position but Solomon seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Dejesus rolls and tries to escape and now Solomon has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dejesus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Solomon keeps control of the position as Dejesus tries to break free.
Dejesus is breathing heavily.
Solomon is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Solomon lands shots from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Solomon keeps control of the position easily here as Dejesus tries to buck him off.
Let's hope that Solomon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Solomon lands strikes from the back and Dejesus isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Solomon!