PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Austin (ranked 23743 p4p, 23001 weight class) and Jumba Jookiba (ranked 586 p4p, 601 weight class). Ron Austin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Austin
vs
Jookiba

200 cm
26
223
5 - 9 - 0

225 cm
28
265
6 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumba Jookiba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jookiba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Austin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jookiba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jookiba is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jookiba tries for a kimura but Austin is defending well.

Jookiba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Austin tries to bench press Jookiba off him but Jookiba keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin is working hard here to advance position.

Jookiba decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jookiba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jookiba gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Austin trying to pass the guard but Jookiba defending well.
Jookiba trying to control but Austin postures up.
Austin trying to mount his opponent but Jookiba defends it.

Jookiba looking for submissions off his back.
Jookiba trying to control but Austin postures up.
Austin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Austin moves nicely into side control.
Jookiba struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jookiba!
Austin unloads with some shots from mount but Jookiba bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jookiba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Jookiba is in real trouble.

Austin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jookiba is defending well though. Austin let's go of the attempt for now.

Austin is persistently looking for the submission but Jookiba is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jookiba looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Austin is persistently looking for the submission but Jookiba is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jookiba tries to break free.

Austin seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Jookiba's chin but Jookiba turns very nicely into Austin's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Jookiba.
Jookiba trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.

Austin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jookiba stacks Austin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jookiba!
Jookiba lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Austin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Austin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jookiba pulls his head out easily.

Austin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jookiba pulls his head out easily.
Austin is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Austin is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Jookiba is tapping! Great win for Austin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ron Austin!