PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between gerwyn jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones comes to the cage accompanied by do it. Ilves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disco Duck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

jones
vs
Ilves

188 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, gerwyn jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Ilves!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones misses with a body shot.
Ilves shoots for a double leg takedown but jones sprawls well. He's pushed Ilves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ilves.
Ilves is trying hard to land a takedown here. jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
gerwyn jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Ilves.

Ilves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ilves lands in his opponent's guard.
jones keeping moving, preventing Ilves from controlling successfully.
Ilves postures up.
jones keeping full guard, as Ilves tries to pass.
Ilves trying to control the position from guard on top but jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

jones looking for a guillotine here but Ilves defends easily.
jones managing to control the position.
jones keeping moving, preventing Ilves from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ilves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ilves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ilves shoots in and drives through. jones sprawls well.
jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Ilves looks gassed!
jones digs a good hook to Ilves's body.
Ilves fails to land the takedown.

jones shoots in and bounces Ilves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
jones stands up over Ilves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ilves keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ilves has his foot on jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. jones works his way back into a safe position though.
jones postures up in Ilves's guard and throws a big left but Ilves blocks it.
Ilves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilves.
jones is pulling down on Ilves's head. It's preventing any offense from Ilves, at least for the moment.
jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ilves drops back looking for a leg! jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and jones manages to kick Ilves off! Ilves jumps back into jones's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
jones is pulling down on Ilves's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ilves preventing the sweep.
Ilves postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ilves with a lazy takedown attempt
and jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ilves slips under a jab from jones.
Ilves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jones counters with a straight right hand.
jones with a nice cross.
Ilves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and jones counters with a straight right hand.
jones scores with a hook to the body. Ilves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ilves misses with a takedown

and jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ilves's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilves keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.

Ilves looking for a triangle here. jones is fighting it but it looks tight! Ilves pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, jones is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Juhani Ilves!