PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tron Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Moto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Angry Tronny. A fine choice. Moto has chosen Tupac_Hit em' up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Jones
vs
Moto

180 cm
21
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Non-Stop Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tron Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Moto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moto throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Moto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moto misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Moto.
Moto throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Moto misses with a double jab.

Moto closes the distance and clinches.
Moto is trying to break free.

Moto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up

and Moto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Moto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones tries to hold on but Moto postures up.
Jones can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moto working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Tron Jones has been cut.
Moto punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Moto thowing shots but they're missing.
Moto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moto's back!
Moto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Moto tries to escape the position.

Jones has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Moto biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Moto looks gassed!

Moto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jones gets his way!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Moto is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Moto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jones not allowing Moto to control his hands.
Moto wants to get back to his feet.

Jones is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Moto is defending well though. Jones let's go of the attempt for now.
Jones wants to control but Moto is keeping busy.

Moto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Jones has his opponent's back but Moto is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Jones.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moto counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Moto is avoiding it.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Moto in a clinch.
Jones wants to stall.
Moto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Moto holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Moto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.

Jones pulls Moto into guard.
Moto won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Moto wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Moto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moto's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones works over Moto with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jones trying to control but Moto is having none of it.
Moto tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Moto is working to get back to half guard.
Jones avoids the attempt from Moto to control.
Moto is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones avoids the attempt from Moto to control.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moto is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones moves to the back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Moto is controlling Jones 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moto is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Moto is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Moto defends easily.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Moto from standing up.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moto's guard.
Jones trying to control but Moto is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moto misses with a wild combination.
Moto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moto misses with a wild combination.
Jones is looking to clinch but Moto is avoiding it.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones wants to clinch up but Moto keeps it at a distance.

Moto clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones trying to stall but Moto improves his position.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moto gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.

Moto is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moto persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Jones is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Moto has his hands clasped together but Jones extends an breaks Moto's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jones.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tron Jones!