PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ro Nin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon Joones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nin
vs
Joones

175 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ro Nin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joon Joones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joones circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Nin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joones sprawls well. Joones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nin closes the distance and clinches up with Joones, looking for a takedown. Nin pushes Joones against the cage but Joones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ro Nin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Nin scores with a takedown into Joones's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nin passes Joones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joones is trying to stand.
Nin wants to advance to full mount but Joones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Joones can't keep his opponent in guard - Nin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nin is controlling the pace.
Joones is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nin tries to control but Joones wriggling away.

Nin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joones is surviving well by controlling Nin's body position as best he can.

Nin working for a guillotine from mount but Joones is in no mood to give up.
Nin controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joones wants to try and get back to his feet.

Nin working for a submission but Joones is keeping him at bay.

Nin is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Joones is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Joones flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Nin anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Joones and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Nin slips an arm under Joones chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Nin has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Nin is squeezing on Joones like an anaconda would it's prey. Joones fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ro Nin!