PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Mushroomhead. Jim Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Paska

180 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
221 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Paska!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paska avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Paska.
Paska digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Paska is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Paska and Jones goes tumbling to the canvas! Paska follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paska is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paska is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Paska tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paska scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paska lands with a punch from half guard.
Paska working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Paska is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jones is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kova Paska!