PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James J Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova has chosen Jääkärimarssi as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

J Jones
vs
Kova

170 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James J Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Kova connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kova.
Kova feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kova closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Kova connects with a knee to the head.
Kova with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kova landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kova lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kova as the two fighters clinch.
Kova stalling against the cage.

Kova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kova pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Kova follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Kova closes the distance and clinches.
Kova presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Kova has Jones pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kova.
Kova crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Kova lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Kova.
Kova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kova lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kova scores with a shoulder strike.
Kova working Jones over with knees to the body.
Kova lands an uppercut.
Kova lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Kova lands a nice shot to the body.
Kova lands a nice knee to the body.
Kova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
A knee to the head by Kova.
Kova avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kova.
Kova crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Kova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kova working Jones over with knees to the body.
Kova lands a nice knee to the body.
Kova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Kova lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Kova gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James J Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kova working Jones over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kova.
Kova scores with a hook to the body.
Kova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kova scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kova scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kova prevents it.
Kova lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Kova working hard to break the clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Kova pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kova throws a one two combo.

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kova was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Kova's brow.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Kova has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova looking for a sweep. Not yet Kova, not yet.
Kova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kova looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kova is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Kova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Kova's brow.
Jones won't allow Kova to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Kova has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kova dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Kova does no damage.

Kova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Kova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Kova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kova digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Kova gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Kova landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kova crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kova obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kova.
Kova lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Kova lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Kova.
Kova crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Kova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Kova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova lands a knee to the head.
Kova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kova tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kova.
Jones just leaning against Kova, taking a breather.
Kova is working Jones over against the cage.
Kova landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kova tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Seppo Kova seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Kova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James J Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kova tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kova back against the cage.
Jones has Kova pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kova manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kova lands a knee to the body.
Kova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kova is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Kova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Kova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kova gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Kova lands a knee to the body.

Kova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kova doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Kova throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Kova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kova wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Kova keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kova misses with a double jab.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kova moves away.
Kova closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Kova manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kova lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones has left one of his arms exposed and Kova doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Jones screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Kova!