PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Shlemenko

178 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
172 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Shlemenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones stops Shlemenko from getting back to his feet.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shlemenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Shlemenko is defending the position.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones won't let Shlemenko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Shlemenko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Shlemenko is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Shlemenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Shlemenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Alexander Shlemenko has been cut.
Jones scoring with strikes but Shlemenko is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Shlemenko! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jovani Jones!