PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Medeiros will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jones
vs
Medeiros

180 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros tries to clinch up
and Medeiros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Medeiros tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Medeiros tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Medeiros tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Medeiros tries to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Medeiros tries to clinch up
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Medeiros tries to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Medeiros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jones counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros wants to clinch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Medeiros looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Medeiros wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Medeiros moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Medeiros wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Medeiros closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Medeiros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Medeiros's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Medeiros wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Medeiros is trying to get back to full guard.
Medeiros is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Medeiros tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.

Jones has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Medeiros is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Jones!