PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dagonet Rondell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rondell
vs
Jones

225 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dagonet Rondell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondell tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Rondell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Rondell tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Rondell.
Rondell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Rondell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Rondell instigates a clinch.
Rondell scores with a shoulder strike.
Rondell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rondell presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Rondell won't allow it.
A short right from Rondell.
Rondell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Rondell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rondell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rondell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rondell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rondell scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rondell.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working for takedown but Rondell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dagonet Rondell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Jones.
Jones looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Rondell.
Rondell lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rondell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rondell.
Rondell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
A short right from Rondell.
Rondell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
A shot in the inside from Rondell.
Rondell is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rondell digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rondell lands with a left to the head.
Rondell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rondell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rondell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rondell.
Rondell pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rondell working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondell lands a shot to the body.
Rondell digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Rondell lands with a right to the head.

Jones is rocked!
Rondell lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Rondell finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Rondell.
A body shot lands from Rondell.
Rondell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rondell works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Rondell is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rondell lands with a left to the head.
Rondell lands a nice uppercut.
Rondell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rondell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rondell lands a big right hand that drops Jones! The killer instinct kicks in and Rondell finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rondell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dagonet Rondell!