PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tiger JonesJr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

JonesJr
vs
Sevchenko

183 cm
21
169 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

165 cm
26
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Sevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevchenko shoots in for a double leg but JonesJr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sevchenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. JonesJr is trying to defend but Sevchenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Sevchenko is working for a submission of some sort.

JonesJr kicks off Sevchenko and gets to his feet.
Sevchenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
JonesJr throws a right and a left that Sevchenko avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - JonesJr scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sevchenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
JonesJr wants to get back to his feet.
Sevchenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
JonesJr is trying to stand back up but Sevchenko is controlling him

Sevchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sevchenko lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevchenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. JonesJr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sevchenko.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
JonesJr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if JonesJr tries to get out of the position.
JonesJr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sevchenko prevents JonesJr from standing back up.
Sevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sevchenko is taking a breather. JonesJr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr is trying to stand back up but Sevchenko is controlling him
Sevchenko content to control rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Sevchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sevchenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sevchenko slips a nice elbow through JonesJr's hands, connecting with JonesJr's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr is looking to escape.
Sevchenko 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.
Sevchenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. JonesJr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
JonesJr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sevchenko.
Sevchenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sevchenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sevchenko wants to take a breather but JonesJr is having none of it.
Sevchenko prevents JonesJr from standing back up.
JonesJr has hold of Sevchenko's hands but Sevchenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
JonesJr pushes Sevchenko off looking to stand but Sevchenko dives back in and keeps control.
Sevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sevchenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
JonesJr tries to kick Sevchenko off but Sevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sevchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. JonesJr defending well though.
Sevchenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. JonesJr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sevchenko wants to take a breather but JonesJr is having none of it.
Sevchenko working over JonesJr with some ground and pound. JonesJr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sevchenko lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sevchenko thows a huge punch but JonesJr dodges it nicely.
Sevchenko working the head and body with strikes.

JonesJr is rocked!
Sevchenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sevchenko 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.
Oh JonesJr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ground and pound from Sevchenko.
JonesJr is trying to stand back up but Sevchenko is controlling him
Sevchenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Sevchenko is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, JonesJr is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sevchenko fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save JonesJr from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sevchenko! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Sevchenko!