PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
King

178 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner King!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
King's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

King has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
King lands some shots froms side control.
King landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King in side control lands a decent elbow.

Jones is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Jones's face as King controls the position.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King working the head with strikes.
King landing strikes.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones wants to control but King postures up.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King landing strikes.
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.
King is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones trying to control but King flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
King is punishing Jones with strikes - can he finish him?!
King is raining down hard shots and and Jones has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gunner King!