PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jonson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to bis das Blut gefriert. Jon Jonson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jonson
vs
Marchegiano

190 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

182 cm
30
192 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Just Fight
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marchegiano looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Marchegiano tries to keep at a distance but Jonson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jonson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jonson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jonson landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonson scores a nice knee to the body.

Jonson breaks from the clinch.
Jonson scores with a kick to the body.

Jonson clinches.
Jonson connects with a knee to the head.
Jonson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marchegiano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jonson lands a knee to the head.
Jonson scores with a knee to the head.

Jonson breaks from the clinch.

Jonson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jonson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jonson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonson lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jonson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jonson.
Jonson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jonson.
Marchegiano takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jonson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Jonson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jonson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonson gets through Marchegiano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonson tries to clinch up.

Jonson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jonson gets through Marchegiano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jonson looking to throw knees to the head but Marchegiano is blocking nicely.
Jonson lands with a left to the head.

Jonson breaks from the clinch.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marchegiano circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marchegiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonson lands a jab to the head.

Marchegiano is rocked!
Jonson throws a powerful right kick. Marchegiano tried to block low but the kick was high! Marchegiano was taken right off of his feet! Jonson jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Jonson!
Jon Jonson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.