PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Roncesvalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roncesvalles comes to the cage accompanied by Walk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roncesvalles
vs
of Nazareth

165 cm
28
148 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

160 cm
32
150 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Jihad Fight Gear-Outkast Infidels Version
Jihad Fight Gear-Outkast Infidels Version

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Roncesvalles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roncesvalles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
of Nazareth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but Roncesvalles avoids it.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roncesvalles checks a leg kick.

Roncesvalles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with of Nazareth, pushing him back against the cage.

Roncesvalles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
of Nazareth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roncesvalles scores with a nice right hand.
of Nazareth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roncesvalles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
of Nazareth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roncesvalles.
of Nazareth scores with a hook.
Roncesvalles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roncesvalles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts of Nazareth as he jumps to the side.
A good leg kick by of Nazareth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roncesvalles tries to score with a low kick but of Nazareth moves his leg out of the way.
of Nazareth scoring well with a low kick there.
of Nazareth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roncesvalles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roncesvalles fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Roncesvalles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
of Nazareth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roncesvalles.
of Nazareth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roncesvalles fails with a takedown attempt.
Roncesvalles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. of Nazareth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roncesvalles connects with a body shot that sends of Nazareth's belly button to the back.
Roncesvalles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and of Nazareth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roncesvalles scrambles back to his feet.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick that misses.
of Nazareth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roncesvalles manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
of Nazareth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roncesvalles.
of Nazareth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roncesvalles throws a right hand that misses
and of Nazareth counters with an inside leg kick.
of Nazareth throws a predictable looking body shot

so Roncesvalles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roncesvalles throws a big right hand that misses.
of Nazareth wants to stand and escape but Roncesvalles is having none of it.
of Nazareth has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roncesvalles has passed into side control.
of Nazareth is trying to get back to his feet.
Roncesvalles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roncesvalles trying to control the position but of Nazareth is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
of Nazareth is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Roncesvalles asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Roncesvalles controlling the position from side mount.
Roncesvalles in side control, throwing shots but of Nazareth defends.
Roncesvalles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused of Nazareth some visible discomfort.
Roncesvalles cracks of Nazareth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roncesvalles lands a few punches from side control.
of Nazareth is trying to buck Roncesvalles off.
of Nazareth tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
of Nazareth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
of Nazareth is looking to improve his position but Roncesvalles isn't that keen on the idea.
Roncesvalles lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roncesvalles controlling his opponent.
of Nazareth is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roncesvalles landing shots from mount.
Roncesvalles lands a big shot there that rocks of Nazareth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

of Nazareth is trying to control the position here but Roncesvalles swings around for an armbar and he's got it! This one is all over, courtesy of a slick submission by Roncesvalles!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonah Roncesvalles!
Jonah Roncesvalles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.