PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Everything Zen- Bush as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zelli
vs
Jones

189 cm
35
198 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

170 cm
30
166 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitchell Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Zelli's knee but Zelli avoids it well.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Jones gets a clinch.
Zelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zelli avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Zelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Jones.

It looks like Zen Zelli has been cut.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zelli gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zelli avoids it.
Zelli avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Zelli tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zelli.
Zelli pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Zelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelli blocks an elbow strike from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Zelli.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Zelli controls the action.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Zelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zelli dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zelli.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Zelli working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Zelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones cracks Zelli with a nice body shot.
Zelli tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Zelli blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Zelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.

Zelli is rocked!
Zelli blocking some punches.
Oh Zelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Zelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones working the clinch nicely. Zelli is working for position but Jones cracks him with a big knee to the head! Zelli crumples up against the cage and Jones lands two more shots before the ref can save Zelli! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mitchell Jones!
Mitchell Jones took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Keep setting them up I'll keep knocking them down , I don't care who because in the end it doesn't really matter now does it!'.