PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yahweh Valentine (ranked 25111 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolby Jo (ranked 4837 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valentine
vs
Jo

197 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yahweh Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kolby Jo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jo.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Jo.
Sloppy strikes from Jo. Those never looked like landing.
Valentine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jo is looking to clinch.
Jo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine tries to bum rush Jo with a series of wild strikes but Jo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jo wants to clinch.
Valentine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Jo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentine cracks Jo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Kolby Jo has been cut.
Jo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jo blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Jo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Valentine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Valentine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Jo wants to clinch.
Jo blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Jo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jo closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Jo throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Jo misses with the head strike.
Jo has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jo swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jo is trying to pull guard but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Jo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jo working aggressively here.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jo misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine stalls.

Jo breaks from the clinch.
Jo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine throws a head kick but Jo moves out of range.

Valentine drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine prevents Jo from getting back to his feet.
Jo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jo has momentary wrist control but Valentine slips an elbow through the middle.

Jo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Valentine is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jo swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine has Jo pushed against the cage.
Valentine wants a takedown but no success here.
Jo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jo throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine is working for takedown but Jo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Jo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jo has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Jo keeps him there for the moment.
Jo misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Jo has double underhooks.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Jo won't allow it.
Jo working aggressively here.
A short right from Jo.
Jo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jo prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Jo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jo misses with a double jab.
Valentine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jo tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.

Jo has managed to clinch.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.

Jo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentine!
Jo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kolby Jo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kolby Jo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jo moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Jo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Valentine.
Jo doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Jo tries to clinch up.
Jo doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jo.
Jo tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Jo tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Jo tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Jo moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a series of strikes. Jo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valentine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jo throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Yahweh Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valentine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jo tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jo is looking for the big counter here.
Jo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jo gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Jo with that takedown attempt.
Yahweh Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kolby Jo.
Jo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jo tries to clinch up.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Jo's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jo can do to turn this around?
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Valentine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jo sprawls well. Jo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jo is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Jo is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jo moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Jo tries to clinch up.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jo doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jo tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Jo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo is looking to clinch.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Jo.
Jo is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Jo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yahweh Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
Jo slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.
Jo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jo darts in looking for a takedown but Valentine gets double underhooks and turns Jo into the cage.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valentine has managed to clinch.
Jo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
A head punch on the inside from Jo fails to land.
Jo swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine goes for a takedown attempt but Jo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jo doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jo checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jo wants to clinch.
Jo slips under a jab from Valentine.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Jo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yahweh Valentine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kolby Jo's cut.
That's time! Valentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jo somewhat.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Jo moves out of range easily.
Jo wants to clinch.
Valentine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jo is looking to clinch.
Jo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Jo.
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Jo doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jo shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jo fails with a takedown attempt.
Yahweh Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kolby Jo.
Jo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jo is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jo is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.

Valentine scores with a takedown into Jo's guard.
Valentine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valentine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The cut above Kolby Jo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jo wants to stand and escape but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine postures up and lands a big shot to Jo's brow.

Kolby Jo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kolby Jo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yahweh Valentine!