PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jomoney (ranked 1935 p4p, 2800 weight class) and CJ Tripp (ranked 254 p4p, 361 weight class). CJ Tripp will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jomoney
vs
Tripp

176 cm
28
173
13 - 9 - 0

189 cm
40
174
29 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Jomoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jomoney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jomoney missing with a left hand there. Tripp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jomoney swings for the body but Tripp moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tripp's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jomoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tripp.
Tripp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Jomoney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jomoney working over Tripp with some ground and pound. Tripp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jomoney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tripp defending well though.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jomoney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jomoney working over Tripp with some ground and pound. Tripp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jomoney lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jomoney working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jomoney is looking to take a break and control but Tripp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tripp's head.
Jomoney with the ground and pound but Tripp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jomoney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jomoney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tripp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tripp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jomoney.
Jomoney stands up over Tripp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tripp looks winded!
Jomoney is looking to work some ground and pound but Tripp has wrist control.
Jomoney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jomoney throws a big elbow that misses.
Jomoney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jomoney stands up over Tripp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jomoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jomoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Tripp keeps moving.
Jomoney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tripp is keeping the position for now.
Jomoney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jomoney is in close to Tripp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jomoney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tripp's head.
Jomoney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jomoney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tripp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jomoney chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jomoney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jomoney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tripp being controlled here, momentarily.
Jomoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jomoney landing some decent shots from guard.
Jomoney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Tripp keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Tripp keeps moving.
Jomoney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jomoney is looking to work some ground and pound but Tripp has wrist control.
Jomoney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jomoney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jomoney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jomoney cracks Tripp with a solid left hand.
Jomoney scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jomoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jomoney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jomoney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jomoney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jomoney throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Tripp.

Jomoney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Tripp keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jomoney connects with a couple of short punches.
Jomoney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ivan Jomoney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tripp is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney chips away with some ground and pound.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tripp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Tripp blocks nicely.
Jomoney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Tripp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jomoney controlling from the top position.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jomoney lands a couple of elbows.
Jomoney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jomoney working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney trying to control but Tripp is working from the bottom.
Tripp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jomoney.
We've been informed that Tripp has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jomoney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tripp keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
Jomoney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jomoney lands a couple of elbows.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney works over Tripp with some ground and pound from guard.
Jomoney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Tripp blocks nicely.
Jomoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jomoney lands a couple of elbows.
Jomoney connects with a couple of short punches.
Jomoney is in close to Tripp's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Tripp is rocked!
Tripp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jomoney landing with the ground and pound.
Tripp is still in real trouble! Can Jomoney finish him?
Jomoney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jomoney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jomoney chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney is working Tripp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jomoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jomoney landing some decent shots from guard.
Jomoney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tripp has momentary wrist control but Jomoney slips an elbow through the middle.
Jomoney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tripp's head.
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Tripp's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Jomoney!