PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Jones (ranked 4329 p4p, 4484 weight class) and Brendan Dellorusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Dellorusso

195 cm
21
205
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brendan Dellorusso!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dellorusso tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Dellorusso blocks the low kick.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Dellorusso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Dellorusso persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones cracks Dellorusso with a right hand to the side of the head.

Dellorusso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Dellorusso sits in half guard.
Dellorusso works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dellorusso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dellorusso wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.

Dellorusso has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jones is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dellorusso yanks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dellorusso.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brendan Dellorusso!