PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya On (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Justice
vs
On

177 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya On!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
On throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.

Justice gets a double leg takedown into On's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Justice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

On is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.

On has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
On keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Justice got a little sloppy there for a moment and On has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Justice has managed to get both his arms back between On's legs - danger averted.
Justice seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Justice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

On is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

On looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justice wants to control from the top but On keeps moving.

On is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.

On had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justice defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Justice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice trying to control but On is working from the bottom.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tim Justice just wasn't active enough.
On lands a jab to the head.
On throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Justice shoots in and drives through. On sprawls well.
Justice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ilya On seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!

Justice darts in and clinches On up against the cage.

Justice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Justice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
On is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
On wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justice is breathing heavily.

On thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
On trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Justice is looking for a triangle but On pushes his legs off easily.
On forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On uses his free foot to push down on Justice's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Justice.

On has control of Justice's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Justice regains control of the situation pretty easily.

On jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Justice manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

On is trying to get an arm triangle but Justice is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

On is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Justice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya On dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Justice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from On lands.
Justice tries to score a power double leg takedown but On sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Justice somewhat.
Justice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and On connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justice scrambles back to his feet.
On stuffs the takedown attempt from Justice. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
Justice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by On.
On throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
On scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by On - just one landing.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
On lunges at Justice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justice's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
On with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from On. Those never looked like landing.
On connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
On feints a jab promting Justice to slip. On then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Justice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
On jabs Justice right on the nose. Justice blinks but takes it well.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but On sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
On lands a jab to Justice's midsection.
On swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
On connects with the punch.
On misses with a few strikes there.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Ilya On is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
On with a nice cross.
On stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
On scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
On cracks Justice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from On.
Justice dodges the punch combination from On.
On throws a combination. Justice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and On connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
On lands with a shot to the body.
On lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts On, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justice shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches On napping and manages to drive through into side control!
On can't do much from the bottom here.
Justice wants to control but On is keeping him busy.
Ilya On has got the better of the ground game so far.
On is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Justice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for On on the ground.

On looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On gets back to full guard.

On escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

On had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justice defends it easily.

On looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Justice is defending well. On quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Justice has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! On celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilya On!