PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod The Iceberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakoba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Iceberg
vs
Jones

184 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Red Square Fight Gear
Mango Nutrition

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod The Iceberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakoba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Iceberg wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but The Iceberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Iceberg dives on top into guard.
The Iceberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones has momentary wrist control but The Iceberg slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The Iceberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones keeping moving, preventing The Iceberg from controlling successfully.
The Iceberg stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Iceberg wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The Iceberg trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rod The Iceberg.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Iceberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a series of punches but The Iceberg avoids them all with ease.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Iceberg. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Iceberg shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
The Iceberg misses with a two punch combination.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. The Iceberg will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Iceberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Iceberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.

It looks like Jakoba Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Iceberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones blocks a head kick by The Iceberg.
The Iceberg tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
The Iceberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A jab from The Iceberg misses.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod The Iceberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
The Iceberg misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones digs a good body shot into The Iceberg's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
The Iceberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as The Iceberg shoots in.
The Iceberg is breathing heavily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
The Iceberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Iceberg is looking to clinch.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Iceberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones tries to bum rush The Iceberg with a series of wild strikes but The Iceberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
The Iceberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control from half guard but The Iceberg is working away.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
The Iceberg is looking to improve his position.
The Iceberg is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Iceberg is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
The Iceberg is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakoba Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakoba Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Iceberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Iceberg backs up against the cage.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for The Iceberg with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jakoba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabs The Iceberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for The Iceberg on that attempt.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod The Iceberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. The Iceberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but The Iceberg avoids it well.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones scores with a body shot.
The Iceberg tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Iceberg rather than just go for the knockout.
The Iceberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with The Iceberg's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakoba Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Iceberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Iceberg tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jakoba Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rod The Iceberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
The Iceberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
The Iceberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones scores with a one two! The Iceberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The Iceberg wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones defending well as The Iceberg loads up on a big left hand.
Jones takes a swing at The Iceberg's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Iceberg counters with a stiff right hand.
The Iceberg shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The Iceberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling The Iceberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by The Iceberg.
Jones throws a right and a left that The Iceberg avoids nicely.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Iceberg throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones works over The Iceberg's head and body with a nice combination.
The Iceberg walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The Iceberg throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iceberg wants to clinch.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rod The Iceberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakoba Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Iceberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Iceberg has time to react.
The Iceberg slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
The Iceberg shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Iceberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Iceberg.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
The Iceberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. The Iceberg will be more careful next time no doubt.

The Iceberg scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Iceberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jones is tightening it up a little... The Iceberg has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! The Iceberg reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! The Iceberg taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jakoba Jones!
Jakoba Jones is the new middleweight champion!
Jakoba Jones decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.