PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatomir Zalomov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jones
vs
Zalomov

185 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zlatomir Zalomov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zalomov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zalomov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Zalomov moves out of range.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Zalomov circles away.
Zalomov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Zalomov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zalomov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Zalomov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zalomov moves into the clinch.
Zalomov working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Zalomov in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Zalomov gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Zalomov goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at The Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tommy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatomir Zalomov.
Zalomov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zalomov moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zalomov's head.
Zalomov shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Zalomov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zalomov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zalomov shoots in but no luck this time.

Zalomov gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Zalomov takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zalomov looks winded!
Zalomov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Zalomov in his tracks for a moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Zalomov blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zalomov as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalomov blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Zalomov misses with some punches.
Zalomov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Zlatomir Zalomov has been cut.
Zalomov tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zalomov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalomov blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones stalls.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Zalomov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones is stalling here.

Zalomov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves to clinch but Zalomov breaks away
and Zalomov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zalomov misses.
Zalomov shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Zalomov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zalomov keeps the fight on the outside.
Zalomov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalomov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zlatomir Zalomov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones wants to clinch.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zalomov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zalomov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Zalomov is having none of it.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Zalomov pushes him off.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalomov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zalomov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zalomov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zalomov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zalomov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Zalomov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zalomov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Zalomov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zalomov has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Zalomov working hard to break the clinch.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zalomov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Zalomov in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zalomov goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Zalomov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zalomov throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalomov can do to turn this around?
Zalomov stalls.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalomov.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zalomov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zalomov.
Zalomov tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Zalomov is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalomov blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Zalomov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones is looking to clinch but Zalomov is avoiding it.
Jones wants to clinch.
Tommy Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zalomov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Zalomov backpedaling.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Zalomov is rocked!

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zalomov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Jones lands a big elbow that drops Zalomov! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Zalomov is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Jones!