PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnarr Jiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Tortoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarr Jiu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jiu
vs
Tortoise

185 cm
26
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnarr Jiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Tortoise!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jiu is defended easily by Tortoise.
Tortoise leaves Jiu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jiu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jiu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tortoise defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnarr Jiu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tortoise tries to clinch but Jiu moves out of range.
Jiu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tortoise.

Tortoise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tortoise lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiu backwards.
Tortoise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tortoise breaks from the clinch.
Jiu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tortoise tries to clinch but Jiu is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jiu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jiu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tortoise is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jiu jumps into side control!
Jiu throws an elbow but Tortoise slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jiu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jiu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tortoise's legs.
Jiu trying to control the position but Tortoise is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jiu looks up at the clock and then as Tortoise takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jiu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jiu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jiu working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiu working the ground and pound but Tortoise is defending the strikes.
Tortoise is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jiu connects with a decent elbow.
Jiu working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jiu scoring with punches from side control.
Jiu in side control, throwing shots but Tortoise defends.
Tortoise is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jiu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tortoise takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tortoise dodges the ground and pound from Jiu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tortoise down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiu advances to full mount.
Tortoise can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jiu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jiu with shots to the head and body - Tortoise looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jiu working Tortoise over with strikes here.
Tortoise looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tortoise?
Jiu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnarr Jiu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tortoise throws the left hand but Jiu avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by Jiu or perhaps it was just good defense by Tortoise which made him look bad.
Tortoise uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jiu has time to react.
No luck for Jiu with that takedown attempt.
Jiu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tortoise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnarr Jiu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tortoise tests Jiu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tortoise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jiu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tortoise as he jumps to the side.
Jiu shoots in for a takedown but Tortoise shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tortoise.
Tortoise throws a solid leg kick but Jiu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tortoise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tortoise pinned against the cage. Tortoise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tortoise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jiu's calf.
Tortoise leaves Jiu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jiu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jiu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tortoise!
Jiu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tortoise is avoiding damage well.
Tortoise parries the strikes from Jiu easily there. Jiu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tortoise to escape.
Tortoise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jiu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tortoise's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Jiu.
Jiu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jiu landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tortoise keeps working.
Jiu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tortoise works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jiu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jiu connects with a nice short shot to Tortoise's temple.
Jiu working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tortoise can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jiu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jiu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jiu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu misses with a head shot. Tortoise uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jiu stopping the sweep attempt from Tortoise.
Jiu landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnarr Jiu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jiu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tortoise on his heels. He'll look to pass Tortoise's guard now, I'm sure.
Ragnarr Jiu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jiu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiu pushing down on Tortoise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tortoise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jiu.
Jiu is nestled in close to Tortoise, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jiu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jiu lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tortoise is not content to let Jiu control the position.
Jiu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jiu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jiu stalling away here and it's allowed Tortoise to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jiu is working Tortoise over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thomas Tortoise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tortoise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jiu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jiu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jiu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jiu trying to control but Tortoise is working from the bottom.
Jiu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu pushing down on Tortoise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jiu is trying to control. Tortoise wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jiu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tortoise can do to turn this around?
Tortoise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jiu lands strikes from half guard.
Jiu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ragnarr Jiu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tortoise taking some punishment here, with Jiu in his half guard.
Jiu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu is thwarting Tortoise's attempts to control the position.
Jiu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jiu is trying to control the action in half guard but Tortoise is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tortoise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jiu scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tortoise with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnarr Jiu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnarr Jiu!
A relieved looking Ragnarr Jiu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.