PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Trezeguet
vs
Jones

193 cm
34
220 lbs
16 - 30 - 0

189 cm
32
213 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 16 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trezeguet avoids it really well and circles away.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones wants to stand but Trezeguet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trezeguet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Trezeguet looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trezeguet holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trezeguet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Trezeguet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Trezeguet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Trezeguet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trezeguet keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Trezeguet keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trezeguet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trezeguet has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trezeguet passes into side control.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Trezeguet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trezeguet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Trezeguet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trezeguet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Jones has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Trezeguet defend it? Jones steps over the head and cranks it - Trezeguet is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Jones!