PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Montelongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krill Brusentsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Montelongo
vs
Brusentsov

183 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Revostar Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Montelongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krill Brusentsov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brusentsov instigates a clinch.
Brusentsov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Brusentsov decides to pull guard.
Montelongo stops Brusentsov from standing up.
Montelongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brusentsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brusentsov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Montelongo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brusentsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Montelongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montelongo shoots for a takedown but Brusentsov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Montelongo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brusentsov is trying to control Montelongo's posture but Montelongo avoids it.
Brusentsov pushes Montelongo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Montelongo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Montelongo is looking to take a break and control but Brusentsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Montelongo stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montelongo blocks a head kick by Brusentsov.

Brusentsov clinches with his opponent.
Montelongo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brusentsov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brusentsov keeps control of Montelongo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montelongo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Montelongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brusentsov breaks from the clinch.
Brusentsov throws a sloppy head kick and Montelongo moves out of range easily.
Montelongo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brusentsov as he jumps to the side.
Montelongo misses with a wild combination.

Montelongo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brusentsov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montelongo manages to get himself to full guard.
Brusentsov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brusentsov throwing strikes but missing.
Brusentsov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brusentsov looks gassed!
Montelongo wants to sweep here but Brusentsov controlling him for the moment.
Montelongo has a closed guard, preventing Brusentsov from standing up.

Montelongo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brusentsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Montelongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montelongo looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brusentsov wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brusentsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Montelongo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Montelongo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brusentsov is trying desperately to improve position.
Montelongo tries to control but Brusentsov wriggling away.
Brusentsov is working to get back to half guard.
Brusentsov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brusentsov is squirming around, avoiding Montelongo's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brusentsov is looking to get to half guard.
Montelongo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Montelongo wants to control the pace but Brusentsov is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montelongo with shots to the head and body - Brusentsov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brusentsov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Montelongo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montelongo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brusentsov is looking to escape.
Montelongo landing strikes from the mount and Brusentsov is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Montelongo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montelongo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brusentsov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brusentsov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Montelongo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Montelongo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montelongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brusentsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montelongo postures up.
Brusentsov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Montelongo!
Montelongo is working to get back to half guard.
Brusentsov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brusentsov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Montelongo?
Montelongo can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brusentsov landing strikes from the mount and Montelongo is in trouble!
Brusentsov is landing with some decent strikes but Montelongo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Montelongo is desperately trying to improve his position but Brusentsov has a good base and remains in mount.
Brusentsov with a couple of short strikes.
Montelongo is desperately trying to improve his position but Brusentsov has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Montelongo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Montelongo is trying to escape the mount.
Brusentsov dominating with strikes here.
Montelongo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brusentsov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Brusentsov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
A nice elbow there by Brusentsov.
Brusentsov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montelongo is looking to escape.
Montelongo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brusentsov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brusentsov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jesse Montelongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montelongo regains half guard.
Brusentsov wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brusentsov is thwarting Montelongo's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Brusentsov there.
Montelongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brusentsov.
Montelongo is staying active underneath Brusentsov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brusentsov is thwarting Montelongo's attempts to control the position.
Brusentsov stops Montelongo from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montelongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brusentsov.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montelongo throws a head kick that Brusentsov semi-blocks.

Brusentsov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Montelongo to the mat! Montelongo manages to get full guard.
Montelongo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brusentsov trying to control but Montelongo is working from the bottom.

Brusentsov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Montelongo, up you get!
Brusentsov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montelongo tries to clinch there but Brusentsov circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Brusentsov blocks the leg kick.
Montelongo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brusentsov.
Montelongo dodges the punch combination from Brusentsov.
Brusentsov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Montelongo counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Krill Brusentsov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Montelongo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Montelongo controlling from side mount.
Brusentsov throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Brusentsov tries to bench press Montelongo off him but Montelongo keeps the position.
Montelongo is looking to take a break and control but Brusentsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brusentsov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brusentsov struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brusentsov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Montelongo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brusentsov is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Montelongo moves in looking to clinch but Brusentsov pushes him off.

Brusentsov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Montelongo to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Brusentsov pushes Montelongo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Montelongo blocks a head kick by Brusentsov.
Montelongo misses with a kick to the body.

Montelongo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brusentsov's guard.

Brusentsov pushes Montelongo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montelongo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brusentsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brusentsov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Montelongo.
Montelongo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brusentsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brusentsov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montelongo.
Nice sprawl there from Brusentsov as Montelongo shoots in.

Brusentsov gets caught flat footed, as Montelongo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brusentsov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montelongo is one step ahead there.

Brusentsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montelongo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brusentsov striking from the bottom here.

Montelongo stands up and waves to Brusentsov to follow him.

Brusentsov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brusentsov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brusentsov striking off his back but it's not causing Montelongo any problems.
Brusentsov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montelongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Brusentsov is looking for a triangle but Montelongo pushes his legs off easily.

Montelongo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Montelongo wants to clinch but Brusentsov slips to the side
and Brusentsov counters with a thumping low kick.
Montelongo blocks a head kick by Brusentsov.
Brusentsov throws a head kick that misses.
Jesse Montelongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brusentsov throws a lazy head kick

so Montelongo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brusentsov pushes Montelongo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Montelongo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brusentsov is trying to defend but Montelongo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brusentsov misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Montelongo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montelongo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Montelongo!