PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess has chosen How Much Is the Fish? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buck Russell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Russell
vs
Jon Hess

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

201 cm
19
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Jon Hess!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hess.
Hess lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hess.
Russell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hess's head backwards.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
Russell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hess is just out of range.
Crunch! Hess slams his shin into Russell's torso.
Hess misses with a jab to the body
and Russell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hess.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hess throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hess takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hess connects with an inside leg kick.
Hess scoring well with a low kick there.
Hess looks to land a body kick but Russell moved away.
Hess closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russell misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hess!
Russell is breathing heavily.
Hess cracks the inside of Russell's front leg.
Russell is looking to wear down Hess with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess fails to land with a series of punches.
Russell avoids a kick to the body.
Hess chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Hess connects with an inside leg kick.
Hess chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Russell misses with a hook.
Russell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hess throws a big shot that misses.
Russell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hess. Hess obviously looking to wear him down.
Big Jon Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hess plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russell.
Russell blocks a head kick by Hess.
Russell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hess. Hess obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell blocks a head kick by Hess.
Hess feints and then cracks Russell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russell down.
Hess feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russell's calf.
Russell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hess.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hess.

Hess moves into the clinch successfully.
Hess lands an elbow inside that Russell shrugs off.
Hess lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Buck Russell has been cut.
Hess comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hess lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Hess lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Hess lands a nice elbow.
Hess lands a nice elbow.
Hess lands a damaging elbow.
Hess lands a nice elbow.
Russell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hess lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Hess lands an elbow just above Russell 's eye.
Hess misses with the head strike.
Hess manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hess throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to work over Hess's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Hess.
Hess keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Russell's efforts to push away.
Russell tries a body shot but Hess blocks it.
Hess gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hess has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Hess is pushing Russell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hess lands an elbow inside.
Hess lands a nice elbow.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Hess comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hess lands a damaging elbow.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hess working aggressively here.
Russell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Russell tries to break the clinch but Hess is controlling the position.
Hess lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Russell tries to throw a body punch but Hess avoids it by throwing Russell back against the cage.
Hess is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hess gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hess lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hess throws an elbow but misses.
Russell can't find room to land a body shot as Hess controls the action.
Hess blocks a body shot from Russell.
Hess lands a damaging elbow.
Hess stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Jon Hess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Russell's cut.
That's time! Russell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Russell misses with an uppercut.
Russell lands a right hook to the body.
Russell slips a straight right by Hess.
Russell cracks Hess with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hess fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Russell checks it well.
Russell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hess.
Hess throws a front kick aimed at Russell's knee but Russell avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russell checks a leg kick.
Hess pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russell thuds his right hand into Hess's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Russell looks to land a left hand but Hess moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Russell lands.
Hess connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Russell throws an overhand right that lands on Hess's shoulder, as Hess tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hess in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good exchange - Russell coming out on top.
Russell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hess stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hess moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russell lands a nice shot to the body.
Russell with a nice cross.
Russell lands a jab to Hess's midsection.
Hess feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russell's calf.
Russell lands with an uppercut that bounces Hess off the cage and back into rage.
Hess is looking to land body kicks.
Hess throws a predictable looking body shot
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
Hess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hess is breathing heavily.
Russell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell jabs Hess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hess slips a straight right by Russell.
A jab lands there for Russell.
Hess looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Russell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Russell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Russell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Russell connects with a jab.
Hess gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hess takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hess walks into a straight right hand from Russell.
Russell scores with a nice strike.
Russell checks a low kick from Hess.
Russell lands a body shot.
Russell lands a jab to Hess's midsection.
Buck Russell is winning the standup battle so far.
Russell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Russell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body punch from Russell.
Hess has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Russell coming out on top.
Russell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Russell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hess in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Russell scores with a sloppy right hand. Hess should have avoided that one.
Hess takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hess tries a low kick but Russell avoids it.
Hess tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Russell is able to avoid easily.
Russell cracks Hess with a good jab.
Russell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Russell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell dips to his left and cracks Hess with an uppercut!
Hess takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Russell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hess takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Russell lunges at Hess with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hess's hand.
Russell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hess's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands with a shot to the body.
Russell digs a good body shot into Hess's ribs.
Russell scores with a nice strike.
Russell tests Hess's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hess gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russell.
Russell lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Russell.
Russell jabs Hess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russell connects with a body shot.
Hess on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hess on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell cracks Hess with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Russell cracks Hess with an open hand slap.
Hess on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Russell with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Russell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buck Russell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Russell dips to his left and cracks Hess with an uppercut!
Jab from Russell.
Russell lands with a cross.
Hess pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russell lands with a shot to the body.
Russell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hess misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
Russell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Russell finds it's target.
Russell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hess ducks right into an uppercut from Russell.
Hess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hess takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russell lands a slapping body shot.
Hess throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Russell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hess under the eye.
Hess is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Russell.
Hess moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russell tests Hess's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hess takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hess doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Russell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Russell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hess's head backwards.
Hess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Russell finds it's way through Hess's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Russell.
Russell connects with a right hand. Hess shakes it off.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Russell.
Hess misses with a combination
and Hess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell lands a glancing blow to the side of Hess's head.
Hess walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a head shot.
Russell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Russell scores with a hook to the body. Hess takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russell works the jab nicely.
Hess closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hess gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russell.
Hess takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hess slips a jab and a cross from Russell.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hess.
Russell scores with a nice strike.
Russell punishes Hess's body with a nice straight punch.
Russell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Russell.
Hess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russell connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Russell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hess doesn't seem phased though.
Russell works Hess's body with a nice hook.
Russell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Russell.
Russell lands a nice looking body shot.
Russell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hess. Hess circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russell connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Hess.
Russell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good standup being displayed there by Russell as he connects with a hook.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell's corner calls for a 1-2. Russell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Russell.
Russell works Hess's body with a nice hook.
Russell scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hess takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russell lands a jab.
Russell digs a good body shot into Hess's ribs.
Russell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Russell jabs Hess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Russell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Russell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Russell scores with a jab. Hess acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Russell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hess can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell lands with a shot to the body.
Hess takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell catches Hess with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russell 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Russell!