PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pegas
vs
De Jong

191 cm
19
247 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Pegasus Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Pegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Jong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pegas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pegas tries to get out of the position.
De Jong wants to control from the top but Pegas keeps moving.
De Jong lands a couple of elbows.
De Jong tries to free his leg and advance position but Pegas is retaining full guard.
De Jong throws a strike but Pegas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Jong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Jong seems keen to control Pegas's posture.

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

De Jong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

De Jong looking for a guillotine here but Pegas defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong has a closed guard, preventing Pegas from standing up.
Pegas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

De Jong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pegas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pegas throwing strikes from guard but De Jong blocks nicely.
Pegas preventing the sweep.
Pegas advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong tries to buck Pegas off but Pegas is having none of it.

Pegas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Jong has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pegas but great work by De Jong.
Pegas can't do much from the bottom here.
Pegas tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Pegas is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Jong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pegas because De Jong loaded up on that one.
De Jong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pegas's face.
Pegas is trying to stand up.
Pegas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pegas is squirming around, avoiding De Jong's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pegas can't escape the position.

De Jong stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Jong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pegas tries to clinch there but De Jong circles away.
De Jong throws a sloppy head kick and Pegas moves out of range easily.
De Jong tries to land a front kick but Pegas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Pegas darts in and clinches De Jong up against the cage.
Pegas prevents the takedown attempt.
De Jong looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
De Jong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong is looking to break free of the clinch but Pegas has double underhooks.
Pegas stalling the fight.
Pegas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Jong tries a knee to the head but Pegas blocks it.
Pegas stalling the fight.
De Jong wants to get back to striking at distance but Pegas won't allow it.
Pegas lands an elbow that stopped De Jong in his tracks for a moment.

Pegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Jong fails with a takedown attempt.

De Jong gets tackled into the cage by Pegas. Pegas maintains the clinch.
Pegas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Alistair De Jong has been cut.
Pegas unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Jong can't break the clinch.
De Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pegas has him pressed against the cage.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair De Jong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair De Jong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pegas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Jong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pegas as he avoids it easily.
De Jong throws a head kick that misses
and Pegas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Pegas moves into range and clinches up with De Jong.
Pegas lands an elbow just above De Jong 's eye.
De Jong wants to break free but Pegas has control.
Pegas lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Pegas.
Pegas avoiding damage.
De Jong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pegas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pegas slowing the pace effectively.
Pegas lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Jong backwards.
A short body shot lands from Pegas as the two fighters clinch.
Pegas lands an elbow just above De Jong 's eye.
Pegas crunches a lovely knee into De Jong's ribcage.
De Jong is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Jong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pegas goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Jong prevents it.
Pegas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pegas.
Pegas stalling against the cage.
Pegas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Alistair De Jong's cut even more.
Pegas is struggling to control the position.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Pegas is working for takedown but De Jong is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Pegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pegas.
Pegas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pegas lands an elbow that stopped De Jong in his tracks for a moment.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Pegas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pegas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pegas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pegas lands a nice elbow.

De Jong is rocked!
De Jong avoids a wild elbow strike from Pegas.
De Jong is still on wobbly legs! Can Pegas finish him?
Pegas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pegas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pegas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pegas displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Jong up against the cage.
De Jong seems to have recovered his senses.
Pegas lands an elbow just above De Jong 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas lands a damaging elbow.
De Jong has Pegas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pegas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Jong tries to circle away but Pegas has him pinned against the cage.
De Jong is pressed against the cage. Pegas pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts De Jong! Two more big strikes from Pegas and De Jong crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Pegas!