PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusy Overime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uile De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overime is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Rusy Overime looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Overime
vs
De Jesus

225 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 St Petersburg, Rusy Overime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uile De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overime looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
De Jesus shoots in looking for a takedown but Overime manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Jesus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - De Jesus has eaten all the pies!
Overime takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Jesus.
De Jesus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Jesus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Overime as he jumps to the side.
Rusy Overime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uile De Jesus.
De Jesus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Overime stuffs the takedown attempt from De Jesus. De Jesus gets slowly back to his feet.
De Jesus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Overime counters with a left and a right that stings De Jesus.
Rusy Overime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Jesus fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Jesus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Jesus tries to clinch up.
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!
De Jesus throws a series of strikes that have Overime backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from De Jesus as Overime shoots in.
Horrible takedown by De Jesus or perhaps it was just good defense by Overime which made him look bad.
De Jesus shoots for a takedown but Overime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Jesus throws a head kick that misses.
De Jesus fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Jesus tries for a takedown but Overime sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

De Jesus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Overime tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Jesus is in Overime's guard.
De Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Overime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Jesus stops Overime from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overime is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and De Jesus dives into side control.
De Jesus trying to control the position but Overime is working away.
Overime pushes De Jesus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, De Jesus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Overime trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overime prevents De Jesus from moving into mount.
Overime on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Overime tries to get out of the position.
Overime is not content to let De Jesus control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Uile De Jesus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Jesus misses with a takedown attempt - Overime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Jesus moves into the clinch successfully.
De Jesus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overime has him pressed against the cage.

De Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Jesus shoots in for a double leg but Overime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

De Jesus gets a clinch.

De Jesus pulls Overime into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Overime scoring with punches to the head and body.
Overime works over De Jesus with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overime is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jesus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Overime throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uile De Jesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusy Overime's cut.
That's time! Overime's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Overime fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Jesus fails with a takedown attempt.
De Jesus shoots in for a takedown but Overime shows good takedown defense.
De Jesus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Overime defends it nicely.
Rusy Overime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uile De Jesus.
De Jesus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overime sprawls well. Overime wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Jesus gets slowly back to his feet.
Overime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Jesus but De Jesus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Jesus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Overime defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jesus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overime sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overime misses with a two punch combination.
De Jesus lands a jab to the head.
Overime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Jesus but De Jesus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Jesus tests Overime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Jesus is looking to clinch but Overime is avoiding it.
De Jesus shoots in for a takedown but Overime shows good takedown defense.
De Jesus doesn't manage to clinch there - Overime circles away.
Overime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jesus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uile De Jesus seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Overime throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Jesus was covering up waiting for the punch and Overime finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Overime has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Overime is in close to De Jesus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Overime in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Jesus trying to keep a closed guard but Overime is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overime trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

De Jesus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overime chips away with some ground and pound.
Rusy Overime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Overime got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Jesus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Overime has managed to get both his arms back between De Jesus's legs - danger averted.
Overime with a nice head shot there.
Overime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Overime with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Overime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Overime is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Overime throwing strikes from guard but De Jesus blocks nicely.
Overime postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Overime is in close to De Jesus's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overime lands a couple of digs.
Overime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Overime postures up in De Jesus's guard and throws a big left but De Jesus blocks it.
De Jesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Jesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overime.
Overime landing some decent shots from guard.
Overime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Jesus is keeping the position for now.
Overime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Jesus is trying to control the position but Overime postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusy Overime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusy Overime'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A punch combination from Overime misses.
Overime takes one to the side of the head.
Rusy Overime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Jesus tries to clinch up but Overime circles away and keeps his distance.

De Jesus closes the distance and clinches.

De Jesus is trying to trip Overime. He has hold of a leg but Overime is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Jesus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

De Jesus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck for De Jesus with that takedown attempt.

De Jesus gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Jesus stops Overime from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jesus tries to stand and escape but Overime actually recovers to full guard.
De Jesus trying to control but Overime is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Uile De Jesus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Overime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Jesus but De Jesus pushes him off and we're back to square one.

De Jesus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Jesus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Jesus looking to pass the guard.
Overime keeping moving, preventing De Jesus from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Uile De Jesus was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Overime darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Overime lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Jesus wants to control but Overime is keeping busy and won't allow it.

De Jesus actively working from the bottom here.
Overime landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Jesus is looking to escape.
De Jesus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Overime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Overime lands a nice short elbow.
Overime is nestled in close to De Jesus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overime is thwarting De Jesus's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jesus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Overime there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Jesus is trying to control but can't.
Overime working the head and body with strikes.
Overime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Jesus defending well though.
Overime working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overime not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Jesus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Overime's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Overime's back!
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uile De Jesus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Jesus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uile De Jesus!