PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Verun Pustovit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uile De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pustovit
vs
De Jesus

210 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
295 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Verun Pustovit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uile De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pustovit loads up on a big right hand but De Jesus slips the punch.
De Jesus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pustovit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pustovit connects with a jab.
Uile De Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pustovit moves into range and clinches up with De Jesus.
Pustovit is trying to force a seperation but De Jesus has the dominant position.
De Jesus throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pustovit.

It looks like Uile De Jesus has been cut.
Pustovit blocks the elbow strike.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - De Jesus has eaten all the pies!
De Jesus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pustovit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pustovit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pustovit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pustovit as De Jesus tries to tie him up.
Pustovit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
Pustovit managing to block the knees to the body from De Jesus.

Pustovit manages to break the clinch.
De Jesus tries to clinch but Pustovit moves away
letting Pustovit counter with a right hand.
Pustovit cracks a nice hook into De Jesus's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jesus darts in trying to clinch
and Pustovit counters with a three punch combo that has De Jesus backing up. De Jesus nods at Pustovit to acknowledge the strikes.

Pustovit moves into the clinch.

De Jesus jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pustovit tries to free his leg and advance position but De Jesus is retaining full guard.
De Jesus striking off his back but it's not causing Pustovit any problems.
Pustovit stopping the sweep attempt from De Jesus.
De Jesus tries to strike from the bottom.
De Jesus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pustovit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Verun Pustovit.
De Jesus darts in trying to clinch
and Pustovit counters with a right hand to the body.
Pustovit lands a nice hook to De Jesus's body. De Jesus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Pustovit moves into the clinch.
Pustovit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pustovit.
De Jesus tries to land knees in the clinch but Pustovit avoids the damage to the body.
Pustovit tries to circle away but De Jesus has him pinned against the cage.

Pustovit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pustovit darts in and clinches De Jesus up against the cage.
Pustovit is pressed up against the cage. De Jesus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pustovit down to the mat. Pustovit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Jesus looks gassed!
Pustovit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pustovit counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustovit stuffs the takedown.
Verun Pustovit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uile De Jesus.
De Jesus wants to clinch but Pustovit slips to the side
letting Pustovit counter with a right hand.
Pustovit stuffs the takedown attempt from De Jesus. De Jesus gets slowly back to his feet.
De Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pustovit.
Pustovit scores with a punch to the head.
Pustovit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pustovit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pustovit scores with a hook to the body. De Jesus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pustovit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pustovit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Jesus prevents Pustovit from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pustovit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pustovit lands a jab to De Jesus's midsection.

De Jesus gets tackled into the cage by Pustovit. Pustovit maintains the clinch.

Pustovit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pustovit gets a clinch.
Pustovit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Pustovit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pustovit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Jesus.
Pustovit's corner calls for a 1-2. Pustovit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pustovit throws a shot to the body.
De Jesus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Jesus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pustovit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That has opened up Uile De Jesus's cut even more.
De Jesus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pustovit pinned against the cage. Pustovit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pustovit thuds a left hand into De Jesus's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Verun Pustovit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uile De Jesus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pustovit scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pustovit. De Jesus does a little dance to reset his feet.

Pustovit takes the fight into the clinch.
De Jesus has Pustovit pressed against the cage, preventing Pustovit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Jesus taking a breather.
Pustovit tries to break free but De Jesus pushes him back against the cage.
Pustovit working hard to break the clinch.
Pustovit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pustovit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Jesus can do to turn this around?
Pustovit is trying to push De Jesus away but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pustovit lands a right hand.
De Jesus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pustovit's efforts to push away.
De Jesus trying to stall but Pustovit improves his position.
Pustovit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Jesus misses with an elbow strike.
De Jesus misses with an elbow strike.

Pustovit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustovit lands a nice looking body shot.
Pustovit scores with a decent looking hook.
De Jesus is breathing heavily.
Pustovit cracks De Jesus with an open hand slap.
De Jesus darts in trying to clinch
and Pustovit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pustovit looks to land a combination. De Jesus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pustovit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

The cut above Uile De Jesus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pustovit lands a lovely overhand right.
Pustovit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verun Pustovit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Jesus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pustovit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Jesus momentarily.

Uile De Jesus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pustovit thuds a left hand into De Jesus's body.
Pustovit tries to bum rush De Jesus with a series of wild strikes but De Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pustovit's corner calls for a 1-2. Pustovit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uile De Jesus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Verun Pustovit!