PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All I Need. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sheehan
vs
Rustow

187 cm
31
203 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

190 cm
32
215 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huston Rustow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustow wants to clinch up but Sheehan keeps it at a distance.
Sheehan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sheehan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rustow is just out of range.

Sheehan gets tackled into the cage by Rustow. Rustow maintains the clinch.
Rustow slowing the pace effectively.
Sheehan avoids a wild elbow strike from Rustow.
Rustow pushes Sheehan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rustow tries a knee to the head but Sheehan blocks it.
Rustow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheehans head.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rustow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sheehan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rustow stops a takedown attempt from Sheehan.
Sheehan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rustow after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rustow tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheehan avoids the damage to the body.
Sheehan is trying to drag Rustow to the mat but Rustow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sheehan wants a takedown but no success here.
Rustow is trying to maintain a safe position but Sheehan gets an underhook and turns Rustow into the cage.
Sheehan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rustow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sheehan is trying to drag Rustow to the mat but Rustow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rustow lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rustow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Rustow.

It looks like Justus Sheehan has been cut.
Rustow lands an elbow inside that Sheehan shrugs off.
Sheehan letting Rustow take a breather here.
Sheehan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rustow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rustow stalls.
Sheehan has Rustow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rustow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rustow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sheehan's brow.
Rustow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rustow walks away with a smile on his face. Sheehan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rustow tries to clinch up
and Rustow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huston Rustow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rustow misses with a straight left.
Rustow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rustow forces Sheehan back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rustow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rustow.
Rustow tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheehan avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rustow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sheehan's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Rustow.
Sheehan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sheehan tries to score a body lock takedown but Rustow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sheehan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rustow has Sheehan pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sheehan blocks an elbow strike from Rustow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rustow landing knees to the body.
Rustow tries to land a knee to the head but Sheehan blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sheehan successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Sheehan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rustow defends well.
Sheehan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rustow is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huston Rustow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rustow avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rustow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheehan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rustow throws an elbow that misses.
Sheehan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rustow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rustow tries to clinch
and Sheehan counters with a nice body shot.
Rustow scores with the left hand. Sheehan knows he should have avoided that one.
Rustow moves in looking to clinch but Sheehan pushes him off.
Sheehan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rustow.
Rustow tries to clinch but Sheehan moves away
and Sheehan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sheehan fails with a takedown attempt.
Rustow tries to clinch but Sheehan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan lands a nice shot that snaps Rustow's head back.

Rustow clinches up against the cage.
Sheehan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rustow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sheehan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rustow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rustow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rustow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sheehan blocks it with crossed arms.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Huston Rustow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sheehan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rustow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sheehan blocks the elbow strike.
Rustow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rustow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sheehan wants a takedown.
Rustow throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Sheehan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rustow is trying to keep an underhook but Sheehan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sheehan wants to work for an arm triangle but Rustow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sheehan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rustow sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sheehan is looking for a kimura but Rustow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sheehan to get the leverage.
Sheehan is looking to take a break and control but Rustow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rustow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sheehan is looking to stall here but Rustow recovers full guard.
Sheehan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rustow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan prevents Rustow from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Rustow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rustow misses with a knee to the head.
Rustow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheehan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justus Sheehan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan's cut.
That's time! Sheehan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sheehan scores with a jab to the head.
Justus Sheehan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rustow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheehan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rustow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheehan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rustow on the side of the head.
Sheehan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rustow sprawls well. He's pushed Sheehan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sheehan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rustow tries to avoid it but Sheehan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rustow to the ground. Rustow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rustow doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheehan circles away.
Sheehan throws a right hand that Rustow ducks under and follows up with a left that Rustow also avoids with ease.
Sheehan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheehan throws a jab but it's blocked by Rustow.
Sheehan throws a body punch but Rustow moves out of range.
Sheehan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sheehan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rustow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rustow tries to clinch but Sheehan is having none of it.

Rustow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheehan, pushing him back against the cage.
Sheehan takes a shot to the head.
Sheehan avoids the elbow strike from Rustow, against the cage.
Rustow lands an elbow inside that Sheehan shrugs off.

Sheehan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sheehan manages to end up in side control.

Sheehan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sheehan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rustow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustow pushes Sheehan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sheehan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sheehan tries to advance to mount but Rustow denies him.
Rustow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Sheehan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sheehan.

Sheehan is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rustow is trying to escape and Sheehan transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rustow is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sheehan! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justus Sheehan!
A very excited looking Justus Sheehan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.