PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gay Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Gay Bieber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Russell
vs
Gay Bieber

167 cm
31
163 lbs
9 - 8 - 2

183 cm
27
166 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeb Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Gay Bieber!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bieber jabs at Russell's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bieber - that will leave a mark!
Bieber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Russell.
Bieber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bieber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Russell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bieber.
Russell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bieber.
Russell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bieber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bieber connects with a right hand. Russell shakes it off.
Justin Gay Bieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell scores with a nice right hand.
Bieber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
Bieber cracks a nice hook into Russell's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses with a double jab
enabling Bieber to counter with a crisp jab.
Bieber lands a body shot.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt - Bieber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bieber circles away.
Bieber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bieber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Russell rather than just go for the knockout.
Bieber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Russell lands a right hook to the body.
Bieber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Russell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russell is looking to clinch but Bieber is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bieber scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell lands a right hook to the body.
Bieber lands a jab to the nose.
Russell avoids the body shot from Bieber.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
A good leg kick by Russell.
Russell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bieber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bieber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bieber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bieber misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Bieber.
Nice defenses there by Russell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bieber is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bieber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Russell checks it well.
Russell throws a head kick that misses

and Bieber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bieber.

Russell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bieber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bieber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Russell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bieber!
Russell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bieber is squirming around, avoiding Russell's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bieber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Russell tries to control but Bieber wriggling away.
Bieber wants to hold on but Russell pushes him away.
Russell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bieber holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Russell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Russell controlling the pace for now.
Russell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bieber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bieber manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Bieber, under a barage of strikes from Russell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Gay Bieber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bieber looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bieber to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Russell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Russell scores with the left hand. Bieber knows he should have avoided that one.
Bieber swings for the body but Russell moves out of range.
Russell misses with a body shot
and Bieber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bieber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russell on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bieber throws a leg kick that misses.
Russell misses with a few strikes there.
Bieber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bieber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bieber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell drops his hands momentarily and Bieber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Russell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Russell thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Russell digs a good hook to Bieber's body.
Bieber throws a leg kick that misses.
Bieber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bieber throws a body punch but Russell moves out of range.
Bieber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Bieber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russell doesn't seem phased though.
Russell blocks a leg kick.
Justin Gay Bieber seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
Bieber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russell.
Russell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell looks to land a body kick but Bieber moved away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bieber slaps away a takedown attempt from Russell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bieber connects with a nice looking jab.
Bieber thows a body shot but no joy.
Jeb Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bieber shoots in but Russell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bieber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bieber's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber misses with a jab to the body
and Russell counters with a thumping low kick.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bieber.
Bieber missing with a left hand there. Russell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Bieber.
Bieber throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russell misses with a body shot.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell walks into a stiff left hand from Bieber.
Bieber throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking to slow Bieber down with leg kicks.
Bieber staying out of range there.
Russell swings for the body but Bieber moves out of range.
Russell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bieber misses with a low kick.
Russell thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bieber throws a jab but it's blocked by Russell.
Bieber throws the kick towards the body but Russell avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bieber looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
A left and a right from Russell both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Gay Bieber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bieber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bieber thows a body shot but no joy.
Bieber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bieber to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bieber, as that shot connected.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Bieber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bieber was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
Russell is looking to clinch.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Bieber is just out of range.
Bieber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bieber with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Russell.
Bieber throws a leg kick but Russell checks it.
A left lands for Bieber.
Bieber scores with a spinning back kick!
Bieber finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Russell's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bieber falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeb Russell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeb Russell waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.