PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio has chosen Nightingale - Nightfall Overture as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Custer
vs
Victorio

185 cm
26
212 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

193 cm
34
205 lbs
40 - 16 - 1

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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Custer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Custer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio moves away from the strike by Custer.
Victorio scores with a jab.
Victorio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Custer.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Victorio scores with a spinning back kick!
Jonny Victorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Custer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victorio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Victorio tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands a body shot.
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Victorio catches Custer right on the button with a cross.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer avoids the body shot from Victorio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Custer.
Victorio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Victorio throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws the left hand but Victorio avoids the punch easily.

Victorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Victorio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Victorio lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Victorio blocking some punches.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Victorio avoids it by throwing Custer back against the cage.
Custer has a couple of punches blocked by Victorio.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Custer.
A head punch on the inside from Victorio fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Victorio.
Custer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Custer misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio swings wildly with an uppercut but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Victorio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Victorio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Victorio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Victorio breaks from the clinch.
Custer is looking to land body kicks.
Victorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Victorio misses with a double jab

and Custer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Victorio's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Custer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Victorio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Custer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Custer postures up in Victorio's guard and throws a big left but Victorio blocks it.

Victorio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Custer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Victorio controls Custer momentarily but Custer frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Victorio holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio is trying to keep Custer in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Custer walks into a straight right hand from Victorio.

Victorio lands a big head kick that sends Custer tumbling to the mat! Victorio takes a step backwards and waves Custer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer misses with a shot to the body
and Victorio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Custer thinking.
Custer wants to slow Victorio down by chopping away at his legs.
Custer feints and then cracks Victorio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Victorio down.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
Custer dips to his left and cracks Victorio with an uppercut!
Victorio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Custer is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Victorio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Custer is looking to wear down Victorio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Custer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victorio connects with a looping right hand.
Custer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Custer takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Victorio throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Victorio cracks Custer with an open hand slap.
Custer cracks Victorio with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Crunch! Victorio slams his shin into Custer's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer dips to his left and cracks Victorio with an uppercut!
Custer cracks Victorio with a good jab.
Custer tries a low kick but Victorio avoids it.
It looks like Custer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Victorio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Victorio

and Custer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Victorio!
Custer is looking to take a break and control but Victorio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Victorio dodges the ground and pound from Custer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Custer lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Victorio is trying to get back to half guard.
Custer scoring with punches and elbows.
Victorio can't do much from the bottom here.
Custer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Victorio keeps working.
Custer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Victorio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Custer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Custer wants to control but Victorio is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Custer cracks Victorio with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio is trying to control Custer's posture but Custer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonny Victorio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Victorio is looking to clinch.
Victorio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Custer moves out of range of the body kick.
Custer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio misses with a wild combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Victorio - that will leave a mark!
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Custer jabs at Victorio's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Custer lands.
Victorio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Victorio finds it's way through Custer's defenses.
A combination from Victorio does no damage.
Jab, jab by Victorio - just one landing.
Custer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio lands with a nice combination. Custer backs away looking to recover.
Custer scores with a hook.
Victorio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Custer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Victorio lands a left and a right that send Custer crashing to the mat, dazed. Victorio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Custer is rocked!
Victorio shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Custer takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Victorio sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Custer bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jonny Victorio rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.