PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daarstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oystenteller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Satanic Darkness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kusilutka
vs
Oystenteller

189 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daarstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Oystenteller manages to break the clinch.
Kusilutka looks to clinch

and Oystenteller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oystenteller prevents Kusilutka from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kusilutka is refusing to be controlled, as Oystenteller sits in half guard.
Kusilutka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oystenteller.

Oystenteller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kusilutka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kusilutka wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kusilutka kicks Oystenteller off and gets back to his feet.
Kusilutka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oystenteller shoots in looking for a takedown. Kusilutka tries to sprawl out of it but Oystenteller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kusilutka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kusilutka sprawls well. Kusilutka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oystenteller gets slowly back to his feet.
Daarstknasset Oystenteller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Oystenteller with that takedown attempt.
We've been told by Kusilutka's head coaches at SWF GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Igor Kusilutka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daarstknasset Oystenteller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oystenteller throws the left hand but Kusilutka avoids the punch easily.
Oystenteller connects with a crisp jab.
Kusilutka tries to close the distance and clinch but Oystenteller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oystenteller goes for a double leg but Kusilutka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kusilutka continues to drive forward.
Oystenteller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oystenteller lands a body punch.
Kusilutka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oystenteller.
Kusilutka misses with a head kick.
Oystenteller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oystenteller slips under a jab.
Oystenteller fails with a takedown attempt.
Kusilutka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oystenteller.

Oystenteller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kusilutka sprawls well initially but Oystenteller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kusilutka looks like he's trying to stand up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oystenteller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Oystenteller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kusilutka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oystenteller.
Oystenteller trying to advance position but Kusilutka counters by regaining guard.

Kusilutka wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oystenteller misses with an uppercut
and Kusilutka counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusilutka tries to clinch up but Oystenteller circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daarstknasset Oystenteller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kusilutka staying out of range there.
Oystenteller wants to slow Kusilutka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kusilutka tries to clinch there but Oystenteller circles away.
Kusilutka throws a hook but Oystenteller blocks it.
A head kick misses from Kusilutka.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kusilutka.
Oystenteller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kusilutka tries to clinch up but Oystenteller circles away and keeps his distance.
Oystenteller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kusilutka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusilutka was well out of range. Poor timing from Oystenteller.
Kusilutka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Oystenteller rushes Kusilutka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oystenteller blocks a body shot from Kusilutka.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oystenteller as Kusilutka tries to tie him up.
Oystenteller has Kusilutka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kusilutka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kusilutka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Oystenteller breaks the clinch.
Oystenteller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka looks to throw the jab but Oystenteller is out of range.
Kusilutka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oystenteller.
Kusilutka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oystenteller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusilutka slaps away a takedown attempt from Oystenteller, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kusilutka moves into the clinch.
Kusilutka trying to stall but Oystenteller improves his position.
A short right from Kusilutka on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kusilutka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oystenteller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kusilutka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kusilutka.
Some bone on bone action there as Kusilutka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oystenteller throws a lazy right hand but Kusilutka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kusilutka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oystenteller shoots in looking for a takedown but Kusilutka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oystenteller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Igor Kusilutka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daarstknasset Oystenteller.
Kusilutka fails in his attempt to clinch.

Oystenteller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kusilutka is trying to buck Oystenteller off.
Oystenteller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kusilutka keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka pushes Oystenteller away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oystenteller gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oystenteller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oystenteller lands a few punches from side control.
Kusilutka wants to get back to his feet but Oystenteller drags him back down.
Oystenteller cracks Kusilutka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oystenteller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusilutka is trying to buck Oystenteller off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oystenteller tries to move to mount but Kusilutka blocks the move with his legs.
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 Igor Kusilutka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oystenteller fails with the takedown.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kusilutka sprawls well. Kusilutka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oystenteller gets slowly back to his feet.
Oystenteller ducks under a wild hook from Kusilutka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller has his takedown stuffed
and Kusilutka counters with a stiff right hand.
Igor Kusilutka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daarstknasset Oystenteller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kusilutka doesn't manage to clinch there - Oystenteller circles away.
Kusilutka moves in looking to clinch but Oystenteller pushes him off.
Jab by Kusilutka.
Kusilutka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oystenteller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oystenteller throws a right hand that misses
and Kusilutka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kusilutka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kusilutka throws a sloppy head kick and Oystenteller moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka checks a leg kick nicely.
Oystenteller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kusilutka misses with a head kick.
Kusilutka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oystenteller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oystenteller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Oystenteller finds it's way through Kusilutka's defenses.
Kusilutka tries to clinch but Oystenteller is having none of it.
Oystenteller slips under a jab.

Oystenteller takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller tries to pull guard but Kusilutka holds him up against the cage and eventually Oystenteller drops back down to his feet.

Kusilutka breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Oystenteller misses its intended target.
Kusilutka misses with a looping right.
Kusilutka misses with a hook.
Oystenteller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kusilutka lands a glancing blow to the side of Oystenteller's head.
Oystenteller throws a leg kick but Kusilutka sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Oystenteller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kusilutka did well to prevent Oystenteller getting side control.
Oystenteller prevents Kusilutka from standing back up.
Kusilutka is refusing to be controlled, as Oystenteller sits in half guard.

Oystenteller is trying to work for a kimura but Kusilutka is defending well.
Oystenteller wants to control but Kusilutka is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Igor Kusilutka.
I think Kusilutka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Igor Kusilutka!
Daarstknasset Oystenteller was interviewed post fight and said 'This fight is not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs, and I doubt that his system is clean.'.