PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonyan comes to the cage accompanied by Boston – More Than A Feeling . De Vos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wash My Soul -Tricky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonas De Vos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Melkonyan
vs
De Vos

175 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Melkonyan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vos slips a jab and a cross from Melkonyan.
Despite the aggression on De Vos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Vos needs to keep his hands up - Melkonyan had a free shot at his head there.
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melkonyan throws a series of punches but De Vos moves out of range.
Melkonyan misses with a double jab.
As Melkonyan backs off De Vos throws a huge counter combo but Melkonyan manages to avoid it all.
Melkonyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Vos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Vos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Melkonyan throws a sloppy head kick and De Vos moves out of range easily.
Melkonyan scores with a one two! De Vos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Melkonyan slips a straight right by De Vos.
Melkonyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on De Vos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Melkonyan misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melkonyan tries to bum rush De Vos with a series of wild strikes but De Vos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Vos throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melkonyan. That's going to slow De Vos down.
De Vos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melkonyan throws a right hand that De Vos ducks under and follows up with a left that De Vos also avoids with ease.
Eduard Melkonyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Melkonyan.
De Vos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melkonyan connects with a body shot.
Melkonyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vos circles away quickly and effectively.
Melkonyan throws a nice looking combination but De Vos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Vos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Melkonyan throws a nice looking combination but De Vos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Vos throws a combination. Melkonyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vos blocks a head kick by Melkonyan.
As Melkonyan backs off De Vos throws a huge counter combo but Melkonyan manages to avoid it all.
Melkonyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melkonyan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Vos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Melkonyan counters with a series of strikes. De Vos will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Vos tries to bum rush Melkonyan with a series of wild strikes but Melkonyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Vos slips a jab and a cross from Melkonyan.
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As De Vos looks to move away, Melkonyan throws a big counter combo bu De Vos just gets out of the way.
Melkonyan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Melkonyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melkonyan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melkonyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Melkonyan is rocked!
No joy there for De Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Melkonyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melkonyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melkonyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melkonyan is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Melkonyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Vos throws an overhand right that drops Melkonyan like a sack of potatoes! De Vos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas De Vos!
Jonas De Vos is the new welterweight champion!
Jonas De Vos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Eduard Melkonyan had this to say: 'Eduard Melkonyan Jr. '.