PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Wash My Soul -Tricky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Vos
vs
Hamidovich Saitiev

185 cm
23
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in looking for a takedown. De Vos tries to sprawl out of it but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Vos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Vos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
De Vos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamidovich Saitiev darts in looking for a takedown but De Vos gets double underhooks and turns Hamidovich Saitiev into the cage.
De Vos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Vos throws a series of punches but Hamidovich Saitiev avoids them all with ease.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a takedown
and De Vos counters with a one-two to the body.
Jonas De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
De Vos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vos throws out a powerful jab.

Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands with a punch from half guard.
De Vos is trying to stand up here but Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling him well.
De Vos's coaches at The Grind - $750 have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
De Vos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to control the action in half guard but De Vos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Vos is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Vos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a double leg but De Vos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Vos misses with a double jab.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Vos counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Vos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Vos throws a series of punches but Hamidovich Saitiev avoids them all with ease.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Vos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamidovich Saitiev.
De Vos throws a big counter combination but Hamidovich Saitiev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Vos stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev. Hamidovich Saitiev gets slowly back to his feet.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Hamidovich Saitiev avoids it well.
De Vos tries to bum rush Hamidovich Saitiev with a series of wild strikes but Hamidovich Saitiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
De Vos moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a shot to the body
and De Vos counters with a three punch combo that has Hamidovich Saitiev backing up. Hamidovich Saitiev nods at De Vos to acknowledge the strikes.
De Vos throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos stalks Hamidovich Saitiev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamidovich Saitiev's face. Hamidovich Saitiev staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Vos pinned against the cage. De Vos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails with a takedown attempt.
De Vos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from De Vos misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Vos avoids the body shot from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks to land a left hand but De Vos moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Hamidovich Saitiev tries to counter it with a takedown but De Vos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamidovich Saitiev. De Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Vos misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vos.
It looked like De Vos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vos moves away.
De Vos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Vos is trying to stand back up but Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas De Vos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Vos lands with a nice combination. Hamidovich Saitiev backs away looking to recover.
Hamidovich Saitiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vos.

Oooooh!!! De Vos has knocked Hamidovich Saitiev down with a huge combo! De Vos steps away and waves a wobbly Hamidovich Saitiev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
De Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Vos defends it well.
Hamidovich Saitiev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Vos rather than just go for the knockout.
Sloppy strikes from De Vos. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Hamidovich Saitiev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hamidovich Saitiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
De Vos is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for De Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonas De Vos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in but De Vos avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamidovich Saitiev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown but De Vos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Vos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - De Vos scores with a four punch combination!

Hamidovich Saitiev dives in and scores a takedown into De Vos's guard.

De Vos kicks Hamidovich Saitiev off and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Vos swinging wildly here.
De Vos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hamidovich Saitiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vos manages to avoid it.
De Vos is looking for a counter combo.
De Vos slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
Jonas De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.

Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
De Vos is looking to stand up but Hamidovich Saitiev isn't so interested in that idea.
De Vos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hamidovich Saitiev manages to pass to side control.

De Vos has one foot on Hamidovich Saitiev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
De Vos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Vos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jonas De Vos is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by De Vos.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails with the takedown
and De Vos counters with a left and a right that stings Hamidovich Saitiev.
De Vos tries to bum rush Hamidovich Saitiev with a series of wild strikes but Hamidovich Saitiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Vos defends well and Hamidovich Saitiev ends up having to push De Vos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Vos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
De Vos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Vos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamidovich Saitiev is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vos finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamidovich Saitiev with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Vos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws a right hand that Hamidovich Saitiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamidovich Saitiev also avoids with ease.
De Vos throws a nice looking combination but Hamidovich Saitiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Vos.
De Vos lands a nice hook to Hamidovich Saitiev's body. Hamidovich Saitiev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a looping overhand right but De Vos ducks down to avoid it.
De Vos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails with the takedown
and De Vos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas De Vos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in and drives through. De Vos sprawls well.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Vos defends it nicely.
De Vos is looking to counter punch.
Jonas De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
De Vos staying out of range there.
De Vos leaves Hamidovich Saitiev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vos throws a series of strikes that have Hamidovich Saitiev backpedaling.
Hamidovich Saitiev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Vos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Vos works over Hamidovich Saitiev's head and body with a nice combination.
Hamidovich Saitiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Vos stalks Hamidovich Saitiev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamidovich Saitiev's face. Hamidovich Saitiev staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a hook but De Vos avoids it easily.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Hamidovich Saitiev got wobbled bad by a big combination! De Vos presses forward with punches and knees until Hamidovich Saitiev stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Hamidovich Saitiev closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas De Vos!
Jonas De Vos retains his welterweight title!
Jonas De Vos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.