PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vagner Love could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Custer's chin.

Love
vs
Custer

188 cm
31
206 lbs
21 - 3 - 0

185 cm
33
210 lbs
34 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique
Sun-Tzu

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
A jab from Love does it's job there.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Love, right into the meat.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Custer on the side of the head.

It looks like Jesse Custer has been cut.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
Love turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Love throws a hook but Custer blocks it.
Custer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Love's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws out a powerful jab.
Vagner Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer moves out of range of the strikes.
Love throws a leg kick but Custer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Custer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Custer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Custer digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Love lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.

Love gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Custer to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Custer trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Custer is in close to Love's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Love pulls Custer in close to prevent any damage.
Custer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Custer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now.
Love is trying to control the position but Custer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Custer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Custer won't allow Love to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Love preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Love pulls Custer in to control the position.
Custer won't allow Love to sweep him here.
Custer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Love trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Custer checks a leg kick.
Custer scores with a nice head shot.
Custer punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looks to land a body kick but Custer moved away.
Custer works Love's body with a nice hook.
Love goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Love misses with a looping left.
Custer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Custer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Custer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love lands with a straight right. Custer didn't see that one coming.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Custer can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Love gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Custer counters with a takedown into side control.
Love wants to control but Custer postures up.
An elbow from Custer crashes against the mat.
Love being controlled for a moment.
Love is looking to reverse the position.
Love takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Love is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Custer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Custer cracks Love with a big right hand but Love just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer throws a strike aimed at the side of Love's head but Love avoids it well.
Love wants to control but Custer postures up.
Custer working the head and body with strikes.
Custer throws a strike aimed at the side of Love's head but Love avoids it well.
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Custer.
Love is trying to improve his position.
Jesse Custer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Custer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Custer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Love is looking to regain half guard here but Custer keeps moving and retains side control.
Custer is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Love is avoiding damage well.
Custer working the head and body with strikes.
Love struggling a bit here.
Custer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Love to see if he's OK.
Love is looking to reverse the position.
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Custer.
Love tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Custer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Love dodges the ground and pound from Custer.
Love is holding Custer down, trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer trying to control the position but Love is working away.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Custer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Love is trying to control Custer's posture but Custer avoids it.
Love tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Custer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Custer scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Love tries to buck Custer off but Custer is having none of it.
Love wants to control but Custer postures up.
Custer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Custer misses with the ground and pound.
Custer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Love's shoulder. That is not cool.
Custer throwing strikes but Love manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Custer tries to improve position but can't.
Custer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love is looking to take a break and control but Custer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Custer is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Custer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Custer moves away from the strike by Love.
Custer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Love.
Love 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.
Love scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Love lands with a nice body kick.
Custer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Custer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love throws out a leg kick but Custer moves out of range and Love only half commits.
Custer blocks a low kick nicely.
Custer feints and then cracks Love's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Love down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer moves out of range of the body kick from Love.
Custer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Love misses.
Custer with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Love tries to move into range but Custer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Love pivots, looking for a leg kick but Custer is out of range and Love settles back down.
And Custer tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good shot there by Custer.
Love has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Custer finds it's way round the side to connect with Love's head.
Love throws out a leg kick but Custer moves out of range and Love only half commits.
A big right from Custer misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Love moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Love misses with an uppercut. Custer saw that one coming.
Custer connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love slips a straight right by Custer.
Custer lands a slapping body shot.
Love misses with a hook. Custer ducked under it nicely.
Custer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Love throws out a leg kick but Custer moves out of range and Love only half commits.
Custer feints the counter takedown.
Custer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Custer.
Custer jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Custer scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Custer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love is looking to counter punch.

Custer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Love tumbling to the canvas!

Love is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Custer trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Love is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Custer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Custer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Custer chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Custer won't allow Love to sweep him here.
Love seems to have got his legs back now.
Custer trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Custer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Love keeping moving, preventing Custer from controlling successfully.
Custer preventing the sweep.
Custer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Custer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Custer's cut.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Custer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Custer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Custer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Custer.
And Custer tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Love fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Custer.
Custer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Love misses with a low kick.
Jesse Custer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Custer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love avoids the body shot from Custer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Love.
Custer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Custer lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Love tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Custer.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Love walks into a stiff left hand from Custer.
Love throws a low kick, looking for Custer's leg but Custer calmly moves out of range.
And Custer tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Love tries to work over Custer's front leg with a kick but Custer checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Custer.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
Custer scores with a sloppy right hand. Love should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Custer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Custer.
Custer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer scores with a nice strike.
Custer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Custer bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Love! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Love is trying to keep Custer in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer preventing the sweep.
Custer gets to his feet and stands over Love, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Love felt that one! Custer unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Love from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.