PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarcus DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Putin
vs
DeSilva

166 cm
33
160 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

175 cm
27
164 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMarcus DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

DeSilva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
DeSilva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Putin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but DeSilva pulls his head out easily.
Putin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
DeSilva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putin is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Putin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

DeSilva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Putin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Putin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Putin!

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to improve position but can't.
DeSilva keeps trying to improve his position.
DeSilva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Putin working away.
DeSilva tries to bench press Putin off him but Putin keeps the position.
The referee asks Putin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Putin prefers to stall for the moment though.
DeSilva is looking for a sweep.
Putin wants to control but DeSilva is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Who's going to make the next move?
DeSilva is trying to control Putin's posture but Putin avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeSilva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

DeSilva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DeSilva tries to get to full guard but Putin has control of the leg.

DeSilva is defending against the submission attempts here by Putin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
DeSilva tries to hold on but Putin postures up.
DeSilva is wriggling around trying to escape.
DeSilva wants to control but Putin is having none of it.
DeSilva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to break free.
DeSilva covering up well under a series of strikes from Putin.
DeSilva tries to escape the position.
Putin missing with strikes.
Putin has the hooks in. DeSilva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeSilva trying to control but not successfully.
Putin misses with punches from the back.
DeSilva is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Putin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

DeSilva fails with a takedown attempt.
Putin misses with a looping right.
Putin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeSilva throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
DeSilva misses with a looping right.
Putin blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
Putin slips under a jab from DeSilva.
It looked like Putin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeSilva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Putin.
We've been told by Putin's head coaches at LOD: Ground Zero that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Putin cracks DeSilva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin tries to clinch but DeSilva is having none of it.
DeSilva throws a poor cross that misses
and Putin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeSilva can do to turn this around?
DeSilva misses with a right hand
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. DeSilva moves away and avoids it.
DeSilva with the counter takedown but Putin avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from DeSilva misses.
DeSilva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin cracks DeSilva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Putin avoids the head kick by DeSilva.
Putin walks into a straight right hand from DeSilva.

Putin takes the fight into the clinch.
DeSilva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Putin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
DeSilva slips a jab and a cross from Putin.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeSilva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonas Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeMarcus DeSilva.
Putin doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSilva circles away.
DeSilva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonas Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeSilva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.

Putin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

DeSilva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeSilva.
It seemed like DeSilva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Putin clinches up with DeSilva and pushes him back against the cage.
DeSilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeSilva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Putin.

Putin manages to break the clinch.
DeSilva shoots in for a double leg but Putin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
DeSilva throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Putin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on DeSilva's shoulder, as DeSilva tries to avoid the shot.
Putin wants to clinch
and DeSilva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Putin thinking.
DeSilva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Putin under the eye.
Putin walks into a jab.
A clash of legs there as Putin blocks the low kick.
DeSilva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putin's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin scores with a nice right hand.
DeSilva misses with a straight right.
Putin looks to throw the jab but DeSilva is out of range.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but DeSilva pushes him off.
Putin walks into a jab.
Putin looks to land a left hand but DeSilva moved out of range nicely.
DeSilva feints a counter leg kick.
DeSilva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
DeSilva throws a right hand that misses
and Putin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeSilva lands with a right hand.
Putin throws a hook to the side of DeSilva's head but DeSilva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSilva.
Putin blocks a jab.
Jonas Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSilva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
Nice shot lands for Putin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin misses with a hook
and DeSilva counters with a straight right hand.
Putin lands with an overhand left.
Putin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Putin.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from DeSilva.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeSilva throws out the jab.
DeSilva swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Putin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Putin misses with a low kick as DeSilva jumps back.
A big left from Putin misses.
DeSilva lands a head shot.

DeSilva gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Jonas Putin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Putin throws the left hand but DeSilva avoids the punch easily.
DeSilva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Putin misses the target.
Putin defending well as DeSilva loads up on a big left hand.
Putin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Putin both land. Nice combination.
Putin lands with a hook. DeSilva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Putin swings for the body but DeSilva moves out of range.
DeSilva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Putin lands a glancing blow to the side of DeSilva's head.

DeSilva is rocked!
DeSilva switches off momentarily and Putin cracks him with a monster right hand! DeSilva topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Putin dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Putin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Putin!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonas Putin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.