PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky comes into the arena with Rick Ross feat. Young Jeezy - War Ready blaring out of the sound system. Neno Pejovsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melvin Gustin's chin.

Pejovsky
vs
Gustin

185 cm
39
186 lbs
35 - 13 - 2

192 cm
34
186 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin tries to clinch but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Pejovsky tried to score with a low kick but Gustin checks it.
Pejovsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gustin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pejovsky. Gustin shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pejovsky.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Pejovsky pushes Gustin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pejovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustin trying to stall but Pejovsky improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pejovsky.

Gustin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustin throws a sloppy head kick and Pejovsky moves out of range easily.
Gustin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pejovsky dodges the punch combination from Gustin.
Gustin misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pejovsky. Those never looked like landing.
Pejovsky lands with a straight right. Gustin didn't see that one coming.
Gustin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gustin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pejovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gustin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustin just leaning against Pejovsky, taking a breather.

Pejovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gustin moves into the clinch.
Pejovsky misses with a punch to the body.

Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustin throws a hook to the side of Pejovsky's head but Pejovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejovsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pejovsky. That one must have hurt.
Nice cross by Pejovsky.
Gustin lands with a straight right. Pejovsky didn't see that one coming.
Pejovsky throws a looping overhand right but Gustin ducks down to avoid it.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin tries to clinch up.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pejovsky avoids the head kick by Gustin.
Gustin scores with a head kick. Pejovsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Good shot there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky looks for the body kick but Gustin saw that one coming.
Gustin wants to counter the offense by Pejovsky and move into the clinch position.
Gustin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pejovsky connects with a high kick.
Gustin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pejovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pejovsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pejovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustin.

Gustin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pejovsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gustin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pejovsky.
Gustin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin blocks a head kick by Pejovsky.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustin.
Pejovsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Pejovsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gustin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Gustin.
Gustin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pejovsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick that knocks Gustin off balance momentarily.
Gustin swinging wildly here.
Pejovsky throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pejovsky misses with a low kick.
Gustin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pejovsky thumps Gustin with a low kick.
Pejovsky throws a wild body kick that Gustin sees coming a mile off.
Pejovsky sets himself, and Gustin steps forward looking for the clinch! Pejovsky avoids it this time.
Pejovsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gustin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gustin misses with a wild combination.
Pejovsky thuds his shin into the meat of Gustin's side.
Pejovsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pejovsky throws a shot from downtown. Gustin moves away and avoids it.
Gustin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Pejovsky.
Gustin misses with a left hand
and Gustin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pejovsky blocks a head kick by Gustin.
Pejovsky connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Gustin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Neno Pejovsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pejovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustin.
Pejovsky throws a poor cross that misses

and Gustin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses
and Pejovsky counters with an outside leg kick.
Gustin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pejovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustin looks to land a left hand but Pejovsky moved out of range nicely.
Gustin throws a lazy right hand but Pejovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pejovsky misses the target.

Pejovsky clinches.
Gustin blocking some punches.
Pejovsky is trying to push Gustin away but Gustin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky prevents Gustin from breaking the clinch.
Pejovsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Gustin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pejovsky misses with some punches.
Gustin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky gets through Gustin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustin trying to land knees to the body.

Pejovsky breaks the clinch.

Gustin moves into range and clinches up with Pejovsky.
Gustin is looking to control Pejovsky's arms but Pejovsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustin has his back to the cage.
Pejovsky misses with the head strike.
Gustin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pejovsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Pejovsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pejovsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustin 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.
Pejovsky tries to clinch up.
Gustin cracks Pejovsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pejovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustin.
It looked like Pejovsky was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gustin.
Pejovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Pejovsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Neno Pejovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Pejovsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pejovsky jabs Gustin right on the nose. Gustin blinks but takes it well.
Gustin misses the jab.
Gustin throws a head kick that Pejovsky semi-blocks.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky is looking to slow Gustin down with leg kicks.
Gustin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Pejovsky.
Gustin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pejovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Pejovsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pejovsky.
Gustin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky slips a jab from Gustin.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pejovsky thuds his shin into the meat of Gustin's side.
Gustin blocks a head kick by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky sets himself, and Gustin steps forward looking for the clinch! Pejovsky avoids it this time.
Gustin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustin scores with a jab. Pejovsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pejovsky looks to land a body kick but Gustin moved away.
Gustin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pejovsky.
Gustin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pejovsky counter with a right hand.
Gustin moves out of range as Pejovsky strikes.
Nice body punch from Gustin.
A jab lands there for Pejovsky.
Gustin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pejovsky.
Pejovsky fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gustin just manages to avoid it.
Gustin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gustin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pejovsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustin moves out of range of the body kick.
Pejovsky tries to clinch but Gustin moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gustin!
Pejovsky looks to land a combination but Gustin avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Gustin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gustin misses with a body shot.
Gustin tries to clinch up.
Gustin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pejovsky is out of range and Gustin settles back down.
Pejovsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pejovsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pejovsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses.
Gustin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gustin. Those never looked like landing.
Pejovsky throws a counter high kick but Gustin was just alert enough to avoid it.
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 Neno Pejovsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Pejovsky.
Pejovsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Gustin.

Gustin closes the distance and clinches.
Gustin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gustin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gustin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands with a left to the head.
Pejovsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pejovsky tries to work over Gustin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Gustin.
Gustin prevents a body shot from Pejovsky.

Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustin.
Pejovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin throws a right hand that Pejovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Pejovsky also avoids with ease.
Gustin throws a head kick but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Gustin throws a sloppy head kick
and Pejovsky counters with a straight right hand.
Gustin loads up on a big right hand but Pejovsky slips the punch.
Pejovsky is looking for a counter combo.
Pejovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pejovsky takes a jab right on the kisser.

Pejovsky has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pejovsky breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustin. Gustin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pejovsky blocks a head kick by Gustin.
Gustin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Gustin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustin.
Melvin Gustin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pejovsky darts in and clinches Gustin up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gustin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gustin moves into the clinch successfully.
Gustin misses with some punches.
Pejovsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gustin trying to stall but Pejovsky improves his position.
Pejovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pejovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gustin.
Gustin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pejovsky presses Gustin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gustin missing with knees to the body.

Pejovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pejovsky cracks Gustin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gustin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Gustin misses
letting Pejovsky counter with a right hand.
Pejovsky connects with a leg kick. Gustin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Pejovsky misses
and Gustin counters with a stiff right hand.
Pejovsky cracks the inside of Gustin's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Gustin.
Gustin misses with a few strikes there.
Pejovsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of Gustin's head but Gustin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejovsky blocks a head kick by Gustin.
Nice body kick there by Pejovsky.
Gustin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pejovsky scores with a three punch combo!
Gustin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Pejovsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gustin. That did some damage!
Pejovsky cracks Gustin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pejovsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustin tries a head kick but it misses.
Pejovsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky sets himself, and Gustin steps forward looking for the clinch! Pejovsky avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky scores with a leg kick.
Gustin misses with a combination
and Gustin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pejovsky misses with a leg kick.
Pejovsky tries to clinch but Gustin moves out of range.
Gustin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pejovsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gustin throws a right hand that misses
and Pejovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pejovsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gustin. That did some damage!

Pejovsky moves into the clinch.
Gustin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pejovsky lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melvin Gustin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustin trying to land knees to the body.
Gustin misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neno Pejovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pejovsky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neno Pejovsky!
Neno Pejovsky was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.