PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Wash My Soul -Tricky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Vos
vs
Flux

185 cm
28
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Flux!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flux scores with a kick to the body.
De Vos misses with a few strikes there.
Flux looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Flux connects with a leg kick. De Vos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flux punishes De Vos's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Flux.

Flux has managed to clinch.
Flux lands with a light punch inside.
Flux is leaning against De Vos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flux misses with a knee to the head.
Flux digs a right hand underneath De Vos's ribcage. De Vos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vos's efforts to push away.
Flux tries to throw a body punch but De Vos avoids it by throwing Flux back against the cage.
Flux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
De Vos is trying to force a seperation but Flux has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Flux.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vos tries to break the clinch but Flux is controlling the position.
Flux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flux lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
Flux lands a body punch.
Flux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.

Flux pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux wants to sweep here but De Vos controlling him for the moment.

Flux has his foot on De Vos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Vos works his way back into a safe position though.

Flux is working an open guard so De Vos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Vos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flux falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vos counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Voss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Vos missing with a left hand there. Flux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonas De Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flux thuds a left hand into De Vos's body.
Flux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Flux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux digs a good hook to De Vos's body.
Flux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vos's calf.

Flux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vos keeping moving, preventing Flux from controlling successfully.
De Vos wants to stand up but Flux is controlling him.

De Vos has his feet on Flux's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
De Vos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flux.
A good leg kick by Flux.
Flux's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Vos under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flux cracks the inside of De Vos's front leg.
Flux scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flux.
De Vos misses with an uppercut.
Flux looks to clinch
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
De Vos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flux.
Flux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Vos rather than just go for the knockout.

Flux drives through and clinches with De Vos against the cage.
De Vos takes a shot to the head.
Flux keeps control of De Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Flux has double underhooks.
Flux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flux prevents De Vos from breaking the clinch.
Flux struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vos controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Flux dominated that round.
That's time! De Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Flux gets a clinch.
Flux is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
De Vos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vos is trying to break free.
Flux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flux lands a shoulder strike.
Flux has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Vos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Flux can turn it around.
De Vos working hard to break the clinch.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Flux.
Dante Flux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux just leaning against De Vos, taking a breather.
De Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flux is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Flux.
Flux lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
Flux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flux is trying to pull guard but De Vos has him pressed against the cage.
Jonas De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Flux.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Flux is controlling him.
Flux is working De Vos over against the cage.
De Vos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flux tries to land knees in the clinch but De Vos avoids the damage to the body.
Flux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flux tries a body shot but De Vos blocks it.
Flux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Flux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.
Flux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Voss head.
Flux lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
De Vos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vos being controlled against the cage.
Flux slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Flux.
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!
Flux lands a hook that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
De Vos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flux has him pressed against the cage.
Flux lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux leaning against his opponent.

Flux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Flux misses.
Flux scores with a head kick.
Dante Flux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flux.
Flux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Vos as he jumps to the side.
De Vos misses with a wild combination.
De Vos tries to bum rush Flux with a series of wild strikes but Flux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flux connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flux.
Flux just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flux. That's going to slow De Vos down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Flux lands but De Vos takes it in his stride.
De Vos throws a combination that misses

and Flux counters by clinching up.
Flux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vos's elbow.
Flux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Vos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Flux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Flux. De Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Flux looks to move away, De Vos throws a big counter combo but Flux just gets out of the way.
De Vos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Vos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flux.
Flux blocks a jab.
De Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.
As De Vos backs off Flux throws a huge counter combo but De Vos manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Flux.
Flux connects with a leg kick. De Vos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Flux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Vos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Vos misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos misses with a combination
and Flux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flux throws a head kick but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos throwing a counter right hand but Flux manages to avoid it.
De Vos misses with a hook. Flux ducked under it nicely.
Flux lands a head kick!
De Vos looks to throw the jab but Flux is out of range.
Flux is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Flux slips a jab and a cross from De Vos.
Flux scores with a push kick.
Flux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flux cracks the inside of De Vos's front leg.
Flux throws a head kick that De Vos semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux throws a head kick that De Vos semi-blocks.

De Vos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Vos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flux.
Flux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Vos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Vos avoids the body shot from Flux.
De Vos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Flux throws a leg kick which misses De Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Vos tries to avoid it.
Flux thuds his shin into the meat of De Vos's side.
Flux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Vos.
Flux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Vos on the side of the head.
Flux misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like De Vos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Flux closes the distance and clinches.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Flux is controlling him.
Flux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flux lands a nice uppercut.
Flux avoiding damage.
De Vos can't break the clinch.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
Dante Flux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
Flux tries a body shot but De Vos blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Flux as the two fighters clinch.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.
Flux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Vos is trying to push Flux away but Flux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flux misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vos prevents the takedown attempt.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Flux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Flux!