PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruud van Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Pustoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Berg comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine. Ruud van Berg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

van Berg
vs
Pustoy

187 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruud van Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Pustoy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Berg tries to close the distance and clinch but Pustoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
van Berg shoots in but no luck this time.
van Berg tries to clinch up but Pustoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Pustoy looks for the body kick but van Berg saw that one coming.
van Berg is looking to clinch.
Pustoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pustoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van Berg stuffs the takedown attempt from Pustoy. Pustoy gets slowly back to his feet.
van Berg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pustoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pustoy throws a hook but van Berg avoids it easily.

van Berg feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pustoy sprawling to the canvas! Pustoy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can van Berg finish him?!

It looks like Dmitry Pustoy has been cut.
van Berg keeps the fight on the outside.
van Berg tries to clinch there but Pustoy circles away.
Pustoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
van Berg is looking to clinch.

Pustoy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pustoy misses with a straight left.
Pustoy is still on wobbly legs! Can van Berg finish him?
van Berg tries to clinch
enabling Pustoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pustoy seems to have recovered his senses.
van Berg is looking to clinch but Pustoy is avoiding it.
van Berg looks to land a body kick but Pustoy moved away.
Pustoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Berg checks the leg kick.

van Berg closes the distance and clinches.
Pustoy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. van Berg smiles and moves away.
van Berg tries to clinch but Pustoy moves out of range.

Pustoy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. van Berg quickly recovers to half guard.
van Berg wants to get back to his feet.
Pustoy trying to control from half guard but van Berg is working away.
van Berg is trying to stand up here but Pustoy is controlling him well.
van Berg is not content to let Pustoy control the position.

Pustoy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and van Berg defends it well.
Pustoy looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Berg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pustoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
van Berg is trying to stand.
van Berg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pustoy on the ground.

Pustoy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! van Berg could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pustoy has cracked it and van Berg is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pustoy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmitry Pustoy!