PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Rustola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Night Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustola comes to the cage accompanied by Anvil of Crom. Kalevi Rustola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rustola
vs
Night Train

173 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Freakin Supplements

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Rustola!
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, Dick Night Train!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night Train is looking to clinch but Rustola is avoiding it.
Night Train scores with a push kick.
Rustola throws a series of punches but Night Train moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Night Train looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rustola fails with a takedown attempt.
Rustola misses with a body shot.

Rustola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rustola in side control, throwing shots but Night Train defends.
Rustola working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Rustola crashes against the mat.
Rustola is breathing heavily.
Rustola taking a breather here.
Night Train is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Night Train prevents Rustola from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rustola in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rustola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Night Train keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rustola throws a big shot that misses.
Night Train fails with an attempt to clinch.
Night Train goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rustola blocks the body kick.

Rustola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Night Train looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Night Train pushes Rustola away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rustola gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rustola looking to control but instead Night Train has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Rustola actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night Train thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rustola's head.
Rustola wants to control but Night Train is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rustola keeping hold of Night Train's head, controlling as best he can.
Rustola punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustola tries to get to full guard but Night Train has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Rustola gets the takedown into side control.
Rustola working away.
Rustola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rustola is looking to take a break and control but Night Train is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rustola tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rustola throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rustola wants to control but Night Train is keeping him busy.
Night Train really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rustola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Rustola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rustola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Night Train is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rustola is controlling him well.
Night Train struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rustola swats away the attempt to clinch by Night Train.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Night Train fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rustola shoots in but Night Train avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Night Train throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalevi Rustola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Night Train tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Night Train fails with an attempt to clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rustola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice body kick from Night Train.
Rustola has a takedown stuffed.
Night Train tries to clinch up.
Rustola swats away the attempt to clinch by Night Train.
Rustola moves out of range of the body kick.
Night Train is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Night Train doesn't manage to clinch there - Rustola circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Night Train moves in looking to clinch but Rustola pushes him off.
Night Train tries to clinch up but Rustola circles away and keeps his distance.
Night Train moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rustola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Night Train - the referee stops the clock and Rustola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Night Train. Rustola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Night Train works over Rustola's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rustola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Night Train has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rustola is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rustola works his way into side control.
Rustola trying to control the position but Night Train is working away.
Rustola controls the position.

Rustola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rustola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rustola tries to score with some ground and pound. Night Train controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night Train can't do much from the bottom here.
Rustola misses with the ground and pound.
Rustola working the head and body with strikes.

Rustola is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Night Train is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Night Train is looking to regain half guard here but Rustola keeps moving and retains side control.
Rustola trying to control the position but Night Train is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rustola looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rustola fails with the takedown.
Night Train tries to clinch but Rustola moves out of range.
Night Train tries to clinch up but Rustola circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick there by Night Train.
Dick Night Train is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Night Train tries a low kick but Rustola avoids it.
Rustola moves out of range as Night Train throws a body kick.
Night Train tries to clinch but Rustola moves out of range.
Night Train is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rustola looks for a takedown but Night Train sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalevi Rustola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Night Train tries to clinch but Rustola is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rustola checks the leg kick.
Night Train feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rustola's calf.
Night Train throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dick Night Train seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rustola keeps the fight on the outside.
Night Train throws a big shot that misses.
Night Train moves in looking to clinch but Rustola pushes him off.
Night Train misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Night Train scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Night Train looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Night Train throws a solid leg kick but Rustola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Night Train.
Night Train doesn't manage to clinch there - Rustola circles away.
Rustola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Night Train counters with a solid body kick.
Rustola throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Night Train showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rustola blocks the body kick.
Rustola fails with a takedown attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Night Train.
Night Train tries to clinch up.
Night Train tries to clinch there but Rustola circles away.
Night Train tries to clinch but Rustola moves out of range.
Night Train will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Night Train tries to clinch but Rustola is having none of it.
Night Train is looking to clinch but Rustola is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Rustola misses.
Night Train is looking to clinch.
Night Train is looking to clinch.
Night Train slips under a jab from Rustola.
Night Train looks to land a body kick but Rustola moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Night Train throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Night Train looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rustola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rustola avoids a kick to the body.

Rustola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rustola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rustola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Night Train's head.
Rustola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Night Train with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rustola wants to control but Night Train is keeping him busy.
Rustola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rustola passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Night Train!
Night Train wants to hold on but Rustola pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rustola has hold of Night Train's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Night Train manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rustola with the ground and pound from mount.

Rustola is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Night Train has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Night Train!
Night Train wants to control from the top but Rustola keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Night Train decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Night Train tries to clinch but Rustola is having none of it.
Night Train tries to clinch up but Rustola circles away and keeps his distance.
Night Train scores with a leg kick.
Rustola takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rustola moves out of range of the body kick from Night Train.
Rustola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rustola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Night Train keeps Rustola at a distance using the push kick.
Rustola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalevi Rustola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Night Train lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Night Train moves in looking to clinch but Rustola pushes him off.
Dick Night Train seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night Train is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Night Train fakes the leg kick and cracks Rustola in the body.
Rustola closes the distance and clinches up with Night Train, looking for a takedown. Rustola pushes Night Train against the cage but Night Train circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Rustola drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rustola slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rustola postures up.
Rustola passes into half guard.

Rustola seems to be working for a kimura but Night Train defends the submission attempt.
Rustola is tying to control. Night Train wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Night Train.
I think Night Train has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Night Train!