PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Kesting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kesting
vs
De Jong

187 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Kesting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kesting as De Jong shoots in.
De Jong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kesting stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kesting wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Jong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Jong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kesting sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stephan Kesting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex De Jong.
De Jong has his takedown stuffed

and Kesting counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Jong!
Kesting passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Jong!
Kesting can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Jong is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kesting punching from mount but De Jong doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kesting working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. De Jong looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kesting! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephan Kesting!
After winning the bout, Stephan Kesting thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.