PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Slemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slemenko comes to the cage accompanied by Небо Славян. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Vos's choice of entrance music: Wash My Soul -Tricky. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Slemenko
vs
De Vos

180 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

185 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Slemenko!
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, Jonas De Vos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Slemenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Vos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by De Vos as he connects with a hook.
Slemenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for De Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slemenko avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws a right and a left that Slemenko avoids nicely.
Slemenko slips a jab and a cross from De Vos.
De Vos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by De Vos as he connects with a hook.
De Vos misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Vos.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Vos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - De Vos scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Vos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Slemenko counters by moving into the clinch.
De Vos wants to break free but Slemenko has control.
Stalling in the clinch from De Vos.
Slemenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Vos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slemenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slemenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Slemenko jumps guard but De Vos stands there with Slemenko around his waist. Slemenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slemenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slemenko is trying to drag De Vos to the mat but De Vos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexsandr Slemenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slemenko is pressed up against the cage. De Vos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slemenko down to the mat. Slemenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vos cracks Slemenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from De Vos misses.
De Vos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slemenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Vos misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Slemenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slemenko tightens his grip and picks De Vos up, before dumping him to the ground. De Vos manages to land in guard.

De Vos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slemenko escapes and throws De Vos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
De Vos being controlled for a moment.
De Vos is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slemenko controlling from side mount.
De Vos wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slemenko controlling the position from side mount.
De Vos tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Slemenko easily slips into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slemenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Vos wants to hold on but Slemenko pushes him away.
De Vos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Vos keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandr Slemenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A punch combination from De Vos misses.
De Vos lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from De Vos both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Vos misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonas De Vos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Vos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Slemenko moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slemenko tries to pull guard but De Vos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slemenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Vos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slemenko is trying to pull guard but De Vos has him pressed against the cage.
Slemenko goes for a takedown attempt but De Vos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexsandr Slemenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slemenko dodges the punch combination from De Vos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slemenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Slemenko dodges the punch combination from De Vos.
De Vos misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vos throws a body punch but Slemenko moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas De Vos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Vos 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas De Vos!
Jonas De Vos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.