PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Desstutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Meis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desstutin comes to the cage accompanied by -------------------------------------------------------------. Meis has chosen marvelous time as his entrance music. Desstutin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Jambo Desstutin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Desstutin
vs
Meis

177 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Desstutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Meis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desstutin slaps away a takedown attempt from Meis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Desstutin misses.
Meis shoots in but Desstutin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Desstutin tries to avoid it but Meis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Desstutin to the ground. Desstutin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jambo Desstutin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Meis.
Meis tries to clinch but Desstutin moves out of range.
Good exchange - Desstutin coming out on top.
Meis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Desstutin but Desstutin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Desstutin scores with a decent looking hook.
Desstutin stuffs the takedown.
Desstutin swats away the attempt to clinch by Meis.
Meis fails with a takedown attempt.
Meis tries to close the distance and clinch but Desstutin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Meis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Desstutin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Desstutin tries to get out of the position.
Meis is fighting to break Desstutin's control of his arms but Desstutin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Meis distracts Desstutin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Desstutin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Desstutin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meis is one step ahead there.
Meis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Desstutin wants to stand and escape but Meis is having none of it.
Desstutin is breathing heavily.
Desstutin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Meis dives into side control.
Meis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Meis tries for a kimura but Desstutin is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desstutin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meis works to advance to full mount. Desstutin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Desstutin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Meis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meis with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Desstutin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Desstutin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Meis controlling from the full mount.
Desstutin is in a horrible position here. Meis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Meis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Desstutin is looking to escape.
Desstutin tries to hold on but Meis pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Desstutin tries to buck Meis off but he can't manage it.
Meis with a couple of short strikes.
Meis looking to control but Desstutin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Desstutin looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Meis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Meis scores with a leg kick.
Meis throws the kick towards the body but Desstutin avoids it.
Meis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Meis with that takedown attempt.
Desstutin stuffs the takedown attempt from Meis. Meis gets slowly back to his feet.
Desstutin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meis tries for a takedown but Desstutin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jambo Desstutin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Meis.
Desstutin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meis. Meis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Desstutin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desstutin lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Desstutin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Desstutin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meis looking for a takedown.
Desstutin avoiding damage as Meis throws knees to the body.
Desstutin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meis gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desstutin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Meis has picked Desstutin up - he's going for a ride! Meis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Desstutin is looking to escape.
Desstutin is not content to let Meis control the position.
Meis throws a strike but Desstutin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Meis trying to control the position from guard on top but Desstutin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Desstutin keeping full guard, as Meis tries to pass.
Meis throws and elbow that misses. Desstutin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meis's guard. Nice move by Desstutin!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meis is wriggling around but Desstutin manages to pass to half guard.
Desstutin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meis defending well though.
Meis wants to sweep but Desstutin has passed to side control!

Desstutin decides to stand back up. Desstutin steps back and let's Meis get back to his feet.
Desstutin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meis backs up against the cage.
Meis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Desstutin sprawls well. Desstutin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meis gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meis has Desstutin up against the cage in a clinch.
Desstutin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Desstutin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meis.
Desstutin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Desstutin has had enough of the clinch but Meis keeps him there for the moment.
Desstutin has had enough of the clinch but Meis keeps him there for the moment.
Meis has Desstutin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Desstutin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meis is trying to drag Desstutin to the mat but Desstutin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Desstutin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Desstutin lands with a left to the head.

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.
A short uppercut from Desstutin.
Meis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meis has Desstutin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Desstutin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Desstutin tries to break the clinch but Meis is controlling the position.
Meis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Desstutin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Desstutin presses Meis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Desstutin decides to pull guard.
Meis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desstutin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Desstutin looking for a sweep. Not yet Desstutin, not yet.
Desstutin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Meis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desstutin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Meis trying to control but Desstutin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambo Desstutin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Desstutin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Desstutin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Desstutin wants it to stay on the feet.
Meis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Desstutin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meis somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meis.
Jambo Desstutin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Meis.
Meis takes one to the side of the head.
Desstutin cracks Meis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Desstutin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Desstutin duly obliges.
Meis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Desstutin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desstutin throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Desstutin. Beautiful body shot.

Desstutin feints and as Meis raises his hands in defense, Desstutin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Desstutin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desstutin wants to stand but Meis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Desstutin is standing up over Meis. Meis looks to escape but Desstutin dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Meis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meis trying to remain calm as Desstutin controls from the top position.
Meis wants to control but Desstutin postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meis is trying to get back to half guard.
Desstutin advances nicely into full mount.
Meis tries to reverse the position but Desstutin maintains control.
Desstutin content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Desstutin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meis is working to get back to half guard.
Desstutin controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jambo Desstutin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Desstutin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambo Desstutin!