PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Gubarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gubarev has chosen Mutant Ninja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Elias Jude has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jude
vs
Gubarev

185 cm
22
217 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasily Gubarev!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jude tries a head kick but it misses.
Gubarev connects with a high kick.

Jude moves into the clinch.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Jude is blocking nicely.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gubarev blocks it with crossed arms.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jude working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jude.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Gubarev blocks with his arms.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jude scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jude tries a knee to the head but Gubarev blocks it.
Jude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Jude blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude is trying to stall.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Jude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Jude on the inside.
Jude scores with a shot to the side of Gubarev's head.
Gubarev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Jude blocks it.
Jude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jude tries to work over Gubarev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jude scores with a shoulder strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev looks winded!
Jude with a knee to the head.

Gubarev is rocked!
Jude unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gubarev! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jude is unloading with more strikes now! Gubarev drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Jude!