PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Wash My Soul -Tricky. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Vos
vs
Fest

185 cm
28
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Vos.
Fest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been told by De Vos's head coaches at Barbell Brigade - $1000 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Vos takes a swing at Fest's ribcage but misses.
De Vos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vos misses with a combination
and Fest counters with a nice body shot.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fest missing with a left hand there. De Vos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vos throws a big counter combination but Fest scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Vos throws a combination that misses

and Fest counters by moving into the clinch.
Fest avoiding damage.
Fest misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vos tries to break free but Fest pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fest.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest is controlling him.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch but Fest keeps him there for the moment.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest is controlling him.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest is controlling him.
Fest tries to throw a body punch but De Vos avoids it by throwing Fest back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fest.
Fest pushes De Vos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fest leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fest tries a body shot but De Vos blocks it.
Fest holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fest lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fest manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Vos is trying to break free.
Fest lands a damaging elbow.
Fest digs a right hand into De Vos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Vos's gas tank.
De Vos is trying to push Fest away but Fest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fest connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Vos's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fest lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Vos or not.
Fest misses with a punch on the inside.
Fest swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos being controlled against the cage.
De Vos tries to break the clinch but Fest is controlling the position.
Fest gets through De Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fest misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fest tries to stall but De Vos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fest makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fest has De Vos pushed against the cage.
Fest misses with the head strike.
Fest lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vos can't break the clinch.
De Vos can't break the clinch.
De Vos takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vos's efforts to push away.
Fest landing knees to the head.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fest leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fest.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fest.
Fest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fest throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vos.
Fest has De Vos pressed against the cage, preventing De Vos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fest lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vos takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Fest has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fun Fest dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fest just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Fest misses its intended target.
A combination from De Vos does no damage.
Fest connects with a single shot there.
Fest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fest instigates a clinch.
De Vos takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fest working aggressively here.
Fest landing knees to the body.
De Vos letting Fest take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Fest.
A shot in the inside from Fest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vos.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Vos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fest gets through De Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fest misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fest just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Vos's brow.
De Vos wants to break free but Fest has control.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest is controlling him.
De Vos is trying to force a seperation but Fest has the dominant position.
Fun Fest seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fest works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Vos is trying to break free.
De Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Fest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest misses with a body punch.
De Vos is trying to break free.
De Vos blocks an uppercut.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fest throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fest has De Vos pressed against the cage, preventing De Vos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vos's elbow.
Fest lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fest obliges.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest has him pressed against the cage.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Fest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Fest.
Fest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vos's efforts to push away.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Fest has him pressed against the cage.
De Vos is trying to push Fest away but Fest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fest working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fest prevents De Vos from breaking the clinch.
De Vos tries to break the clinch but Fest is controlling the position.
Fest stalls.
Fest displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Vos up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fest - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Fest's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos wants to break free but Fest has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fest takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

De Vos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fest.
Fest comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fest throws an overhand right that lands on De Vos's shoulder, as De Vos tries to avoid the shot.
De Vos appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vos falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Fest to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fun Fest 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!

De Vos throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fest counter with a right hand.
De Vos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Fun Fest has been cut.
De Vos swinging wildly here.
De Vos misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jonas De Vos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Vos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Vos misses with a series of wild punches.
Fest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vos throws out the jab.
De Vos misses with a hook. Fest ducked under it nicely.
De Vos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vos manages to avoid it.
Fest fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Vos throws a big counter combination but Fest scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fest lands an overhand right.
Fest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Vos.
Fun Fest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fest scores with a jab to the head.
De Vos misses with a double jab.
Fest looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos misses with a double jab

and Fest counters by clinching up.
Fest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
Fest scores with a shot to the side of De Vos's head.
Fest misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vos wants to break free but Fest has control.
Fest is trying to maintain a safe position but De Vos gets an underhook and turns Fest into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fest.
Fest is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vos working hard to break the clinch.
Fest has De Vos pressed against the cage, preventing De Vos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vos can't break the clinch.
Fest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch but Fest keeps him there for the moment.
De Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vos is trying to push Fest away but Fest has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Fest fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Fest scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fest landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fest has him pressed against the cage.
Fest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fest stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vos.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jonas De Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fun Fest is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fest gets through De Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fun Fest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fun Fest!
Fun Fest looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Just wanna say sorry to the matchmaker for taking me so long to accept this fight. I didn't know it'd be that easy. That's what you get for not practicing Muay Thai, my man.'.