PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 187 p4p, 512 weight class) and Evaristo Jesus (ranked 31 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Menshikov
vs
Jesus

189 cm
33
275
21 - 13 - 0

186 cm
36
248
32 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evaristo Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov avoids the body shot from Jesus.
Jesus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menshikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jesus manages to avoid it.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Menshikov avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jesus.
Menshikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menshikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Menshikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Menshikov throws a jab when Jesus was well out of range.
Jesus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick by Jesus misses
enabling Menshikov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus misses with a straight right.
Jesus throws a hook but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
Menshikov throws a body punch but Jesus moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov scores with a hook.
Menshikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Menshikov walks into a left hand.
Menshikov misses with a combination
and Jesus counters with a nice uppercut.
Menshikov misses with a hook
and Jesus counters with a right hand to the body.
Menshikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Menshikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jesus.
Jesus throws out a counter right but Menshikov avoids it with no problem.
Jesus tries to clinch but Menshikov moves away
and Menshikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Menshikov pushes Jesus up against the cage in a clinch.
Jesus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Menshikov throws an elbow but misses.
Menshikov blocking some punches.
Jesus prevents a body shot from Menshikov.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Menshikov tries to throw a body punch but Jesus avoids it by throwing Menshikov back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menshikov scores with a hook to the body.
Menshikov tries to throw a body punch but Jesus avoids it by throwing Menshikov back against the cage.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
Menshikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jesus is defending well for now.
Menshikov lands with a right to the head.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jesus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menshikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Menshikov.
Menshikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jesus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jesus scores with a shoulder strike.
Menshikov misses with a knee strike.
Jesus pushes Menshikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Menshikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menshikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jesus throws a body punch but Menshikov moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Menshikov misses the target.
A big right from Menshikov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jesus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.

Menshikov closes the distance and clinches.
Jesus throws a head punch that misses.
Menshikov crunches a lovely knee into Jesus's ribcage.
Jesus lands a hook that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Menshikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jesus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Menshikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jesus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Menshikov manages to break the clinch.
Jesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menshikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Jesus misses.
Menshikov misses with a two punch combination.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Menshikov misses its target.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jesus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Jesus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Menshikov closes the distance and clinches.
Menshikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Evaristo Jesus has been cut.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jesus fails to land.
Jesus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jesus blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menshikov.
Menshikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jesus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jesus.
Jesus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jesus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menshikov stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maxim Menshikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evaristo Jesus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Menshikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jesus, pushing him back against the cage.
Jesus lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Jesus.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jesus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Menshikov throws an elbow but misses.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maxim Menshikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jesus avoids the elbow strike from Menshikov, against the cage.
Jesus digs a right hand underneath Menshikov's ribcage. Menshikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Menshikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Jesus as the two fighters clinch.
Jesus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Menshikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jesus.
Menshikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menshikov blocking some punches.
Menshikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jesus misses with a punch to the body.
Menshikov misses with a knee to the head.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Jesus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jesus is leaning against Menshikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jesus working aggressively here.
Jesus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Jesus.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Menshikov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menshikov.
Jesus lands a left hand.
Jesus tries a body shot but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Jesus.
A nice left hand lands by Jesus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jesus.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
Jesus lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jesus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jesus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menshikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jesus blocking some punches.
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jesus digs a right hand into Menshikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Menshikov's gas tank.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
Jesus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menshikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menshikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Jesus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menshikov tries to stall but Jesus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jesus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Menshikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov blocks an uppercut.
Menshikov blocks an uppercut.
Jesus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Menshikov.
Menshikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jesus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menshikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jesus lands a body punch.
A short left from Jesus.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
Jesus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
A shot in the inside from Jesus.
A shot in the inside from Jesus.
Jesus lands with a left to the head.

Menshikov is rocked!
Jesus lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Menshikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Menshikov to his knees! Jesus keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evaristo Jesus!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Evaristo Jesus waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.