PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 755 p4p, 1262 weight class) and Alex Novoselic (ranked 124 p4p, 193 weight class). Novoselic has chosen The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains as his entrance music. Alex Novoselic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Justis
vs
Novoselic

189 cm
35
183
22 - 10 - 0

178 cm
41
174
26 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Justis takes a step back to recover.
Justis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Justis tries to clinch there but Novoselic circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Novoselic! But no joy.
Novoselic lands a jab to the nose.
Novoselic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick.
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Novoselic.
A jab lands there for Novoselic.
Novoselic 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.
Justis throws the left hand but Novoselic avoids the punch easily.
Justis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justis walks into a straight right hand from Novoselic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Justis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic is looking to slow Justis down with leg kicks.
Novoselic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Novoselic thinking.
Novoselic scores with a nice head shot.
Novoselic cracks Justis with an open hand slap.
A cross from Novoselic lands.
Novoselic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Novoselic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Novoselic misses with a few strikes there.
Justis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alex Novoselic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novoselic connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Novoselic misses its intended target.
It looked like Justis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Novoselic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novoselic misses with a left hand
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Justis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Novoselic. Novoselic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis checks a leg kick.
Novoselic tries a head kick but it misses.
Novoselic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justis is out of range and Novoselic settles back down.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Novoselic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Justis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justis slips a jab and a cross from Novoselic.
Justis misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Novoselic as he connects with a hook.
Justis drops his hands momentarily and Novoselic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Novoselic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Novoselic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Novoselic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Novoselic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Justis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Novoselic misses with a lunging right hand
and Justis counters with a series of strikes. Novoselic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Justis defending well as Novoselic loads up on a big left hand.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Novoselic thumps Justis with a low kick.
Novoselic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Novoselic lands a jab-cross combination.
Novoselic throws an off balance right hand
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Novoselic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Novoselic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novoselic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Justis takes a step back to recover.
Novoselic on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novoselic.
Novoselic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justis counters with a nice uppercut.

Novoselic is rocked!
Novoselic is looking to land body kicks.
Justis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Novoselic there.
Novoselic jabs Justis right on the nose. Justis blinks but takes it well.
Justis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Novoselic digs a good body shot into Justis's ribs.
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novoselic is still on wobbly legs! Can Justis finish him?
Novoselic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
Novoselic seems to have recovered his senses.
Justis avoids the head kick by Novoselic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Novoselic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Novoselic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Novoselic.
Novoselic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Novoselic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Novoselic.
Justis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Novoselic.
Alex Novoselic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Novoselic jabs Justis right on the nose. Justis blinks but takes it well.
Novoselic lunges at Justis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justis's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novoselic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novoselic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Novoselic avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
Novoselic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Novoselic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Novoselic throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Novoselic just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Novoselic throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
It looked like Justis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Novoselic.
Novoselic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justis is looking to clinch.
Novoselic delivers a nice body kick.
Justis takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justis moves out of range as Novoselic throws a body kick.
Justis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Justis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Novoselic.
Justis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Novoselic lands.
Novoselic swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Justis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Novoselic throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic throws a lazy uppercut
and Justis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Novoselic scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Novoselic misses.
Justis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Justis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Novoselic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
Justis takes a swing at Novoselic's ribcage but misses.
Justis lands a lovely overhand right.
Justis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Novoselic in his tracks.
Novoselic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Nice jab there from Novoselic.
Justis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Novoselic.
Novoselic feints and then cracks Justis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justis down.
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!
Novoselic throws a solid leg kick but Justis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Novoselic.
A low kick from Novoselic is predictable there

and Justis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Novoselic! Justis lets Novoselic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Novoselic misses with a leg kick
and Justis counters with a crisp right that sends Novoselic to the canvas! Justis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Justis!
Logan Justis retains his welterweight title!
Logan Justis gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).