PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ermolay Telegin (ranked 6122 p4p, 6157 weight class) and John West (ranked 620 p4p, 623 weight class). Ermolay Telegin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Telegin
vs
West

180 cm
25
204
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
205
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ermolay Telegin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John West!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telegin looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Telegin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Telegin looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Telegin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like John West has been cut.
Ermolay Telegin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Telegin swinging wildly here.
West changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Telegin misses with a body shot.
Telegin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Telegin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Telegin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Telegin misses its intended target.
Telegin throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
West shoots in and drives through. Telegin sprawls well.
Telegin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

West has managed to clinch.
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!

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West tries to score a power double leg takedown but Telegin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten West somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Telegin.
No joy there for Telegin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Telegin.
West throws a fast counter high kick but Telegin manages to duck under it in time.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Telegin.
Telegin is breathing heavily.

West moves into range and clinches up with Telegin.
Telegin can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Telegin defends it nicely.
Ermolay Telegin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telegin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Telegin slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West misses with a double jab.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Telegin tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Telegin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Telegin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Telegin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telegin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Telegin does no damage.
Telegin fails to land with a series of punches.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Telegin is trying to maintain a safe position but West gets an underhook and turns Telegin into the cage.
West tries to pull guard but Telegin won't allow it.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Telegin.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Telegin backwards.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

West has closed the distance and engaged Telegin in a clinch.
Telegin tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Telegin to keep the fight standing.
West fails to pull guard.
We've been informed that West has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Telegin misses its intended target.
West fails with the takedown.
A jab from Telegin finds it's way through West's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Telegin misses with a series of wild punches.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A clash of legs there as Telegin blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ermolay Telegin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John West's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Telegin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Telegin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Oooooh!!! Telegin has knocked West down with a huge combo! Telegin steps away and waves a wobbly West back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

West is rocked!
Telegin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Telegin finish him?
Ermolay Telegin is winning the standup battle so far.

West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Telegin, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telegin prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
West seems to have recovered his senses.

West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West slips a jab and a cross from Telegin.
Telegin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Telegin looks to land a combination. West sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up John West's cut even more.
Telegin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Telegin moves away.
Telegin misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Telegin. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

West forces Telegin back against the cage and clinches.
Telegin being controlled against the cage.
Telegin looking to stall.
Telegin is trying to force a seperation but West has the dominant position.
West has Telegin pressed against the cage, preventing Telegin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Telegin throws a right and a left that both miss.
West is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

West pushes Telegin up against the cage in a clinch.

West breaks the clinch.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Telegin's waist but Telegin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
Telegin throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Telegin tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

West moves into the clinch successfully.
West effectively controlling the action here.
West has Telegin pressed against the cage, preventing Telegin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
Telegin throwing a counter right hand but West manages to avoid it.

West instigates a clinch.
West tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ermolay Telegin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John West.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Telegin looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West shoots in and drives through. Telegin sprawls well.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
Telegin stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Telegin missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West has his takedown stuffed
and Telegin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West takes one on the button.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West tries for a takedown but Telegin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Telegin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Telegin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Telegin.
Telegin looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
Telegin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Telegin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West fails with the takedown.
Telegin misses with a double jab
and West counters with a one-two to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ermolay Telegin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
No joy there for Telegin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Telegin misses.

West has taken the fight to the clinch.
Telegin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West is trying to pull guard but Telegin has him pressed against the cage.

Telegin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Telegin.
Telegin throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Telegin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Telegin.
Telegin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

West forces Telegin back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from West.
Telegin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.
Ermolay Telegin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John West.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Telegin swinging wildly here.
West dives in and grabs Telegin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Telegin pushes down on West's head and hops out.
Telegin is looking to counter punch.
Ermolay Telegin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Telegin pinned against the cage. Telegin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Telegin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telegin just misses with a punch to the body.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Telegin.

West clinches up with Telegin and pushes him back against the cage.
West missing with knees to the body.
West is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Telegin to keep the fight standing.
Telegin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Telegin stands up from West's guard - Telegin perhaps looking for a knockout.
West blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Telegin tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

West drives through and clinches with Telegin against the cage.
Telegin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
West is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Telegin is defending well.
Ermolay Telegin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Telegin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Telegin misses.
Nice defenses there by West.
West is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Telegin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Telegin.
Telegin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Telegin connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
West shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Telegin sprawls well. Telegin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. West gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Telegin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ermolay Telegin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Telegin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ermolay Telegin!