PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurya Peshernek (ranked 3559 p4p, 4352 weight class) and Tevin Shay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kurya Peshernek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peshernek
vs
Shay

178 cm
25
190
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
193
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurya Peshernek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Shay misses
and Peshernek counters with a straight right hand.
Tevin Shay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay takes a swing at Peshernek's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Peshernek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peshernek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shay misses with a looping right.
Shay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peshernek counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay misses with an uppercut.
Peshernek looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shay shoots in but no luck this time.
Peshernek throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shay avoids it.
Kurya Peshernek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tevin Shay.
The fighters circling - Shay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peshernek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay misses with a looping left.
Peshernek is looking for a counter combo.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Peshernek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shay misses with a shot to the body
and Peshernek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peshernek slips under a jab from Shay.
Shay misses with a right hand
and Peshernek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shay misses with a lunging right hand
and Peshernek counters with a huge left! Shay is in big trouble! He's backing up but Peshernek isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Shay from any more damage. A dominating finish by Peshernek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurya Peshernek!
Tevin Shay spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll look back on the film and see what I did wrong. I'll take this "L"... it's on me.'.