PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peanut Jelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peanut Jelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jelly
vs
Vinci

205 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peanut Jelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vinci is out of range and Jelly settles back down.
Jelly motions for Vinci to come forward. Jelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vinci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vinci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vinci shoots in but Jelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Vinci, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jelly avoids the body shot from Vinci.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinci tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jelly swivels and escapes.
Peanut Jelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vinci.
Vinci is looking to clinch.
Vinci shoots in but Jelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vinci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Jelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jelly tries to work over Vinci's front leg with a kick but Vinci checks it.
Jelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinci.
Jelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Vinci, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good work by Vinci as he checks the leg kick.
Jelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Vinci, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vinci misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vinci drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jelly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jelly pushes Vinci off looking to stand but Vinci dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jelly gets full guard.
Vinci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vinci won't allow Jelly to get back to his feet.
Jelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vinci.

Jelly pushes Vinci off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jelly moves away from the strike by Vinci.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinci blocks a low kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Vinci or perhaps it was just good defense by Jelly which made him look bad.
Vinci tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jelly. That's going to slow Vinci down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinci throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vinci tries for a takedown but Jelly circles away easily
and Jelly counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vinci scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Vinci misses
and Jelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Vinci darts in trying to clinch
and Jelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Peanut Jelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vinci shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Vinci tries to keep at a distance but Jelly has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinci with a poor takedown
and Jelly counters with a nice body shot.
Vinci with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Jelly thumps Vinci with a low kick.
Vinci is breathing heavily.
Jelly checks a low kick from Vinci.
Jelly throws a low kick, looking for Vinci's leg but Vinci calmly moves out of range.
Vinci gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jelly.
Peanut Jelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vinci.

Jelly breaks the clinch.
Vinci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jelly counters with a low kick, right behind Vinci 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinci looks to clinch
and Jelly counters with a big head kick but Vinci shrugs it off.
A leg kick checked by Vinci.
A low kick from Jelly is predictable there

and Vinci decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jelly's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jelly wants to stand up but Vinci is controlling him.

Jelly has his feet on Vinci's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Peanut Jelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinci fails with the takedown
and Jelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinci avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinci with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinci throws a sloppy head kick
and Jelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Jelly tries to work over Vinci's front leg with a kick but Vinci checks it.
Jelly 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.
Jelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinci blocks the leg kick.
Vinci tries for a takedown but Jelly circles away easily
and Jelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinci throws a combination that misses
and Jelly counters with a low kick, right behind Vinci 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinci blocks the leg kick.
Jelly throws a solid leg kick but Vinci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jelly is looking to chop away at Vinci's legs.
Vinci tries for a takedown but Jelly circles away easily
and Jelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vinci's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jelly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vinci fails with the takedown
and Jelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vinci's knee momentarily.
Jelly is looking to chop away at Vinci's legs.
Vinci with a poor takedown
and Jelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinci thinking.
Jelly throws a chopping leg kick but Vinci manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peanut Jelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinci with a poor takedown
and Jelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Peanut Jelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vinci.
Jelly avoids the head kick by Vinci.
Vinci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinci takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jelly scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelly wants to land a leg kick but Vinci is out of range.
Vinci blocks a leg kick.
Vinci blocks a low kick nicely.
Jelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jelly.
Vinci misses with a double jab
and Jelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vinci's knee momentarily.
Jelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vinci tries to clinch up
and Jelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jelly scores with a three punch combo!
Vinci with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jelly.

Jelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinci is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinci fails with the takedown
and Jelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vinci's knee momentarily.
Jelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jelly.
Vinci with a poor takedown
and Jelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Michael Vinci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinci tries for a takedown but Jelly circles away easily
and Jelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Peanut Jelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelly misses with a low kick as Vinci jumps back.
Michael Vinci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jelly looks to land a combination. Vinci sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vinci gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jelly counters with a good low kick that Vinci was not able to check.
Jelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peanut Jelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jelly, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Peanut Jelly!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Peanut Jelly!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Peanut Jelly!

Peanut Jelly wins by unanimous decision!