PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeoni Viikate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeantet comes to the cage accompanied by Forever The Sickest Kids - She's A Lady. Viikate is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Viikate - Korutonta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jeantet
vs
Viikate

200 cm
25
166 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

176 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jeantet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeoni Viikate!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeantet lands a nice hook to Viikate's body. Viikate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Viikate doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeantet circles away.
Viikate misses with a body kick.
Jeantet lands a jab to the nose.
Jeantet works the jab nicely.
Jeantet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeantet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeantet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jeantet keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeantet throws a looping overhand right but Viikate ducks down to avoid it.
Jeantet throws a lazy right hand but Viikate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viikate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viikate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Viikate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jeantet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeantet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jeantet lands a right hook to the body.
Jeantet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeantet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Viikate is looking to clinch.
Viikate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeantet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viikate wants to clinch.

Viikate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viikate digs a right hand underneath Jeantet's ribcage. Jeantet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viikate pushes Jeantet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viikate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viikate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viikate prevents Jeantet from breaking the clinch.
Viikate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jeantet is breathing heavily.
Viikate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viikate works on Jeantet's body with a couple of short punches.
Jeantet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeantet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Viikate lands a damaging elbow.
Viikate landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viikate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jeantet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Viikate.
Knees to the body from Viikate.
A right hand to the body from Viikate.
Viikate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Viikate lands a hook that snaps the head of Jeantet backwards.
Viikate lands a left hand.
Viikate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeantet takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viikate lands a nice uppercut.
Viikate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jeantet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Viikate lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Viikate.
Viikate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jeantet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Viikate lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Viikate.
Viikate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Viikate.
Viikate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeantet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Viikate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Viikate.
Jeantet tries to pull guard but Viikate won't allow it.
Viikate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viikate lands an elbow just above Jeantet 's eye.
A short right from Viikate.
Jeantet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Viikate smiles and moves away.
Viikate tries to clinch there but Jeantet circles away.
Jeantet thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Viikate on the side of the head.
Jeantet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Viikate is looking to clinch.

Jeantet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Viikate tries to kick Jeantet off but Jeantet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Viikate pushes Jeantet off and gets back to his feet.
Jeantet moves out of range as Viikate throws a body kick.

Viikate clinches with his opponent.

Jeantet jumps guard and drags Viikate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Viikate tries to stand but Jeantet is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeantet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Viikate!
Viikate wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jeantet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Viikate is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viikate tries to buck Jeantet off but Jeantet takes his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viikate has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simeoni Viikate dominated that 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.

Viikate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Viikate clinches up against the cage.
Jeantet takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeantet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Viikate smiles and moves away.
Jeantet throws a shot from downtown. Viikate moves away and avoids it.
Jeantet avoids the head kick by Viikate.
Viikate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jeantet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viikate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikate is looking to clinch.
Viikate throws a sloppy head kick and Jeantet moves out of range easily.
Jeantet throws the left hand but Viikate avoids the punch easily.
Viikate tries to clinch there but Jeantet circles away.
Jeantet avoids the head kick by Viikate.

Jeantet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Viikate did well to prevent Jeantet getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet wants to pass to mount but Viikate is defending the position.
Viikate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viikate tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jeantet manages to move to mount!
Jeantet pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Viikate is trying to stand up.
Viikate tries to buck Jeantet off but Jeantet takes his back!
Viikate is breathing heavily.
Viikate trying to get back to his feet but Jeantet is in full control for now.

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.
Jeantet scores with strikes from the back.

Viikate manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Jeantet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Viikate scores with a head kick.
Jeantet lands a jab to the head.
Simeoni Viikate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Jeantet.
Jeantet swats away the attempt to clinch by Viikate.
Viikate throws a sloppy head kick and Jeantet moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet scores with a nice strike.
Viikate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Viikate misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Jeantet misses.
Viikate blocks a jab.
Jeantet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viikate circles away.
Jeantet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Viikate doesn't seem bothered though.
Viikate tries to clinch up.
Viikate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Viikate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Viikate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Viikate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Viikate.
Jeantet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jeantet keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Jeantet.
Viikate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jeantet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeantet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viikate was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeantet.
Viikate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viikate lands with a nice body kick.
Jeantet defending well as Viikate loads up on a big left hand.
Viikate is looking to clinch.
Jeantet lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeantet blocks the body kick.
Jeantet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viikate circles away quickly and effectively.
Jeantet lands a jab to the nose.
Viikate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeantet.
Viikate thuds his shin into the meat of Jeantet's side.
Jeantet avoids the head kick by Viikate.
Viikate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jeantet's head.
Jeantet lands a nice shot that snaps Viikate's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Simeoni Viikate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Viikate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeantet.
Viikate looks for the body kick but Jeantet saw that one coming.
Viikate tries to close the distance and clinch but Jeantet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viikate moves out of range as Jeantet strikes.
Jeantet swinging wildly here.
Viikate stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Jeantet.
Viikate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jeantet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeantet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viikate throws a head kick that half lands.
Jeantet swats away the attempt to clinch by Viikate.
Viikate lands with a nice body kick.
Jeantet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate throws a head kick but Jeantet moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeantet throws a lazy right hand but Viikate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viikate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeantet misses with an uppercut. Viikate saw that one coming.
Viikate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viikate wants to clinch up but Jeantet keeps it at a distance.
Jeantet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viikate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viikate moves in looking to clinch but Jeantet pushes him off.
Viikate throws a head kick that misses.
Viikate throws a sloppy head kick and Jeantet moves out of range easily.
Viikate tries to clinch there but Jeantet circles away.
Viikate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viikate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Viikate wants to clinch.
Jeantet tests Viikate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kevin Jeantet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Viikate drives through and clinches with Jeantet against the cage.
Viikate landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Viikate.
Viikate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Viikate scores with a shot to the side of Jeantet's head.
Viikate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jeantet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jeantet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viikate lands an elbow that stopped Jeantet in his tracks for a moment.
Viikate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Viikate.
Viikate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Viikate lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Viikate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viikate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viikate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viikate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Viikate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeantet's face.
Viikate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viikate lands an elbow just above Jeantet 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeantet.
Jeantet swings wildly with an uppercut but Viikate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viikate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Viikate lands an elbow inside that Jeantet shrugs off.
Simeoni Viikate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Viikate.
Viikate lands an elbow that stopped Jeantet in his tracks for a moment.
Jeantet is trying to force a seperation but Viikate has the dominant position.
Jeantet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Viikate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Viikate.
Jeantet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viikate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viikate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeantet's defenses.
Jeantet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viikate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeantet's face.
Jeantet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Viikate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viikate.
Jeantet is looking to break free of the clinch but Viikate has double underhooks.
Viikate prevents Jeantet from breaking the clinch.
Viikate lands a knee to the body.

That's four 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.
Viikate scores with a knee to the head.
Jeantet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viikate has him pressed against the cage.
Jeantet blocks an elbow strike from Viikate.
Viikate prevents the takedown attempt.
Viikate lands a body shot.
Jeantet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Viikate prevents Jeantet from breaking the clinch.
Viikate landing knees to the head.
Jeantet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viikate lands an elbow inside.
Jeantet tries to break free but Viikate pushes him back against the cage.
Viikate is working Jeantet over against the cage.
Jeantet working aggressively here.
Jeantet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeantet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Viikate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Viikate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jeantet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Viikate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Viikate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viikate.
Viikate lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Jeantet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viikate.
Viikate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simeoni Viikate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viikate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Viikate blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simeoni Viikate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Viikate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simeoni Viikate!