PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Puskash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Terkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Puskash
vs
Terkin

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Roberto Puskash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Terkin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puskash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puskash somewhat.
Terkin throws out a powerful jab.
Terkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Puskash tries to sprawl out of it but Terkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puskash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puskash misses with a takedown

and Terkin counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Terkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terkin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Terkin is pressed up against the cage. Puskash has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Terkin down to the mat. Terkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Puskash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puskash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puskash fails with a takedown attempt.
Terkin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Terkin leaves Puskash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puskash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puskash is breathing heavily.
Puskash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terkin pinned against the cage. Terkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Roberto Puskash has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puskash walks into a left hand.
Puskash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puskash wants it to stay on the feet.
Terkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Terkin moves into the clinch.
Terkin taking a breather.
Puskash tries to score a body lock takedown but Terkin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Terkin is trying to break the clinch but Puskash is controlling him.
Terkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terkin is trying to maintain a safe position but Puskash gets an underhook and turns Terkin into the cage.
Puskash looking for a takedown.
Terkin wants a takedown but no success here.
Terkin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terkin is trying to break the clinch but Puskash is controlling him.
Terkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puskash wants a takedown but no success here.
Terkin controlling the action here for a moment.
Terkin gets underhooks to prevent Puskash's takedown attempt.
Terkin tries to break free but Puskash pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terkin tries to break free but Puskash pushes him back against the cage.
Puskash prevents Terkin from breaking the clinch.
Puskash is trying to drag Terkin to the mat but Terkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Terkin tries to break free but Puskash pushes him back against the cage.
Terkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Puskash won't allow it.
Puskash drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Terkin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Puskash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terkin looking to slow down the pace here.
Terkin missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Puskash has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Terkin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Terkin trying to stall but Puskash improves his position.
Terkin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puskash wants a takedown.
Puskash prevents Terkin from breaking the clinch.
Puskash is working for takedown but Terkin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Terkin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Terkin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Puskash has denied him.
Puskash avoiding damage as Terkin throws knees to the body.
Puskash goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terkin prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Terkin.
Terkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puskash has Terkin pressed against the cage, preventing Terkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puskash.
Terkin throws an elbow that misses.
Puskash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Terkin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Terkin trying to control the position but instead, Puskash has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terkin into the cage.
Terkin is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Terkin - that landed with a thud.
Terkin fails to pull guard.
Terkin fails to pull guard.
Puskash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Terkin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Terkin is trying to force a seperation but Puskash has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Puskash has Terkin pressed against the cage, preventing Terkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terkin is trying to break the clinch but Puskash has him pressed against the cage.
Terkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puskash has him pressed against the cage.
Puskash goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terkin prevents it.
Terkin stalling in the clinch but Puskash improves position.
Puskash drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terkin is trying to break the clinch but Puskash has him pressed against the cage.
Terkin stops a takedown attempt from Puskash.
Terkin tries to work over Puskash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terkin is trying to break the clinch but Puskash is controlling him.
Puskash tries to score a body lock takedown but Terkin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Terkin.
Terkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terkin tries to break free but Puskash pushes him back against the cage.
Terkin stops a takedown attempt from Puskash.
Terkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puskash has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terkin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terkin tries a body shot but Puskash blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasiliy Terkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Puskash's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Puskash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terkin avoids it really well and circles away.

Puskash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Terkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Puskash has a good base and remains in mount.
Terkin regains half guard.
Terkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terkin wants to get back to his feet.
Terkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Puskash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Terkin wants to improve his position but Puskash is controlling well.
Puskash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puskash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puskash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Terkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puskash.
Puskash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terkin defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Terkin closes the distance and clinches up with Puskash, looking for a takedown. Terkin pushes Puskash against the cage but Puskash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Terkin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Puskash kicks Terkin off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Terkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puskash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Terkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Terkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Terkin stalks Puskash and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puskash's face. Puskash staggers backwards, shaken.
Puskash misses with a takedown attempt
and Terkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Puskash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Terkin wants to clinch.
Terkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puskash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terkin punishes Puskash's body with a nice straight punch.
Puskash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terkin is fending him off so far but Puskash persists. Nope, Terkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Puskash as Terkin shoots in.
Terkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puskash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Terkin.
Terkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Puskash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puskash fails with a takedown attempt.
Terkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Terkin cracks Puskash with a good jab.
Terkin tries to clinch there but Puskash circles away.
Puskash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Terkin counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Terkin as he jumps to the side.
Terkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Terkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puskash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puskash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puskash somewhat.
Terkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Terkin scores with a four punch combination!
Terkin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Terkin shoots in but no luck this time.
Puskash tries for a takedown but Terkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puskash has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roberto Puskash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puskash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puskash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terkin.
Puskash misses with a takedown
and Terkin counters with a left to the body.
Puskash stuffs the takedown.

Terkin gets caught flat footed, as Puskash shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Puskash won't allow Terkin to sweep him here.
Puskash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Terkin's head.
Terkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terkin wants to stand and escape but Puskash is having none of it.
Puskash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Terkin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puskash is defended easily by Terkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Puskash will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Puskash's cut.
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!

Puskash stuffs the takedown attempt from Terkin. Terkin gets slowly back to his feet.

Puskash closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puskash slips a nice elbow through Terkin's hands, connecting with Terkin's forehead.
Puskash thows a huge punch but Terkin dodges it nicely.
Terkin is trying to stand.
Puskash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terkin defending well though.
Puskash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terkin is looking to escape.
Terkin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puskash is nestled in close to Terkin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Terkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Puskash. Puskash gets slowly back to his feet.
Terkin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Terkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puskash tries to avoid it but Terkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puskash to the ground. Puskash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberto Puskash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkin stalks Puskash and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puskash's face. Puskash staggers backwards, shaken.
Puskash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Terkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Puskash.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Puskash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puskash fails with a takedown attempt.
Terkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puskash fails with the takedown.

Terkin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Puskash's guard.
Terkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puskash is keeping the position for now.

Puskash manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Terkin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puskash defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puskash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Puskash showed some decent athleticism there.
Puskash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Terkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puskash.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Puskash.
Puskash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Puskash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Terkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puskash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puskash thows a huge punch but Terkin dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Terkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puskash as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terkin.
Terkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Puskash, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskash has a takedown stuffed.
Terkin scores with a three punch combo!
Terkin lands a jab-cross combination.
Puskash shoots in for a takedown but Terkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Terkin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Terkin shoots in for a takedown but Puskash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puskash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Terkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puskash misses with a takedown
and Terkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Puskash fails with the takedown
and Terkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Puskash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Puskash stopping the sweep attempt from Terkin.
Puskash chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terkin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Puskash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Terkin's head.
Puskash is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Puskash landing with the ground and pound.
Puskash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puskash chips away with some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Terkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puskash circles away.
Terkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Puskash has a takedown stuffed.
Puskash has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Puskash showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puskash has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Puskash!