PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Biber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yurii tretyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Biber
vs
tretyakov

180 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Biber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, yurii tretyakov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tretyakov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Biber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tretyakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from tretyakov is defended easily by Biber.
tretyakov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justin Biber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
tretyakov shoots in for a takedown but Biber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
tretyakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Biber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as tretyakov sprawls well. tretyakov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biber gets slowly back to his feet.
Biber slaps away a takedown attempt from tretyakov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin Biber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yurii tretyakov.
Biber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biber could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Biber closes the distance and clinches.
tretyakov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
tretyakov can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as tretyakov walks away with a smile on his face. Biber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Biber lands a two punch combo.
Biber lands the left hand.
Biber lands an overhand right.
Biber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tretyakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
tretyakov looks to clinch

and Biber moves into the clinch.
tretyakov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Biber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
tretyakov looks gassed!

Biber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tretyakov tries to clinch but Biber is having none of it.
Biber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
tretyakov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Biber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tretyakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
tretyakov slips a jab and a cross from Biber.
Biber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but tretyakov manages to avoid it.
tretyakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biber scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tretyakov darts in trying to clinch
and Biber counters with a straight right hand.
Biber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
tretyakov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Biber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Biber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
tretyakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Biber circles away.
Biber shoots for a double leg takedown but tretyakov sprawls well. He's pushed Biber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
tretyakov tries to clinch but Biber moves out of range.
Biber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but tretyakov swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for tretyakov with that takedown attempt.
Biber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as tretyakov sprawls well. tretyakov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biber gets slowly back to his feet.
Biber shoots in and drives through. tretyakov sprawls well.
Biber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biber keeps the fight on the outside.

Biber forces tretyakov back against the cage and clinches.
tretyakov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Biber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Biber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but tretyakov is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four 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.
Biber wants to break free but tretyakov has control.

tretyakov gets control of Biber's arms and successfully pulls guard. tretyakov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Biber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

tretyakov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Biber defends well.
Biber is looking to stand up but tretyakov won't let him.
Biber wants to control from the top but tretyakov keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tretyakov has a closed guard, preventing Biber from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Biber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

tretyakov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
tretyakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Biber circles away.
Biber moves in looking to clinch but tretyakov pushes him off.
No joy there for Biber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Biber closes this distance looking for a takedown but tretyakov circles away.
Biber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from tretyakov.
tretyakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Biber.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Biber.

tretyakov shoots in and bounces Biber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Biber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in tretyakov's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biber wants to stand but tretyakov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tretyakov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biber trying to control the position from guard on top but tretyakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

tretyakov working for a triangle but Biber defends it easily.
Biber wants to control from the top but tretyakov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Biber preventing the sweep.

Biber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on tretyakov, up you get!
tretyakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Biber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
tretyakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Biber's efforts to push away.
tretyakov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biber walks away with a smile on his face. tretyakov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justin Biber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yurii tretyakov.
tretyakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biber.
tretyakov looks for a takedown but Biber sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tretyakov fails with the takedown.
Biber lands a right hook to the body.
Biber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Biber tries to clinch there but tretyakov circles away.
Biber throws a series of punches but tretyakov avoids them all with ease.
tretyakov tries to clinch but Biber moves out of range.
Biber swats away the attempt to clinch by tretyakov.
Biber shoots for a takedown but tretyakov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Biber is looking to clinch.
tretyakov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Biber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

tretyakov clinches with his opponent.

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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biber.
tretyakov wants a takedown.
Biber working aggressively here.
Biber prevents the takedown attempt.

Biber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justin Biber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
tretyakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Biber circles away.
Biber is looking to land body kicks.
Biber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biber tries to close the distance and clinch but tretyakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as tretyakov backs up against the cage.
tretyakov wants to clinch.
Biber misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Biber catches tretyakov right on the button with a cross.
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 Justin Biber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

tretyakov shoots in for a takedown but Biber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Biber looks to clinch

and tretyakov counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
tretyakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Biber smiles and moves away.
Biber works over tretyakov's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Biber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Biber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Biber as tretyakov shoots in.
Justin Biber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yurii tretyakov.
A nice combination there by Biber.
Biber misses the shot to the body.

Biber pushes tretyakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biber tries to circle away but tretyakov has him pinned against the cage.
Biber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Biber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biber working aggressively here.
tretyakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Biber smiles and moves away.
Biber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of tretyakov's head.
Biber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Biber throws a series of punches but tretyakov moves out of range.
Biber leaves tretyakov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Biber misses with a double jab.
tretyakov slips a jab and a cross from Biber.
Biber misses with the combination.
Biber misses with a wild combination.

That's two 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.
tretyakov shoots in but Biber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Biber throws out a powerful jab.
tretyakov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Biber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten tretyakov somewhat.
Biber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but tretyakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Biber misses with the combination.
Biber is looking to clinch.
tretyakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Biber there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Biber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biber shoots in for a takedown but tretyakov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Biber throws a shot to the body.
tretyakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biber is looking to clinch.
tretyakov dodges the punch combination from Biber.
yurii tretyakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Biber does no damage.
Biber lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Biber swats away the attempt to clinch by tretyakov.

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.
Some wild striking there from Biber.
Biber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. tretyakov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Biber rushes tretyakov and presses him up against the cage.
tretyakov tries to pull guard but Biber won't allow it.

Biber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
tretyakov slips a jab and a cross from Biber.
Biber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tretyakov.

tretyakov feints and as Biber raises his hands in defense, tretyakov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
tretyakov tries to free his leg and advance position but Biber is retaining full guard.
Biber tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Biber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Biber, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Biber!