PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Sidorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jaggers
vs
Sidorov

178 cm
25
152 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Sidorov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidorov misses with an uppercut
and Jaggers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaggers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sidorov misses with a body shot
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaggers digs a good body shot into Sidorov's ribs.
Jaggers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sidorov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sidorov throws a right hand that misses
and Jaggers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sidorov thinking.
Sidorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaggers.
Sidorov swings widly with a right hand
and Jaggers counters with a stiff right hand.
Sidorov throws an off balance right hand
and Jaggers counters with a series of strikes. Sidorov will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaggers lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaggers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sidorov misses with a combination
and Jaggers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sidorov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaggers counters with a straight right hand.
Sidorov looks gassed!

Jaggers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jaggers showed some decent athleticism there.
Jaggers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sidorov defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov won't allow Jaggers to pass to mount.
Jaggers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sidorov's head.
Sidorov wants to control but Jaggers is keeping busy.
Jaggers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaggers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaggers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Jaggers is working for an americana but Sidorov has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Jaggers was thinking about the submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaggers's guard.

Jaggers looking for a guillotine here but Sidorov defends easily.
Sidorov stays in close to Jaggers's body and controls the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaggers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaggers scores with a jab to the body.
Jaggers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sidorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaggers.
Jaggers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaggers thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov moves forwards but Jaggers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jaggers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sidorov manages to avoid it.
Jaggers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidorov misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sidorov misses with the combination.
Jaggers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidorov throws a hook but Jaggers blocks it.
Jaggers dives in and grabs Sidorov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sidorov pushes down on Jaggers's head and hops out.

Jaggers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sidorov!
Sidorov tries to reverse the position but Jaggers maintains control.
Jaggers throwing strikes here but Sidorov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jaggers thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jaggers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sidorov is now in Jaggers's guard. A big mistake from Jaggers there, giving up the dominant position!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sidorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sidorov forces his way into half guard.
Jaggers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sidorov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jaggers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaggers looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sidorov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jaggers tries to kick Sidorov off but Sidorov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Jaggers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jaggers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaggers throws a one two combo.
Sidorov swings widly with a right hand
and Jaggers counters with a right hand to the body.
Sidorov throws a right hand that misses
and Jaggers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaggers lands a body shot.
Sidorov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sidorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sidorov swings widly with a right hand
and Jaggers counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Jaggers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sidorov throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Jaggers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaggers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaggers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaggers trying to control but Sidorov is working from the bottom.
Sidorov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaggers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sidorov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaggers.
Jaggers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jaggers lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaggers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaggers won't allow Sidorov to sweep him here.

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.
Jaggers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sidorov keeping moving, preventing Jaggers from controlling successfully.
Jaggers slips nicely into half guard.
Jaggers stalling.
Jaggers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jaggers prevents Sidorov from improving his position.
Jaggers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jett Jaggers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jaggers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sidorov swings for the body but Jaggers moves out of range.

That's four 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.
Sidorov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaggers counters with a three punch combo that has Sidorov backing up. Sidorov nods at Jaggers to acknowledge the strikes.
Sidorov wants to clinch
enabling Jaggers to counter with a crisp jab.
Sidorov avoids the body shot from Jaggers.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaggers.
Jaggers slips a jab and a cross from Sidorov.
Jaggers lunges at Sidorov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sidorov's hand.
Marko Sidorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jaggers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sidorov's guard.
Jaggers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sidorov controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sidorov wants to sweep here but Jaggers controlling him for the moment.
Jaggers throwing strikes from guard but Sidorov blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Jaggers 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. This is the final round!

Sidorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaggers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaggers throws a body punch but Sidorov moves out of range.
Sidorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sidorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sidorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaggers counters with a nice body shot.
Sidorov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jaggers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaggers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sidorov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jett Jaggers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaggers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sidorov defending well though.
Jaggers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaggers is looking to stall here but Sidorov recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jaggers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sidorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers connects with a couple of short punches.
Jaggers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jaggers throws a strike but Sidorov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jaggers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sidorov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sidorov wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaggers drops back looking for a leg! Sidorov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sidorov manages to kick Jaggers off! Jaggers jumps back into Sidorov's guard.
Jaggers trying to control the position from guard on top but Sidorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sidorov trying to control the position.
Jaggers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sidorov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaggers wriggles free and stands up.
Jaggers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sidorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaggers lands a jab to the head.
Jett Jaggers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sidorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaggers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sidorov swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jaggers counter with a right hand.
Sidorov misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaggers counters with a left to the body.
Jaggers lands an overhand right.
Jaggers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sidorov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jaggers misses with a body shot.
Sidorov throws a poor cross that misses

and Jaggers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sidorov!

Jaggers swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jett Jaggers!