PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Weitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoff Deal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weitzer
vs
Deal

170 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hard Rocking Designs

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Weitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weitzer.
Weitzer misses with a takedown attempt - Deal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weitzer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deal pinned against the cage. Deal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Weitzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weitzer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Weitzer or perhaps it was just good defense by Deal which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weitzer tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Deal. That snapped Weitzer's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal blocks a head kick by Weitzer.
Weitzer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weitzer stuffs the takedown.
Deal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Weitzer.
Weitzer misses with a takedown attempt
and Deal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jan Weitzer has been cut.
Weitzer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weitzer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Deal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weitzer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deal swivels and escapes.
Weitzer is breathing heavily.

Weitzer gets a takedown into half guard.
Deal is trying to get back to full guard.
Weitzer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deal keeps working.

Deal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weitzer stops Deal from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal controlling the position for now.
Deal is trying to stand up here but Weitzer is controlling him well.
Deal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weitzer is working away from the top position though.
Weitzer controlling the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deal lands a head shot.
Weitzer fails with the takedown

and Deal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Deal.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weitzer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weitzer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Weitzer wants a takedown.
Weitzer jumps guard but Deal stands there with Weitzer around his waist. Weitzer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Deal wants to stall.
Weitzer can't get the takedown.
Deal lands an elbow inside that Weitzer shrugs off.

Deal manages to break the clinch.
Weitzer takes a swing at Deal's ribcage but misses.
Weitzer fails with the takedown
and Deal counters with a good, hard body kick but Weitzer shrugs it off.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Jab by Deal.
Weitzer shoots and misses
and Deal counters with a slapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Deal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Weitzer'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.

Weitzer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Weitzer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Weitzer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Weitzer drops an elbow to the side of Deal's head.
Still in half guard, Weitzer seems content to control.
Weitzer uses his free foot to push down on Deal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Deal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deal is breathing heavily.
Weitzer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Deal is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Weitzer has taken his back.
Weitzer not allowing Deal to control his hands.
Weitzer biding his time, controlling Deal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weitzer controlling well, preventing Deal from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weitzer keeps control of the position easily here as Deal tries to buck him off.
Deal trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Weitzer controlling the position well here. Deal rolled but Weitzer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jan Weitzer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Weitzer feints and as Deal raises his hands in defense, Weitzer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Weitzer passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weitzer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Weitzer working away.
Weitzer controls the position.
Weitzer is putting a hurting on Deal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Deal is not content to let Weitzer control the position.
Weitzer working away.
Weitzer advances nicely into full mount.

Weitzer working for a submission but Deal is keeping him at bay.

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.
Weitzer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weitzer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Weitzer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Deal for as long as he can get away with.
Deal tries to reverse the position but Weitzer maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Weitzer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Weitzer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Weitzer shoots and misses
and Deal counters with a one-two to the body.
Deal tries for a takedown but Weitzer circles away easily

and Weitzer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weitzer.
Weitzer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weitzer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weitzer trying to control but Deal is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jan Weitzer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Weitzer with a poor takedown

and Deal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deal wants to control from the top but Weitzer keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weitzer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Deal tries to hold on but Weitzer postures up.
Weitzer looking to control but Deal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Deal wants to hold on but Weitzer pushes him away.
Weitzer looking to control but Deal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Deal wants to get back to full guard.
Deal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Deal won't allow Weitzer to pass to mount.
Weitzer is tying to control. Deal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deal tries to roll over but Weitzer keeps him under control.
Deal lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal wants to control but Weitzer is keeping busy.
Deal wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Weitzer has his takedown stuffed
letting Deal counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Weitzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Deal.

Weitzer gets the takedown into side control.
Weitzer just content to control the position.
Deal tries to improve position but can't.
Jan Weitzer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Weitzer tries for a kimura but Deal is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal prevents Weitzer from moving into mount.
Weitzer taking a breather here.

Weitzer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Weitzer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Weitzer controls the position.
Deal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Weitzer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Weitzer happy to just control the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Weitzer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weitzer 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Weitzer!