PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sibelius
vs
Vesnev

175 cm
36
165 lbs
39 - 14 - 0

170 cm
31
159 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesnev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Vesnev misses with a wild body shot.
Vesnev loads up on a big right hand but Sibelius slips the punch.
Vesnev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Vesnev.
Vesnev stuffs the takedown attempt from Sibelius. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet.
Vesnev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vesnev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vesnev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sibelius.
Sibelius stuffs the takedown attempt from Vesnev. Vesnev gets slowly back to his feet.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Vesnev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Sibelius moves out of range.
Vesnev shoots in and drives through. Sibelius sprawls well.
Vesnev slips a straight right by Sibelius.
No joy there for Sibelius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius takes a swing at Vesnev's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Vesnev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sibelius looks to land a left hand but Vesnev moved out of range nicely.
Vesnev slips under a jab from Sibelius.
Sibelius looks to throw the jab but Vesnev is out of range.
Vesnev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vesnev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sibelius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vesnev dodges the punch combination from Sibelius.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius checks a low kick from Vesnev.
Sibelius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vesnev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sibelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius avoids a kick to the body.
Vesnev takes a swing at Sibelius's ribcage but misses.
Vesnev with a jab.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Vesnev tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vesnev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesnev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Vesnev fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Sibelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vesnev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vesnev tries a low kick but Sibelius avoids it.

Vesnev pushes Sibelius up against the cage in a clinch.
Vesnev cracks Sibelius with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesnev.

Vesnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vesnev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vesnev walks into a straight right hand from Sibelius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev stuns Sibelius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vesnev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vesnev avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vesnev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius scores with a hook.
Vesnev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sibelius swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Vesnev counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sibelius tries to bench press Vesnev off him but Vesnev keeps the position.
Vesnev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sibelius is looking to regain half guard here but Vesnev keeps moving and retains side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sibelius sneaks back into half guard.
Sibelius is looking to improve his position.
Vesnev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sibelius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sibelius gets full guard.
Sibelius wants to hit a switch here but Vesnev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sibelius there!
Sibelius is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vesnev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sibelius looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yury Vesnev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sibelius throws a lazy right hand but Vesnev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sibelius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Vesnev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vesnev goes for a takedown attempt but Sibelius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesnev is just out of range.
Vesnev misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
Vesnev's corner calls for a 1-2. Vesnev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Sibelius misses.
Vesnev thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Vesnev.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesnev manages to avoid it.
Vesnev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sibelius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vesnev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sibelius doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev thumps Sibelius with a low kick.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Vesnev tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vesnev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sibelius looks to land a right hand but Vesnev moved out of range.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sibelius missing with a left hand there. Vesnev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vesnev misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yury Vesnev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sibelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesnev walks into a stiff left hand from Sibelius.
Vesnev tries a low kick but Sibelius avoids it.
The fighters circling - Vesnev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Vesnev coming out on top.
Vesnev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sibelius on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a hook to the side of Sibelius's head but Sibelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Vesnev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vesnev.
Sibelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vesnev.

Sibelius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vesnev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sibelius is in Vesnev's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesnev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sibelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Vesnev is retaining full guard.
Sibelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Vesnev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sibelius!
Vesnev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sibelius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev lands a big shot there that rocks Sibelius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sibelius wants to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
Sibelius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vesnev looking to finish Sibelius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sibelius!
Vesnev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Sibelius is rocked!
Sibelius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sibelius is looking for a sweep. Vesnev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sibelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vesnev.
Sibelius gets full guard.
Vesnev wants to pass the guard but Sibelius is keeping the position.

Sibelius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yury Vesnev has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vesnev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vesnev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sibelius can't keep his opponent in guard - Vesnev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vesnev passes to full mount!
Vesnev with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Sibelius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Vesnev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vesnev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vesnev avoids the attempt from Sibelius to control.
Sibelius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yury Vesnev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius'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!

Nice shot by Vesnev.

Sibelius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sibelius showed some decent athleticism there.
Sibelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Vesnev is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesnev has hold of Sibelius's hands but Sibelius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vesnev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Sibelius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vesnev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sibelius drops an elbow to the side of Vesnev's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vesnev misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sibelius is looking to advance position but Vesnev won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vesnev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vesnev is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sibelius trying to move into half guard but instead Vesnev has managed to sweep!
Sibelius wants to control but Vesnev passes easily into half guard.
Sibelius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius wants to sweep but no luck.

Sibelius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vesnev postures up in Sibelius's guard and throws a big left but Sibelius blocks it.
Vesnev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesnev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vesnev postures up.

Sibelius working for submissions but it's allowed Vesnev to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sibelius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vesnev trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
Sibelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vesnev is one step ahead there.
Jean Sibelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sibelius is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vesnev with a nice head shot there.
Vesnev tries to free his leg and advance position but Sibelius is retaining full guard.
Sibelius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sibelius thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesnev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sibelius.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vesnev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Vesnev!
An out of breath Yury Vesnev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.