PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerrod Siskind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ginta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Siskind
vs
Ginta

193 cm
20
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
254 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerrod Siskind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Ginta!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Siskind gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ginta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ginta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Siskind wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siskind takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ginta looks winded!
Siskind is trying to pull guard but Ginta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Siskind is trying to force a seperation but Ginta has the dominant position.
Ginta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siskind blocks it with crossed arms.
Siskind avoiding damage as Ginta throws knees to the body.
Siskind working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ginta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siskind.
Siskind slows down the pace here.
Siskind misses with a knee to the head.

Siskind manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siskind lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Siskind gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Siskind has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ginta is pressed up against the cage. Siskind has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ginta down to the mat. Ginta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Siskind moves into the clinch.
Ginta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siskind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ginta stops a takedown attempt from Siskind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerrod Siskind. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Siskind decides to pull guard.
Siskind tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Ginta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Siskind stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Siskind shoots in but Ginta avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Siskind darts in and clinches Ginta up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Siskind decides to pull guard.
Siskind bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ginta's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siskind passes Ginta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Siskind stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ginta to get to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Siskind.
Siskind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ginta tries for a takedown but Siskind sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Siskind is defended easily by Ginta.

Siskind forces Ginta back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siskind changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ginta fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siskind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siskind lands with a left to the head.
Ginta tries to work over Siskind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ginta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siskind.
Siskind is trying to force a seperation but Ginta has the dominant position.
Siskind can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Siskind's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrod Siskind dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Siskind has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ginta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Siskind managing to block the knees to the body from Ginta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siskind.
Siskind looking for a takedown.

Siskind has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ginta uses from the top position.
Ginta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Siskind looking for a guillotine here but Ginta defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siskind looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginta is breathing heavily.
Siskind lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Siskind controlling from the top position.
Siskind slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jerrod Siskind overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siskind is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ginta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Siskind throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Siskind stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Siskind closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siskind wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siskind drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Siskind has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ginta uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siskind is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Siskind has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
Siskind manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ginta manages to get himself to full guard.

Siskind in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ginta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Siskind. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Siskind passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siskind controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerrod Siskind dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Siskind throws a series of punches but Ginta moves out of range.
Ginta feints the counter takedown.
Siskind wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jerrod Siskind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siskind fails to land the takedown.
Ginta wants to counter with a clinch but Siskind pushes him away.
Siskind misses with a few strikes there.
Ginta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siskind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siskind swinging wildly here.
Ginta throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siskind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ginta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Siskind is defended easily by Ginta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siskind shoots for a takedown but Ginta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerrod Siskind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siskind throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ginta counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siskind.
Ginta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siskind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siskind thinks about countering with a head kick.
Siskind connects with a body shot that sends Ginta's belly button to the back.
Jerrod Siskind is winning the standup battle so far.
Siskind throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ginta's waist but Ginta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Siskind off to one side.
Siskind shoots in but Ginta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Siskind throws a right and a left that Ginta avoids nicely.
Ginta tries to counter with a clinch but Siskind shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siskind darts in trying to clinch
and Ginta counters with an inside leg kick.
Ginta throws a nice head kick!
Siskind fails with a takedown attempt.
Ginta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginta shoots for a takedown but Siskind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Siskind has a takedown stuffed.

Siskind closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ginta trying to land knees to the body.

Siskind jumps guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ginta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Ginta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Siskind scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siskind looks to land a body kick but Ginta moved away.
Ginta throws a counter combo.

Siskind rushes Ginta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ginta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ginta gets underhooks to prevent Siskind's takedown attempt.
Siskind tries to pull guard but Ginta won't allow it.
Jerrod Siskind has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ginta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siskind is looking to take this one to the mat.
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!
Ginta tries to throw a body punch but Siskind avoids it by throwing Ginta back against the cage.
Siskind effectively controlling the action here.
Siskind managing to block the knees to the body from Ginta.
Daniel Ginta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerrod Siskind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ginta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siskind's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerrod Siskind.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Siskind, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerrod Siskind!