PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riff Jetson (ranked 2941 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makar Vershinin (ranked 16765 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jetson
vs
Vershinin

170 cm
30
153 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

176 cm
33
150 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riff Jetson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makar Vershinin !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vershinin connects with a single shot there.
Jetson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jetson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vershinin .
Jetson throws a series of punches but Vershinin avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jetson!

Jetson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vershinin 's guard.
Jetson looking to pass the guard.
Jetson controlling from the top position.
Vershinin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin pulls Jetson in close to prevent any damage.
Jetson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vershinin is keeping the position for now.
Jetson advances position into side control!
Jetson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vershinin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jetson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jetson trying to control the action but Vershinin is working from the bottom.
Jetson is staying tight to Vershinin 's torso, preventing him from escaping.

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.
Vershinin is trying to get back to half guard.
Jetson controls the position from side control.
Vershinin struggling a bit here.
Jetson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jetson is staying tight to Vershinin 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jetson is looking to take a break and control but Vershinin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Jetson gets the takedown into side control.

Jetson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jetson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Vershinin 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vershinin sneaks back into half guard.
Jetson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson passes to side control.
Jetson takes a little break here. Vershinin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vershinin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jetson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jetson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vershinin because Jetson loaded up on that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jetson looking to control but Vershinin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Jetson looking to secure an arm triangle but Vershinin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riff Jetson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vershinin stuffs the takedown attempt from Jetson. Jetson gets slowly back to his feet.
Vershinin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jetson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vershinin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jetson closes the distance and clinches up with Vershinin , looking for a takedown. Jetson pushes Vershinin against the cage but Vershinin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jetson avoids the head kick by Vershinin .
Jetson defending well as Vershinin loads up on a big left hand.
Vershinin misses with a looping right.

Jetson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vershinin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jetson easily slips into full mount!
Vershinin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jetson with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jetson wants to control the pace but Vershinin is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson controlling the pace for now.
Jetson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jetson landing strikes from the mount and Vershinin is in trouble!
Jetson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jetson controlling from the full mount.
Jetson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vershinin regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vershinin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jetson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jetson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vershinin for as long as he can get away with.

Jetson is working for a kimura but Vershinin is defending it quite comfortably.
Jetson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vershinin has hold of Jetson's hands but Jetson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jetson not doing much here.
Jetson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vershinin can do to turn this around?
Jetson uses his free foot to push down on Vershinin 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vershinin .
Jetson won't let Vershinin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jetson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vershinin is squirming around, avoiding Jetson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jetson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jetson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vershinin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jetson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jetson looking to control but Vershinin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riff Jetson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vershinin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vershinin misses with a lunging right hand

and Jetson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jetson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vershinin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jetson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vershinin controls Jetson momentarily but Jetson frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jetson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson controlling from the top position.
Jetson throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jetson shoots for a takedown but Vershinin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vershinin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Vershinin finds it's target.
Riff Jetson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jetson lands a jab.
Vershinin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vershinin slaps away a takedown attempt from Jetson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vershinin .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vershinin defends well and Jetson ends up having to push Vershinin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riff Jetson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jetson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Vershinin gets caught napping as Jetson dives in and scores a takedown. Vershinin manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vershinin is trying to control the position but Jetson postures up.
Vershinin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jetson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vershinin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Makar Vershinin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vershinin wants to sweep here but Jetson controlling him for the moment.
Vershinin is looking to stand up but Jetson isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jetson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jetson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jetson. That's going to slow Vershinin down.
Jetson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vershinin pinned against the cage. Vershinin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jetson thumps Vershinin with a low kick.
Riff Jetson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makar Vershinin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vershinin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jetson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jetson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vershinin but Vershinin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jetson swings for the body but Vershinin moves out of range.
Jetson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vershinin . That one must have hurt.
Vershinin lands with a slapping head kick.
Jetson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vershinin .
Jetson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makar Vershinin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vershinin misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vershinin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jetson connects with a jab.
Vershinin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jetson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makar Vershinin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jetson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riff Jetson!