PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Tetriakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peanut Jelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetriakov's entrance music is Arsonist's Prayer. A fine choice. 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.

Tetriakov
vs
Jelly

190 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

205 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Tetriakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peanut Jelly!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetriakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tetriakov tries to clinch but Jelly is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetriakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tetriakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boris Tetriakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tetriakov wants to clinch up but Jelly keeps it at a distance.
Tetriakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jelly gets the takedown into side control.
Jelly working the ground and pound.
Jelly landing a few strikes.
Jelly is working Tetriakov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jelly landing a few strikes.
Jelly lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jelly working the head with strikes.
Jelly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tetriakov tries to bench press Jelly off him but Jelly keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tetriakov is trying to buck Jelly off.
Jelly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jelly lands some shots froms side control.
Jelly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tetriakov some visible discomfort.
Jelly in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jelly working the body and head with strikes.
Jelly lands a nice forearm strike.
Tetriakov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jelly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jelly is putting a hurting on Tetriakov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tetriakov is breathing heavily.
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!
Jelly grinds an elbow into Tetriakov's temple.
Tetriakov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jelly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tetriakov down.
Jelly lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetriakov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jelly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jelly working the ground and pound from side control.
Jelly cracks Tetriakov with a big elbow.
Tetriakov is trying to buck Jelly off.
Jelly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tetriakov down.
Tetriakov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tetriakov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jelly scoring with punches from side control.
Jelly lands a few punches from side control.
Tetriakov wants to get back to his feet but Jelly drags him back down.
Jelly looks up at the clock and then as Tetriakov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jelly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jelly working the head with strikes.
Jelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jelly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tetriakov some visible discomfort.
Jelly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tetriakov down.
Jelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetriakov sneaks back into half guard.
Tetriakov missing with punches from the bottom.
Jelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tetriakov pushes Jelly off looking to stand but Jelly dives back in and keeps control.
Jelly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jelly lands a nice short elbow.
Tetriakov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jelly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jelly working over Tetriakov with some ground and pound. Tetriakov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Jelly there.
Ground and pound from Jelly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Jelly prevents Tetriakov from standing back up.
Tetriakov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tetriakov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jelly working over Tetriakov with some ground and pound. Tetriakov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jelly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jelly is nestled in close to Tetriakov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jelly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tetriakov trying to control here.
Jelly lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Jelly.
Tetriakov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jelly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Tetriakov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tetriakov wants to control but Jelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tetriakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jelly circles away.
Tetriakov misses with a body shot.
Tetriakov tries to clinch up.
Tetriakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jelly is looking to chop away at Tetriakov's legs.
Tetriakov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetriakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tetriakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetriakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jelly ducks under a wild hook from Tetriakov.
Tetriakov is looking to clinch.
Jelly takes one to the side of the head.
Tetriakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tetriakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tetriakov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tetriakov tries to clinch up.
Tetriakov wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jelly shoots in but Tetriakov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tetriakov tries to clinch there but Jelly circles away.
Tetriakov looks to land a body kick but Jelly moved away.
Boris Tetriakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetriakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetriakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Tetriakov.
Boris Tetriakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jelly landing with the ground and pound.
Jelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tetriakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Jelly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tetriakov looking to control.
Jelly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jelly cracks Tetriakov with a solid left hand.
Jelly thows a big elbow that misses.
Tetriakov wants to stand up but Jelly is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Jelly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tetriakov's head.
Jelly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tetriakov's head.
Jelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tetriakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jelly working some strikes from top position.
Jelly works over Tetriakov with some ground and pound from guard.
Tetriakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jelly is one step ahead there.
Jelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tetriakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jelly is in close to Tetriakov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Jelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Jelly is in close to Tetriakov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tetriakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jelly circles away.
Jelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tetriakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tetriakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jelly closes the distance and clinches up with Tetriakov, looking for a takedown. Jelly pushes Tetriakov against the cage but Tetriakov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tetriakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetriakov moves in looking to clinch but Jelly pushes him off.
Jelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tetriakov is looking to land body kicks.
Tetriakov scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetriakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tetriakov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tetriakov is able to avoid easily.
Tetriakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Tetriakov tries to clinch but Jelly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jelly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jelly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jelly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jelly blocks the strikes from Tetriakov.

Jelly postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tetriakov to stand up.
Tetriakov throws a hook to the side of Jelly's head but Jelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Jelly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tetriakov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetriakov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Jelly looks up at the clock and then as Tetriakov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jelly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tetriakov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tetriakov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tetriakov is trying to stand back up but Jelly is controlling him
Jelly blocks the strikes from Tetriakov.
Jelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Jelly slips a nice elbow through Tetriakov's hands, connecting with Tetriakov's forehead.
Jelly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peanut Jelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelly is nestled in close to Tetriakov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Jelly seems content to control.
Boris Tetriakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Jelly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peanut Jelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peanut Jelly!