PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Fetisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fetisov comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. The key to victory for Roman Fetisov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fetisov
vs
Geist

189 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Fetisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geist avoids the body shot from Fetisov.

Geist shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fetisov's guard.
Geist throwing strikes from guard but Fetisov blocks nicely.
Geist wants to pass the guard but Fetisov is keeping the position.
Fetisov is pulling down on Geist's head. It's preventing any offense from Geist, at least for the moment.
Geist stays in close to Fetisov's body and controls the position.
Fetisov wants to get back to his feet but Geist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Geist stopping the sweep attempt from Fetisov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov wants to get back to his feet but Geist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Geist postures up in Fetisov's guard and throws a big left but Fetisov blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fetisov misses with a wild combination.
Roman Fetisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Geist is defended easily by Fetisov.
Fetisov misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fetisov fails to land with a series of punches.
Fetisov tries to clinch up but Geist circles away and keeps his distance.

Geist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Geist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fetisov's head.
Geist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fetisov is not content to let Geist control the position.
Geist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fetisov defending well though.
Geist is looking to stall here but Fetisov recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geist trying to control the position from guard on top but Fetisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fetisov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fetisov but Fetisov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fetisov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fetisov, as that shot connected.

It looks like Viktor Geist has been cut.
Fetisov tries to clinch but Geist moves out of range.
Geist moves out of range as Fetisov strikes.
The fighters circling - Fetisov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geist shoots for a double leg takedown but Fetisov sprawls well. He's pushed Geist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roman Fetisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Geist.
Fetisov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fetisov. Geist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roman Fetisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Fetisov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Geist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Fetisov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Geist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fetisov.
Geist closes the distance and clinches up with Fetisov, looking for a takedown. Geist pushes Fetisov against the cage but Fetisov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fetisov just misses with a punch to the body.
Fetisov tries a low kick but Geist avoids it.
Fetisov stuffs the takedown attempt from Geist. Geist gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fetisov throws a body punch but Geist moves out of range.
Fetisov dips to his left and cracks Geist with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov misses the jab.
Geist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fetisov as he jumps to the side.
Roman Fetisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Geist.
Fetisov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fetisov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Fetisov lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Geist sprawling to the canvas. Fetisov follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Geist hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geist is trying to get back to full guard.
Fetisov tries to pass to full mount but Geist defends it.
Fetisov wants to stand but Geist has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geist trying to control but Fetisov postures up.
Geist tries to roll over but Fetisov keeps him under control.
Fetisov is taking a breather. Geist says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fetisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geist moves away.

Geist shoots in and bounces Fetisov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Geist being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fetisov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geist throws a big right hand that misses.
Fetisov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Geist tries to free his leg and advance position but Fetisov is retaining full guard.
Geist throwing strikes from guard but Fetisov blocks nicely.
Geist trying to control the position from guard on top but Fetisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fetisov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geist was well out of range. Poor timing from Fetisov.
Fetisov looks to land a combination. Geist sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up Viktor Geist's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geist moves forwards but Fetisov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Fetisov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Geist's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Geist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Fetisov misses.
Fetisov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roman Fetisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geist defending well as Fetisov loads up on a big left hand.
Fetisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fetisov misses with a wild body shot.
Fetisov takes a swing at Geist's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fetisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fetisov stuns Geist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Geist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fetisov sprawls well. Fetisov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Geist gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fetisov misses with the combination.
Fetisov stuffs the takedown.
Fetisov is looking to wear down Geist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fetisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geist manages to avoid it.
Fetisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fetisov throws a hook to the side of Geist's head but Geist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Fetisov drops Geist with a left and a right! Oh, Geist is hurt - Fetisov dives into side control looking to finish!
Roman Fetisov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Geist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fetisov wants to control but Geist is keeping him busy.

Fetisov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Geist motions for Fetisov to come forward. Geist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fetisov misses with a body shot.
Geist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Geist or perhaps it was just good defense by Fetisov which made him look bad.
Roman Fetisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Geist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Geist drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fetisov wants to stand and escape but Geist is having none of it.
Geist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geist throws a big right hand that misses.
Geist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fetisov trying to control the position here.
Fetisov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geist thows a big elbow that misses.
Geist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fetisov leaves Geist with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fetisov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fetisov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fetisov scores with a shot to the body.
Viktor Geist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Fetisov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fetisov, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Fetisov!