PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Yurinov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Teitsi
vs
Yurinov

161 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

173 cm
24
146 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Nutrition
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Teitsi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yurinov sprawls well. Yurinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teitsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Teitsi throws a body punch but Yurinov moves out of range.
Teitsi thows a body shot but no joy.
Teitsi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yurinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Teitsi clinches up against the cage.
Yurinov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teitsi just leaning against Yurinov, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Yurinov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yurinov working aggressively here.
Yurinov has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.
Yurinov scores with a knee to the head.
Yurinov blocks a body shot from Teitsi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurinov misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Teitsi shoots in looking for a takedown. Yurinov tries to sprawl out of it but Teitsi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yurinov 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 Matti Teitsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Yurinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teitsi.

Yurinov gets caught napping as Teitsi dives in and scores a takedown. Yurinov manages to retain guard.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teitsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yurinov pulls Teitsi in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov wants to get back to his feet but Teitsi passes into 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!
Teitsi throws a strike but Yurinov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Teitsi trying to control but Yurinov is working from the bottom.

Yurinov kicks Teitsi off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi avoids the body shot from Yurinov.
Yurinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teitsi to score with a decent uppercut.
Teitsi avoids the head kick by Yurinov.
Teitsi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yurinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teitsi moves away.
Teitsi lands a jab to Yurinov's midsection.
Yurinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teitsi.

Teitsi pushes Yurinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Yurinov presses Teitsi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurinov controls his hands.
A short right from Teitsi.
Yurinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurinov misses with a knee to the head.
Teitsi has a couple of punches blocked by Yurinov.
Yurinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teitsi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yurinov.
Yurinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teitsi has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Teitsi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yurinov pushes Teitsi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teitsi tries a body shot but Yurinov blocks it.
Teitsi prevents a body shot from Yurinov.
Yurinov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Teitsi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yurinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yurinov letting Teitsi take a breather here.
Teitsi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teitsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yurinov swings widly with a right hand

and Teitsi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teitsi.
Yurinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yurinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Teitsi.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teitsi misses with the head strike.
Yurinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teitsi lands a hook that snaps the head of Yurinov backwards.
Teitsi works on Yurinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Teitsi blocking some punches.
Teitsi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yurinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurinov is leaning against Teitsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yurinov tries to break the clinch but Teitsi is controlling the position.
Teitsi tries to work over Yurinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teitsi lands with a left to the head.
Yurinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yurinov misses with a body punch.
Teitsi lands with a short shot to the head.
Teitsi trying to stall but Yurinov improves his position.
Yurinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi lands a left hand.
Teitsi is stalling here.
Teitsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurinov controls his hands.
Yurinov blocks an uppercut.
Yurinov is trying to stall.
Teitsi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a punch to the body.
Yurinov blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Teitsi as the two fighters clinch.
Teitsi tries to throw a body punch but Yurinov avoids it by throwing Teitsi back against the cage.
Yurinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Teitsi misses with a punch to the body.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurinov scores with a hook to the body.
Yurinov tries to break the clinch but Teitsi is controlling the position.

Yurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teitsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Teitsi lands with a nice body punch.
Yurinov looks for the body kick but Teitsi saw that one coming.
Yurinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yurinov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Teitsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Teitsi tries to clinch there but Yurinov circles away.
Teitsi is looking to wear down Yurinov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Teitsi throws a hook to the side of Yurinov's head but Yurinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boris Yurinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Teitsi.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Teitsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurinov scores with the left hand. Teitsi knows he should have avoided that one.
Teitsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teitsi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yurinov.
Yurinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teitsis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yurinov throws a leg kick
and Teitsi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yurinov feints and then cracks Teitsi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teitsi down.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yurinov.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yurinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teitsi blocks a low kick nicely.

Teitsi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yurinov is looking to reverse the position.
Teitsi is looking to take a break and control but Yurinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Teitsi taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov is not content to let Teitsi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Teitsi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Teitsi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Teitsi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teitsi throws out a loose jab but Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teitsi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yurinov.
Teitsi misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.
Yurinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Teitsi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Teitsi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yurinov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Teitsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yurinov lands a jab.
Yurinov lunges at Teitsi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teitsi's hand.
Teitsi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teitsi walks into a left hand.
Yurinov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Teitsi rushes Yurinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matti Teitsi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teitsi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teitsi tries to work over Yurinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teitsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yurinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A body shot lands from Teitsi.
Yurinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurinov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yurinov can't find room to land a body shot as Teitsi controls the action.
Teitsi lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Yurinov on the inside.
Teitsi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yurinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yurinov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Teitsi up against the cage.
Teitsi misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurinov's elbow.
Teitsi working aggressively here.
Teitsi looking to slow down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi lands a shoulder strike.
Teitsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yurinov is looking to control Teitsi's arms but Teitsi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yurinov has his back to the cage.
Yurinov lands a right hand.
Teitsi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Teitsi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yurinov tries to work over Teitsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teitsi lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Teitsi.
A left hand lands to the body for Teitsi.
Teitsi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yurinov has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov lands an uppercut.

Yurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurinov throws the kick towards the body but Teitsi avoids it.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Teitsi.
Teitsi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yurinov tests Teitsi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yurinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teitsi's calf.
Yurinov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teitsi misses with the combination.
Yurinov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teitsi ducks right into an uppercut from Yurinov.
A punch lands to the side of Yurinov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Teitsi misses.
Teitsi throws a right hand that Yurinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Yurinov also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teitsi takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Teitsi is looking to clinch but Yurinov is avoiding it.
Yurinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teitsi scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Teitsi blocks the low kick.
Teitsi throws a lazy right hand but Yurinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi works the jab nicely.
Teitsi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov throws an overhand right that lands on Teitsi's shoulder, as Teitsi tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurinov's waist but Yurinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teitsi off to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yurinov!
Yurinov ducks under a wild hook from Teitsi.
Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teitsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

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 Matti Teitsi.
I think Teitsi 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teitsi!
A less than humble Matti Teitsi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.