PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Valnokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Valnokov
vs
Jiet Siet

200 cm
26
273 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

187 cm
23
242 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Valnokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jiu Jiet Siet!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siet throws out a loose jab but Valnokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valnokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Siet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Siet does no damage.
Siet scores with a jab. Valnokov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valnokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Siet clinches up with Valnokov and pushes him back against the cage.
Valnokov lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jiu Jiet Siet has been cut.
Siet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valnokov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valnokov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Siet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valnokov misses with a knee strike.
Valnokov lands an elbow just above Siet 's eye.
Siet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Siet looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valnokov lands an elbow that stopped Siet in his tracks for a moment.
Valnokov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valnokov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siet's brow.
Valnokov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls for Valnokov to work.
Valnokov scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Valnokov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Siet blocks with his arms.
Siet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valnokov lands an elbow just above Siet 's eye.
Valnokov avoiding damage.
Valnokov lands a damaging elbow.
Siet takes an elbow to the temple.
Siet drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valnokov pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valnokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valnokov is looking to clinch.
Siet throws a right and a left that Valnokov avoids nicely.
Valnokov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siet.
Siet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valnokov sprawls well. Valnokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siet gets slowly back to his feet.
Boris Valnokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jiet Siet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov looks to clinch
and Siet counters with a nice body kick.
Valnokov wants to clinch up but Siet keeps it at a distance.

Valnokov moves into the clinch.
Valnokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siet's defenses.
Valnokov misses with a knee strike.
Valnokov looking to throw knees to the head but Siet is blocking nicely.
Valnokov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siet blocks it with crossed arms.
Valnokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valnokov misses with a knee strike.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valnokov lands a nice knee to the body.
Siet avoids the elbow strike from Valnokov, against the cage.
Valnokov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Siet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Siet blocks with his arms.
Valnokov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valnokov pushes off an throws an elbow but Siet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Siet avoids a wild elbow strike from Valnokov.
Siet blocks an elbow strike from Valnokov.
Siet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Siet blocks with his arms.
Valnokov misses with a knee strike.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head.
Siet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valnokov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Siet has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Valnokov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Valnokov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Siet's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Siet.
Valnokov is trying to stand back up.
Siet connects with a big shot to the side of Valnokov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siet loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Valnokov hold on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siet punches the canvas rather than the man.
Siet missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Valnokov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jiet Siet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Siet misses with a wild body shot.
Valnokov stuffs the takedown.
Siet misses with a low kick.

Valnokov gets caught flat footed, as Siet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Siet trying to control but Valnokov is working from the bottom.
Siet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Valnokov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Valnokov moves in looking to clinch but Siet pushes him off.
Siet missing with a left hand there. Valnokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boris Valnokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valnokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Siet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Siet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Valnokov to the mat! Valnokov manages to get full guard.
Siet is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valnokov is looking to stand up but Siet isn't so interested in that idea.
Siet wants to control from the top but Valnokov keeps moving.
Valnokov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siet.
Valnokov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Siet is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valnokov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Valnokov pushes Siet off and gets back to his feet.
Jiu Jiet Siet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siet misses with a looping right.
Siet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valnokov as he jumps to the side.

Siet tries to keep at a distance but Valnokov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Siet looking for a takedown.
Boris Valnokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jiet Siet.
Valnokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valnokov missing with knees to the body.
Siet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valnokov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Siet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siet misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valnokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valnokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siet checks the leg kick.
Siet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Siet.
Valnokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valnokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Siet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valnokov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siet.
Valnokov tries to clinch but Siet moves out of range.
Boris Valnokov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siet looks to land a right hand but Valnokov moved out of range.
Valnokov tries to clinch up but Siet circles away and keeps his distance.
Valnokov is looking to clinch but Siet is avoiding it.
A big left from Siet misses.
Valnokov wants to clinch.
Valnokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Siet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Siet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Siet misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jiu Jiet Siet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jiet Siet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Siet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valnokov sprawls well. Valnokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siet gets slowly back to his feet.
Valnokov moves in looking to clinch but Siet pushes him off.
Valnokov tries to clinch but Siet moves out of range.
Siet keeps the fight on the outside.
Siet swinging wildly here.
Siet misses the shot to the body.
Valnokov is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valnokov slaps away a takedown attempt from Siet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Siet misses with a double jab.
Siet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valnokov moves in looking to clinch but Siet pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boris Valnokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jiet Siet.
Siet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valnokov defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siet. Valnokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siet misses with a low kick.
Valnokov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valnokov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Siet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valnokov swivels and escapes.

Valnokov clinches up against the cage.
Siet avoids a wild elbow strike from Valnokov.
Valnokov stops a takedown attempt from Siet.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Siet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valnokov is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valnokov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valnokov lands an elbow inside that Siet shrugs off.
Valnokov misses with a knee to the head.
Siet takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valnokov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valnokov lands a nice elbow.
Valnokov connects with a knee to the head.
Valnokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valnokov prevents the takedown attempt.
Valnokov throws an elbow that misses.
Valnokov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siet is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valnokov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valnokov lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov lands an elbow inside that Siet shrugs off.
Valnokov missing with knees to the body.
Valnokov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valnokov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valnokov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valnokov trying to land knees to the body.
Boris Valnokov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siet avoids it.
Valnokov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siet is defending well for now.
Siet tries to score a body lock takedown but Valnokov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but Siet blocks with his arms.
Siet tries for a takedown but Valnokov manages to get underhooks.
Valnokov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valnokov looking to throw knees to the head but Siet is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Siet avoids the elbow strike from Valnokov, against the cage.
Siet blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valnokov throws an elbow but misses.
Siet tries for a takedown but Valnokov manages to get underhooks.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head.
Valnokov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Siet can't get the takedown.
Valnokov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valnokov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Siet's face.
Siet looking for a takedown.
Siet tries for a takedown but Valnokov manages to get underhooks.
Valnokov with a knee to the head.
Valnokov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valnokov is pressed up against the cage. Siet has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valnokov down to the mat. Valnokov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from Siet misses.

Valnokov pushes Siet up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Valnokov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valnokov 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Valnokov!