PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumeog Cheol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Trezeguet had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Trezeguet
vs
Cheol

193 cm
34
220 lbs
18 - 31 - 0

183 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 18 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jumeog Cheol!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheol misses with a two punch combination.

Trezeguet pushes Cheol up against the cage in a clinch.

Trezeguet breaks from the clinch.
Trezeguet misses with a head kick.
Trezeguet throws a low kick but Cheol avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Cheol.
Cheol blocks a low kick nicely.
Cheol's coach down at LOW FIGHTERS PER TRAINERS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cheol's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Trezeguet gets a clinch.
Cheol tries to break the clinch but Trezeguet is controlling the position.
Trezeguet can't find room to land a body shot as Cheol controls the action.
Trezeguet leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet can't find room to land a body shot as Cheol controls the action.
Cheol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheol tries to break free but Trezeguet pushes him back against the cage.
Trezeguet is struggling to control the position.

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.
Trezeguet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheol's elbow.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trezeguet lands a leg kick that knocks Cheol off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Cheol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Cheol as he checks the leg kick.
Trezeguet misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheol crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trezeguet - the referee stops the clock and Cheol gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trezeguet. Cheol manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Trezeguet misses with a hook. Cheol ducked under it nicely.
Trezeguet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cheol eats them both and turns towards Trezeguet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Jumeog Cheol has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet tries a low kick but Cheol avoids it.
Trezeguet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trezeguet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cheol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cheol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cheol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trezeguet.
Trezeguet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cheol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Cheol as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Cheol misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trezeguet scores with a leg kick.
Trezeguet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheol.
Trezeguet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trezeguet.
Cheol fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Trezeguet clinches up with Cheol and pushes him back against the cage.
Trezeguet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Trezeguet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jumeog Cheol's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cheol throws a nice looking combination but Trezeguet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trezeguet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Cheol scores with a four punch combination!
Trezeguet pushes Cheol away with a front kick.

Trezeguet darts in and clinches Cheol up against the cage.

Trezeguet gets control of Cheol's arms and successfully pulls guard. Trezeguet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Trezeguet has control of Cheol's left arm, preventing Cheol from doing any damage.
Trezeguet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Trezeguet content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet dominating with strikes here.
Trezeguet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cheol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trezeguet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trezeguet has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Trezeguet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cheol misses with a two punch combination.
Cheol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trezeguet throws a front kick aimed at Cheol's knee but Cheol avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheol tries to bum rush Trezeguet with a series of wild strikes but Trezeguet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trezeguet swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Trezeguet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trezeguet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheol misses with a few strikes there.
Trezeguet lands a leg kick that knocks Cheol off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Trezeguet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jumeog Cheol's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheol throws a right hand that Trezeguet ducks under and follows up with a left that Trezeguet also avoids with ease.
Cheol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trezeguet.
Trezeguet pushes Cheol away with a front kick.
Trezeguet misses with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Trezeguet. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheol blocks the leg kick.
Trezeguet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheol.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trezeguet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cheol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cheol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cheol checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trezeguet is looking to chop away at Cheol's legs.
Trezeguet misses with a leg kick.
David Trezeguet is winning the standup battle so far.
Trezeguet looks for the body kick but Cheol saw that one coming.
Trezeguet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trezeguet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jumeog Cheol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheol tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trezeguet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cheol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cheol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trezeguet.
No joy there for Cheol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trezeguet throws a push kick but Cheol slaps the foot to one side.
Trezeguet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cheol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheol swinging wildly here.
Trezeguet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Trezeguet moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch.
Cheol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Cheol.
Trezeguet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jumeog Cheol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trezeguet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Trezeguet misses.
Trezeguet misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trezeguet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheol is able to avoid easily.
Trezeguet slips a jab and a cross from Cheol.
Trezeguet throws a chopping leg kick but Cheol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trezeguet throws out a leg kick but Cheol moves out of range and Trezeguet only half commits.
Cheol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trezeguet. Trezeguet obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheol looks to land a combination but Trezeguet avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trezeguet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
David Trezeguet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Cheol blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Trezeguet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trezeguet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Trezeguet!
Jumeog Cheol spoke after the fight, saying 'yeah...I won...I won...huahahaha.... E.T is that you???'.