PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Tagliatelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Alenitchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tagliatelle
vs
Alenitchev

189 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pauli Tagliatelle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Alenitchev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagliatelle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tagliatelle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alenitchev throws out the jab.
Tagliatelle throws a hook but Alenitchev blocks it.
Tagliatelle scores with a jab to the jaw.

Alenitchev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tagliatelle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tagliatelle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tagliatelle .
Tagliatelle gets through Alenitchev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tagliatelle lands a nice uppercut.
Tagliatelle has a couple of punches blocked by Alenitchev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tagliatelle misses with some punches.
Tagliatelle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alenitchev is looking to control Tagliatelle 's arms but Tagliatelle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alenitchev has his back to the cage.
Tagliatelle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alenitchev backwards.
Tagliatelle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tagliatelle misses with a punch on the inside.
Tagliatelle cracks Alenitchev with a nice body shot.

Alenitchev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Alenitchev finds it's way through Tagliatelle 's defenses.
Alenitchev works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alenitchev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tagliatelle lands a front kick.
Alenitchev moves in looking to clinch but Tagliatelle pushes him off.
Alenitchev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tagliatelle can pounce on him.
Alenitchev tries to clinch but Tagliatelle moves out of range.
Tagliatelle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tagliatelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alenitchev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alenitchev lands a jab to Tagliatelle 's midsection.
Alenitchev blocks a jab.
Tagliatelle misses with a wild body shot.
Alenitchev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tagliatelle throws a jab but it's blocked by Alenitchev.
Alenitchev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tagliatelle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alenitchev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tagliatelle .
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!

Alenitchev closes the distance and clinches.
Tagliatelle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alenitchev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tagliatelle blocks a body shot from Alenitchev.
A short body shot lands from Tagliatelle as the two fighters clinch.
Tagliatelle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alenitchev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alenitchev is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tagliatelle .
Tagliatelle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tagliatelle .
Tagliatelle digs a right hand into Alenitchev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alenitchev's gas tank.
Alenitchev has had enough of the clinch but Tagliatelle keeps him there for the moment.
Alenitchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tagliatelle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Tagliatelle .
Alenitchev looks winded!
Tagliatelle swings wildly with an uppercut but Alenitchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alenitchev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tagliatelle lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagliatelle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alenitchev backwards.
Tagliatelle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tagliatelle prevents Alenitchev from breaking the clinch.
Tagliatelle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tagliatelle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tagliatelle has a couple of punches blocked by Alenitchev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tagliatelle .
Tagliatelle blocks an uppercut.
Alenitchev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tagliatelle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alenitchev blocks a body shot from Tagliatelle .
Alenitchev prevents a body shot from Tagliatelle .
Alenitchev is trying to break the clinch but Tagliatelle is controlling him.
Alenitchev can't find room to land a body shot as Tagliatelle controls the action.
Tagliatelle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tagliatelle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alenitchev is trying to break the clinch but Tagliatelle has him pressed against the cage.
Tagliatelle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tagliatelle .
Tagliatelle misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tagliatelle .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Alenitchev - that landed with a thud.
Tagliatelle throws a head punch that misses.
Tagliatelle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alenitchev tries to circle away but Tagliatelle has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alenitchev.
Tagliatelle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tagliatelle working aggressively here.
Tagliatelle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tagliatelle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alenitchev blocks an uppercut.
Alenitchev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tagliatelle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alenitchev tries a body shot but Tagliatelle blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Alenitchev fails to land.
Alenitchev is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tagliatelle .
Alenitchev trying to stall but Tagliatelle improves his position.
A short left from Tagliatelle .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tagliatelle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alenitchev's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Tagliatelle dominated that round.
That's time! Tagliatelle 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut lands for Tagliatelle . That snapped Alenitchev's head back.

It looks like Yuri Alenitchev has been cut.
Tagliatelle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tagliatelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alenitchev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pauli Tagliatelle is winning the standup battle so far.
Tagliatelle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alenitchev.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alenitchev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tagliatelle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alenitchev thinking.
Alenitchev jabs Tagliatelle right on the nose. Tagliatelle blinks but takes it well.
Alenitchev punishes Tagliatelle 's body with a nice straight punch.
Alenitchev defending well as Tagliatelle loads up on a big left hand.
Alenitchev jabs Tagliatelle right on the nose. Tagliatelle blinks but takes it well.

Tagliatelle is rocked!
Alenitchev works the jab nicely.
Oh Tagliatelle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tagliatelle misses with a combination
and Alenitchev counters with a big right hand! Oh Tagliatelle is in trouble here! Alenitchev follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Alenitchev!
A victorious Yuri Alenitchev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.