PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Shebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shebanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't worry, be happy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jussi Juntta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juntta
vs
Shebanov

188 cm
23
260 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

186 cm
31
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Juntta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Shebanov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shebanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shebanov tries to land a leg kick but Juntta saw it coming and moves away.

Juntta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Juntta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Juntta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shebanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juntta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Juntta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shebanov is just riding it out for now. Juntta eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntta wants to free his trapped foot but Shebanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Juntta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shebanov is trying to control but can't.
Shebanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juntta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shebanov is in trouble now - Juntta has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta controlling from mount.

Juntta is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shebanov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shebanov!
Juntta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shebanov looking to pass the guard.
Juntta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shebanov is staying active underneath Juntta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shebanov is keeping the position for now.
Juntta won't allow Shebanov to sweep him here.
Juntta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Juntta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juntta postures up in Shebanov's guard and throws a big left but Shebanov blocks it.
Juntta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juntta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shebanov keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta slips nicely into half guard.
Juntta is just content to waste time from the top position. Shebanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Juntta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Juntta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shebanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juntta distracts Shebanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Juntta dives in and grabs Shebanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shebanov pushes down on Juntta's head and hops out.
Juntta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Juntta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juntta passes to full mount!
Juntta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juntta landing punches.

It looks like Roman Shebanov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta is trying to control here but Shebanov has managed to regain half guard.
Juntta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jussi Juntta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juntta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shebanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shebanov wants to control but Juntta is keeping busy.
Juntta is just content to waste time from the top position. Shebanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shebanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juntta.
Juntta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juntta postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juntta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shebanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juntta throws a big elbow that misses.
Juntta preventing the sweep.
Juntta stops Shebanov from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Juntta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Juntta trying to control but Shebanov is working from the bottom.
Juntta landing with the ground and pound.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juntta content to stall in guard here.
Shebanov keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
Juntta is really struggling to control Shebanov but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jussi Juntta.
Juntta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juntta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shebanov on his heels. He'll look to pass Shebanov's guard now, I'm sure.
Juntta pushing down on Shebanov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Juntta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juntta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Juntta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juntta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shebanov can do to turn this around?
Shebanov is looking for a sweep. Juntta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juntta trying to control the action but Shebanov is working from the bottom.
Juntta stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Juntta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Shebanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shebanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Juntta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shebanov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shebanov sprawls well. Shebanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
Shebanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shebanov as he avoids it easily.
Shebanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Juntta. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Juntta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shebanov tries to bench press Juntta off him but Juntta keeps the position.

Juntta tries for a kimura but Shebanov is defending well.
Shebanov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Juntta asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shebanov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Juntta crashes against the mat.

Juntta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shebanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntta landing a few strikes.

That has opened up Roman Shebanov's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shebanov is looking for a sweep.
Shebanov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Juntta working the head with strikes.

The cut above Roman Shebanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Juntta works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Roman Shebanov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Shebanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jussi Juntta!
Jussi Juntta retains his heavyweight title!