PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Koslov (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.

Wicker
vs
Koslov

186 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Daniel Wicker!
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, Sergei Koslov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wicker misses the target.
Koslov doesn't manage to clinch there - Wicker circles away.
Wicker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koslov.
Koslov shoots in but no luck this time.

Koslov tries to keep at a distance but Wicker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wicker landing knees to the head.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Koslov won't want to take too many of those.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Koslov working hard to break the clinch.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koslov tries to break free but Wicker pushes him back against the cage.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Wicker is controlling him.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Koslov won't want to take too many of those.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.
Wicker is breathing heavily.
Wicker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koslov's face.
Wicker trying to control the position but instead, Koslov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wicker into the cage.
Koslov tries to break free but Wicker pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wicker looking to throw knees to the head but Koslov is blocking nicely.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Koslov avoids the damage to the body.
Koslov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wicker keeps control of Koslov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Wicker has Koslov pressed against the cage, preventing Koslov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Wicker has him pressed against the cage.
Wicker gets underhooks to prevent Koslov's takedown attempt.
Koslov is trying to drag Wicker to the mat but Wicker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniel Wicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Koslov.
Koslov is trying to break free.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Koslov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koslov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wicker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koslov can't break the clinch.
Koslov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wicker has Koslov pressed against the cage, preventing Koslov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koslov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wicker has him pressed against the cage.
Wicker landing knees to the body.
Wicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koslov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wicker walks away with a smile on his face. Koslov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koslov shoots in for a double leg but Wicker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wicker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koslov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Wicker closes the distance and pushes Koslov back into the cage.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Koslov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wicker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koslov tries for a takedown but Wicker manages to get underhooks.
Wicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koslov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
Koslov is trying to break free.
Koslov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wicker.
Wicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Koslov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koslov working hard to break the clinch.
Wicker blocking some punches.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
Wicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koslov wants to break free but Wicker has control.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.
Koslov wants a takedown but no success here.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koslov blocks it with crossed arms.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Koslov takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koslov tries to break the clinch but Wicker is controlling the position.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Koslov blocks it.
Wicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koslov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koslov takes an elbow to the temple.
Koslov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koslov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wicker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Koslov working hard to break the clinch.
Wicker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koslov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wicker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koslov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koslov is trying to break free.
Koslov is trying to drag Wicker to the mat but Wicker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wicker landing knees to the head.
Koslov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wicker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wicker scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wicker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wicker avoids the body shot from Koslov.
Koslov swings for the body but Wicker moves out of range.
Koslov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Koslov misses.
Koslov throws a sloppy body shot
letting Wicker counter with a right hand.

Wicker forces Koslov back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koslov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koslov wants to break free but Wicker has control.
Koslov is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker stalling the fight.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Wicker with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koslov's face.
Wicker looking to throw knees to the head but Koslov is blocking nicely.
Wicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koslov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koslov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wicker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wicker lands an elbow just above Koslov 's eye.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Wicker has him pressed against the cage.
Wicker is looking to control Koslov's arms but Koslov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wicker has his back to the cage.
Wicker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.
Koslov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wicker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker landing knees to the head.
Wicker looking to throw knees to the head but Koslov is blocking nicely.
Koslov is working for takedown but Wicker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel Wicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Koslov.
Koslov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koslov blocks it with crossed arms.
Koslov takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koslov is working for takedown but Wicker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wicker keeps control of Koslov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Wicker has him pressed against the cage.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
Koslov jumps guard but Wicker stands there with Koslov around his waist. Koslov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wicker scores a nice knee to the body.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koslov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wicker walks away with a smile on his face. Koslov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koslov swats away the attempt to clinch by Wicker.
Koslov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wicker counters by moving into the clinch.
Wicker tries to land a knee to the head but Koslov blocks with his arms.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Koslov blocks it.
Koslov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wicker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koslov throws a nice looking combination but Wicker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov throws a hook but Wicker avoids it easily.
Wicker throws a nice head kick!
Sergei Koslov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Wicker.
Daniel Wicker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koslov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daniel Wicker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wicker lands with a cross.
Wicker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koslov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koslov.
Koslov swats away the attempt to clinch by Wicker.
Wicker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Koslov with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A left lands for Wicker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wicker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wicker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koslov will feel that in the morning.
Koslov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wicker's waist but Wicker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koslov off to one side.
Wicker scores with a jab.
Wicker moves away from the strike by Koslov.
Koslov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Wicker counters by clinching up.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wicker landing knees to the body.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Koslov's ribcage.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Wicker landing knees to the head.
Wicker has Koslov pressed against the cage, preventing Koslov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker looking to throw knees to the head but Koslov is blocking nicely.
Koslov tries to circle away but Wicker has him pinned against the cage.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Koslov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wicker lands an elbow just above Koslov 's eye.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Wicker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koslov.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Koslov blocks it.
Wicker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wicker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniel Wicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Koslov.
Koslov tries to score a body lock takedown but Wicker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Koslov is trying to force a seperation but Wicker has the dominant position.

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.
Wicker has Koslov pressed against the cage, preventing Koslov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Koslov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wicker has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wicker.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Koslov tries to circle away but Wicker has him pinned against the cage.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
Wicker has Koslov pressed against the cage, preventing Koslov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koslov jumps guard but Wicker stands there with Koslov around his waist. Koslov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Koslov's ribcage.
Koslov is trying to break free.
Koslov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wicker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wicker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koslov misses with a double jab
letting Wicker counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov swats away the attempt to clinch by Wicker.

Wicker clinches with his opponent.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Koslov's ribcage.
Wicker lands a knee to the head.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Koslov's ribcage.
Koslov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wicker has him pressed against the cage.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koslov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Koslov's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koslov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koslov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wicker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koslov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koslov working hard to break the clinch.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koslov has Wicker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wicker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Wicker is controlling him.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wicker looking to throw knees to the head but Koslov is blocking nicely.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Koslov wants to break free but Wicker has control.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wicker stops a takedown attempt from Koslov.
Daniel Wicker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wicker gets underhooks to prevent Koslov's takedown attempt.
Wicker lands a knee to the body.
Wicker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sergei Koslov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koslov blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koslov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Wicker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wicker 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Wicker!