PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moises Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Koslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Koslov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mir
vs
Koslov

187 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moises Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Koslov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mir rushes Koslov and presses him up against the cage.
Koslov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Mir successfully pulls guard.
Koslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koslov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir is pulling down on Koslov's head to control his posture.
Koslov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mir is pulling down on Koslov's head to control his posture.
Koslov throws and elbow that misses. Mir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koslov's guard. Nice move by Mir!
Mir postures up in Koslov's guard and throws a big left but Koslov blocks it.
Mir postures up and lands a big shot to Koslov's brow.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir drops back looking for a leg! Koslov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koslov manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Koslov's guard.
Mir distracts Koslov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
Koslov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koslov tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koslov looks for the body kick but Mir saw that one coming.
Koslov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for Koslov on that attempt.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koslov lands a jab to Mir's midsection.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Koslov throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Koslov misses with a low kick.

Mir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koslov's half guard.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koslov can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mir wants to work for an arm triangle but Koslov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mir stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Koslov to get to his feet.
Koslov sizes up Mir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov throws a low kick but Mir avoids it.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Koslov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koslov lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
Mir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koslov.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koslov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koslov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koslov misses with a body kick.

Mir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mir 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.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koslov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koslov wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
Koslov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koslov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Koslov is adopting a defensive guard.
Mir scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koslov thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Koslov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergei Koslov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Mir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koslov is just riding it out for now. Mir eventually gives up the hold.
Koslov wants to get back to his feet.
Mir winds up and cracks Koslov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koslov wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koslov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koslov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
Koslov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koslov wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mir avoids the body shot from Koslov.

Mir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koslov is trying to defend but Mir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Mir decides to stand and escape the position.

Mir pushes Koslov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir is trying to trip Koslov. He has hold of a leg but Koslov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Koslov wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.

Mir gets to his feet - Koslov follows without any prompting.
Koslov loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Koslov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mir rather than just go for the knockout.

Mir moves into range and clinches up with Koslov.

Mir is trying to trip Koslov. He has hold of a leg but Koslov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koslov's head.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Koslov has wrist control.
Mir landing some decent shots from guard.
Moises Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov has momentary wrist control but Mir slips an elbow through the middle.
Koslov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koslov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mir drops back looking for a leg! Koslov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koslov manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Koslov's guard.
Koslov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koslov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Moises Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koslov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four 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.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.

Mir clinches up against the cage.
Koslov is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Mir tightens his grip and picks Koslov up, before dumping him to the ground. Koslov manages to land in guard.
Mir postures up.
Koslov wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Mir works over Koslov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir connects with a couple of short punches.
Koslov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.

Mir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moises Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mir shoots and misses
enabling Koslov to counter with a crisp jab.

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir is trying to control. Koslov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mir is trying to control. Koslov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir prevents Koslov from improving his position.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koslov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Mir pulls guard effortlessly.
Koslov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Koslov from controlling successfully.

Mir has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Koslov doesn't defend quickly enough and Mir has managed to lock this one up! Can Koslov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mir on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Moises Mir!