PBP Commentary

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

Vilatki
vs
Cobos

188 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Attliction

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladamir Vilatki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Cobos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vilatki clinches with his opponent.
Cobos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Vilatki jumps into guard, dragging Cobos to the mat.

Vilatki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cobos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vilatki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobos.

Vilatki 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.
Vilatki forces his way into half guard.
Vilatki drops an elbow to the side of Cobos's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vilatki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Vilatki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cobos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vilatki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vilatki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vilatki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vilatki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki drops an elbow to the side of Cobos's head.
Vilatki works his way into full mount!
Vilatki breaks from Cobos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cobos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Cobos is rocked!
Vilatki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cobos is still in real trouble! Can Vilatki finish him?
Vilatki controlling from mount.
Cobos tries to buck Vilatki off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobos tries to hold on but Vilatki postures up.
Cobos seems to have recovered his senses.
Vilatki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cobos is trying to escape the mount.
Vilatki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vilatki breaks from Cobos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vilatki looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladamir Vilatki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vilatki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobos tries a head kick but it misses.

Vilatki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cobos wants to sweep but Vilatki has passed to side control!
Vilatki laying and praying for a moment but Cobos takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vilatki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vilatki is looking for a kimura but Cobos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vilatki to get the leverage.
Vilatki thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cobos to regain full guard.

Vilatki stands up and waves to Cobos to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vilatki shoots for a takedown but Cobos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vilatki shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobos sprawls well. He's pushed Vilatki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Vilatki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cobos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cobos wants to get back to his feet but Vilatki drags him back down.

Vilatki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cobos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vilatki working the ground and pound from side control.
Cobos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vilatki is controlling him well.
Cobos being controlled for a moment.
Cobos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilatki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Vilatki stands up and beckons Cobos to his feet.

Vilatki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cobos's guard.
Vilatki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vilatki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cobos wants to stand up but Vilatki is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki working some strikes from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cobos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vilatki throws and low kick but Cobos moves out of range easily.
Cobos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cobos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilatki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cobos works over Vilatki's head and body with a nice combination.
Cobos misses with a low kick.
Cobos throws a head kick that misses.
Vilatki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobos as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladamir Vilatki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Vilatki darts in and clinches Cobos up against the cage.
Vilatki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vilatki trying to land knees to the body.
Vilatki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vilatki smiles and moves away.
Vilatki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilatki misses with a wild combination.

Cobos gets caught flat footed, as Vilatki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vilatki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vilatki 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cobos for as long as he can get away with.
Vladamir Vilatki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladamir Vilatki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Vilatki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vilatki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cobos working aggressively here.
Cobos jumps guard but Vilatki stands there with Cobos around his waist. Cobos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cobos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Vilatki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cobos's guard.
Vilatki looking to pass the guard.
Vilatki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vilatki wants to control from the top but Cobos keeps moving.
Cobos is looking to stand up but Vilatki isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vilatki stands up and waves to Cobos to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilatki tries to clinch up.

Cobos rushes Vilatki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cobos tries to break the clinch but Vilatki is controlling the position.
Vilatki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Cobos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Vilatki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cobos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vilatki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vilatki.
Still in the clinch, Vilatki scores with a nice short uppercut.

Vilatki successfully pulls guard.
Cobos preventing the sweep.
Vilatki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vilatki tries to get out of the position.
Vilatki is pulling down on Cobos's head to control his posture.
Cobos wants to get up but he can't break Vilatki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cobos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cobos stopping the sweep attempt from Vilatki.

Vilatki scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Vilatki feints and as Cobos raises his hands in defense, Vilatki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vilatki with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vilatki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vilatki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vilatki wants to control from the top but Cobos keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki preventing the sweep.
Vilatki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobos can do to turn this around?
Vilatki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Vilatki stands up from Cobos's guard - Vilatki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vilatki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cobos counters with a left and a right that stings Vilatki.

Vilatki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cobos wants to stand but Vilatki is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilatki content to stall in guard here.
Vilatki is working Cobos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Julio Cobos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilatki postures up and lands a big shot to Cobos's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilatki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vilatki pushing down on Cobos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladamir Vilatki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vilatki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladamir Vilatki!