PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ansar Volnaya Borba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Kolesnichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ansar Volnaya Borba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Volnaya Borba
vs
Kolesnichenko

167 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

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, Ansar Volnaya Borba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Kolesnichenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Volnaya Borba drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kolesnichenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Volnaya Borba defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolesnichenko controlling the position.
Kolesnichenko trying to keep a closed guard but Volnaya Borba is proving a slippery customer.
Volnaya Borba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Volnaya Borba trying to control but Kolesnichenko is working from the bottom.
Volnaya Borba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ansar Volnaya Borba just wasn't active enough.
Volnaya Borba wants to clinch up but Kolesnichenko keeps it at a distance.
Volnaya Borba could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Volnaya Borba feints and as Kolesnichenko raises his hands in defense, Volnaya Borba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volnaya Borba thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko trying to control the position.
Kolesnichenko keeping full guard, as Volnaya Borba tries to pass.
Kolesnichenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Volnaya Borba wants to stand but Kolesnichenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kolesnichenko pulls Volnaya Borba in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kolesnichenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolesnichenko, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kolesnichenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolesnichenko circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Kolesnichenko with that takedown attempt.

Volnaya Borba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kolesnichenko!
Kolesnichenko is looking to improve his position but Volnaya Borba isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolesnichenko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Volnaya Borba.
Volnaya Borba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Volnaya Borba throwing strikes but Kolesnichenko bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba wants to control the position but Kolesnichenko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kolesnichenko trying to pass the guard but Volnaya Borba defending well.
Volnaya Borba wants to get back to full guard.
Volnaya Borba trying to control but Kolesnichenko postures up.
Volnaya Borba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Volnaya Borba is looking for a sweep. Kolesnichenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kolesnichenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Volnaya Borba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kolesnichenko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Volnaya Borba is squirming around, avoiding Kolesnichenko's attempts to control the action.
Volnaya Borba is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kolesnichenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Volnaya Borba frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ansar Volnaya Borba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kolesnichenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Volnaya Borba on his heels. He'll look to pass Volnaya Borba's guard now, I'm sure.
Kolesnichenko trying to control but Volnaya Borba is working from the bottom.

Volnaya Borba throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kolesnichenko uses it to pass to side control.

Kolesnichenko tries for a kimura but Volnaya Borba is defending well.

Kolesnichenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Volnaya Borba, who protects the arm well.
Volnaya Borba tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko prevents Volnaya Borba from getting the reversal.
Kolesnichenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volnaya Borba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volnaya Borba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Volnaya Borba tries to get out of the position.

Kolesnichenko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Volnaya Borba shoots for a double leg takedown but Kolesnichenko sprawls well. He's pushed Volnaya Borba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Kolesnichenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Volnaya Borba which made him look bad.
Kolesnichenko fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kolesnichenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volnaya Borba tries to clinch up

so Kolesnichenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volnaya Borba wants to improve his position but instead Kolesnichenko has moved into half guard.
Volnaya Borba wants to control but Kolesnichenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba wants to improve his position but Kolesnichenko is controlling well.
Kolesnichenko wants to take a breather but Volnaya Borba is having none of it.
Kolesnichenko works his way into full mount!
Volnaya Borba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kolesnichenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Volnaya Borba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba tries to lock up and control but Kolesnichenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kolesnichenko working for a submission but Volnaya Borba is keeping him at bay.

Kolesnichenko working for a submission but Volnaya Borba is keeping him at bay.
Denis Kolesnichenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volnaya Borba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Kolesnichenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kolesnichenko shoots and misses

and Volnaya Borba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like Volnaya Borba is going to stand back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kolesnichenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Volnaya Borba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kolesnichenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volnaya Borba trying to control but Kolesnichenko is working from the bottom.
Kolesnichenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volnaya Borba's guard.
Kolesnichenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Volnaya Borba keeping moving, preventing Kolesnichenko from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volnaya Borba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolesnichenko is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kolesnichenko is pushing down on Volnaya Borba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Volnaya Borba is fighting to maintain full guard but Kolesnichenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kolesnichenko controlling the action here.
Volnaya Borba tries to get to full guard but Kolesnichenko has control of the leg.
Volnaya Borba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kolesnichenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volnaya Borba tries to get to full guard but Kolesnichenko has control of the leg.

Kolesnichenko 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.
Volnaya Borba is trying to control but Kolesnichenko passes into side control!
Kolesnichenko trying to control the action but Volnaya Borba is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko advances nicely into full mount.
Volnaya Borba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolesnichenko on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Kolesnichenko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kolesnichenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Volnaya Borba's face.
Volnaya Borba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kolesnichenko wants to control the pace but Volnaya Borba is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko throws some wild stikes that Volnaya Borba manages to avoid easily.
Kolesnichenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Volnaya Borba working to try and regain half guard.

Kolesnichenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Volnaya Borba frees his head quite easily.
Kolesnichenko looking to control but Volnaya Borba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volnaya Borba is desperately trying to improve his position but Kolesnichenko has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Kolesnichenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kolesnichenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Kolesnichenko!