PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Koslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koslov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Requiem for a Dream. Yster Best has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Igor Koslov's chin.

Koslov
vs
Best

191 cm
27
245 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Koslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yster Best!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best looks to land a body kick but Koslov moved away.

Best shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koslov is trying to defend but Best finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Best throwing shots but Koslov is blocking nicely.
Best working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Koslov's thigh. Koslov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Best working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koslov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Best trying to control the position from guard on top but Koslov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koslov has his foot on Best's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Best works his way back into a safe position though.

Koslov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Best doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Best manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Best is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Best's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Koslov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Best!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is working to get back to half guard.
Koslov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Best working to try and regain half guard.
Best tries to hold on but Koslov postures up.
Koslov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Best is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Best wants to hold on but Koslov pushes him away.
Best is squirming around, avoiding Koslov's attempts to control the action.
Best wants to hold on but Koslov pushes him away.
Best is trying to escape the mount.
Best wants to hold on but Koslov pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov controlling from mount.
Best avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koslov.
Best is desperately trying to improve his position but Koslov has a good base and remains in mount.
Koslov tries to control but Best wriggling away.
Best wants to control but Koslov is having none of it.
The referee warns Best that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koslov avoids the attempt from Best to control.

Koslov is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Best bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Best tries to advance to mount but Koslov instead regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koslov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koslov trying to hold on to Best's head to control him but Best postures up.
Koslov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Best thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Best drops back looking for a leg! Koslov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koslov manages to kick Best off! Best jumps back into Koslov's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Koslov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yster Best will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Best shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Best was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Best landing punches.
Koslov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Best tries to control but Koslov wriggling away.

Best jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Koslov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Koslov gets back to half guard.
Koslov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koslov tries to get to full guard but Best has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov manages to get to full guard.

Koslov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Best gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Best keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koslov's head.
Best wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
Yster Best has got the better of the ground game so far.
Best is looking to work some ground and pound but Koslov has wrist control.

Koslov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.

Koslov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Best gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Koslov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Best is looking to work some ground and pound but Koslov has wrist control.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.
Best looking to pass the guard.
Koslov wants to sweep here but Best controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
Best pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koslov is keeping the position for now.
Best pushing down on Koslov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Best 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. Best eventually gives up the hold.
Koslov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Best is trying to work for a kimura but Koslov is defending well.
Best trying to control from half guard but Koslov is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koslov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Best pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Best 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.

Koslov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Best is working for a submission of some sort.

Best is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best thows a huge punch but Koslov dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yster Best showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Best shoots in and bounces Koslov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Koslov looking for a sweep. Not yet Koslov, not yet.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.
Best trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koslov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koslov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Best thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koslov trying to control the position.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koslov slips a jab and a cross from Best.

Best is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koslov's half guard.
Koslov has a hand on Best's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Best takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Koslov is looking to get to half guard.
Best cracks Koslov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Best looking to finish with strikes here!
Best wants to control the pace but Koslov is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov wants to control but Best is having none of it.
Koslov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Best is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Best is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Best punching from mount but Koslov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Best can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koslov is looking to escape.

Best working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov wants to hold on but Best pushes him away.

Best looking for a guillotine from mount but Koslov is having none of it.
Koslov tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Koslov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Koslov is trying to control but can't.
Best wants to advance to full mount but Koslov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koslov is on top in guard.
Best working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koslov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Igor Koslov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koslov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koslov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koslov wants to control from the top but Best keeps moving.
Best is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Best is looking for a triangle here but Koslov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Yster Best is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Best takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Best tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yster Best comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Best has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yster Best!