PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Prodigy - Their Law. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Coulter
vs
Mlotek

177 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Coulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlotek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Coulter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mlotek!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coulter tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Mlotek tries to reverse the position but Coulter maintains control.
Mlotek wants to hold on but Coulter pushes him away.
Mlotek might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coulter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee warns Mlotek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mlotek is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mlotek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Coulter.

Coulter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mlotek turns into him and now he's in Coulter's guard.
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.

Coulter looking for a guillotine here but Mlotek defends easily.
Coulter is breathing heavily.
Mlotek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coulter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mlotek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mlotek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mlotek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coulter keeping moving, preventing Mlotek from controlling successfully.
Mlotek throwing strikes from guard but Coulter blocks nicely.
Coulter keeping moving, preventing Mlotek from controlling successfully.

Mlotek stands up and waves to Coulter to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek cracks Coulter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mlotek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Mlotek. Those never looked like landing.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mlotek pushes Coulter away with a front kick.

Mlotek closes the distance and clinches.
Coulter goes for a takedown attempt but Mlotek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mlotek tries to clinch up but Coulter circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mlotek stalks Coulter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coulter's face. Coulter staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mlotek misses with a few strikes there.
Mlotek lands a jab-cross combination.
Coulter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mlotek. That one must have hurt.
Coulter shoots in but Mlotek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mlotek scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mlotek thumps Coulter with a low kick.
Coulter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Mlotek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Mlotek.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mlotek.
Mlotek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mlotek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mlotek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mlotek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mlotek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coulter takes one to the side of the head.
Coulter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mlotek.
Coulter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mlotek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Coulter is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mlotek.
Mlotek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mlotek forces Coulter back against the cage and clinches.
Mlotek lands with a right to the head.
Mlotek lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Mlotek.
A right hook to the body lands for Mlotek.
Mlotek missing with knees to the body.
Mlotek with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coulter breaks the clinch.
Mlotek throws a lazy head kick

and Coulter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coulter advances to half guard.
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!

Mlotek kicks Coulter off and gets back to his feet.
Coulter shoots in but no luck this time.
Coulter tries to clinch up but Mlotek circles away and keeps his distance.
Mlotek wants to clinch up but Coulter keeps it at a distance.
Coulter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mlotek's waist but Mlotek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coulter off to one side.
Mlotek misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mlotek looks to land a combination but Coulter avoids it well.
Mlotek just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrew Coulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coulter dodges the punch combination from Mlotek.
Coulter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Coulter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mlotek throws a right hand that Coulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Coulter also avoids with ease.
Coulter slips a jab and a cross from Mlotek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulter looks for a takedown but Mlotek sprawls well.
Coulter looks for a takedown but Mlotek sprawls well.
Mlotek with a nice cross.
Mlotek fakes the leg kick and cracks Coulter in the body.
Mlotek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coulter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mlotek but Mlotek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mlotek moves in looking to clinch but Coulter pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Mlotek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mlotek misses with a head kick.
Coulter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mlotek tries to bum rush Coulter with a series of wild strikes but Coulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Mlotek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coulter doesn't seem phased though.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mlotek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Coulter shoots in for a takedown but Mlotek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Mlotek darts in and clinches Coulter up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mlotek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mlotek.
Mlotek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mlotek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mlotek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mlotek keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Mlotek slams his shin into Coulter's torso.
Mlotek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Coulter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Mlotek.
Mlotek looks to land a combination. Coulter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Coulter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek jabs Coulter to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Mlotek pushes Coulter up against the cage in a clinch.
Mlotek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mlotek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coulter letting Mlotek take a breather here.

Coulter drags the fight down to the ground.
Coulter being controlled here, momentarily.
Coulter keeping moving, preventing Mlotek from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek looking to pass the guard.
Mlotek trying to control but Coulter is working from the bottom.

Coulter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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

Coulter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mlotek is aware though and is defending well.
Mlotek is in close to Coulter's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mlotek controls the pace.
Coulter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coulter tries to get out of the position.
Mlotek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Coulter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mlotek defends well.
Zbigniew Mlotek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mlotek sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Mlotek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mlotek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Mlotek!
During a confident post fight interview, Zbigniew Mlotek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.