PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Golota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kuznetsov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Golota
vs
Kuznetsov

194 cm
28
260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

203 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Golota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golota as he jumps to the side.
Kuznetsov shoots for a takedown but Golota saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golota. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golota misses with a straight right.
Golota jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
Golota lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golota lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuznetsov backs up against the cage.
Golota defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golota. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Golota moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Golota.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Golota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golota was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Golota moved away.
Golota falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuznetsov counters with a good low kick that Golota was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golota.
Golota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Golota.
Golota thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golota keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrew Golota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golota's calf.
Golota feints a jab promting Kuznetsov to slip. Golota then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kuznetsov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Golota.
Kuznetsov moves in looking to clinch but Golota pushes him off.
Golota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuznetsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Kuznetsov does it's job there.
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!

Kuznetsov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Golota was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuznetsov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuznetsov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golota swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Golota keeps moving.
Kuznetsovis looking to pass into half guard but Golota pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Golota is in guard.
Golota throwing strikes from guard but Kuznetsov blocks nicely.
Golota trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuznetsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuznetsov is trying to control the position but Golota postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golota seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Golota has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Golota trying to control but Kuznetsov is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Golota.
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Golota checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golota moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Golota as he connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golota moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Golota.
Kuznetsov throws a solid leg kick but Golota takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuznetsov.
Golota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Golota digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Golota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golota chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
Golota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golota.

Kuznetsov gets a double leg takedown into Golota's guard.
Kuznetsov tries to free his leg and advance position but Golota is retaining full guard.
Kuznetsov throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golota wants to get back to his feet but Kuznetsov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Golota connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuznetsov.
Some wild striking there from Golota.
Golota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov connects with a solid leg kick.
Ivan Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov lands a head shot.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Golota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. Golota moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov moves in looking to clinch but Golota pushes him off.
Golota digs a good hook to Kuznetsov's body.
Golota swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Golota connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golota throws a right hand that Kuznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetsov also avoids with ease.
Golota ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golota is looking to wear down Kuznetsov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Golota moves out of range of the body kick.
Golota looks to throw the jab but Kuznetsov is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Golota circles away.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golota.
Kuznetsov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Golota avoids it really well and circles away.
Golota blocks a leg kick.
Golota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Golota connects with a body shot.
Golota dips to his left and cracks Kuznetsov with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Golota's head but Golota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetsov walks into a jab.
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!
Golota works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Kuznetsov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
Golota wants to control but Kuznetsov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuznetsov passes to full mount!

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

Kuznetsov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Golota has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golota is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Golota is trying to control. Kuznetsov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Golota stands up out of the half guard.
Golota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Golota lands a jab-cross combination.
Golota defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuznetsov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Golota.
Golota takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Golota ducked under it nicely.
Golota lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuznetsov has time to react.
Andrew Golota is winning the standup battle so far.
Golota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golota misses with a double jab.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Golota.
Kuznetsov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Golota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuznetsov tries to land a leg kick but Golota saw it coming and moves away.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and Golota counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Golota as he checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuznetsov thuds his right hand into Golota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Golota dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Golota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Kuznetsov slams his shin into Golota's torso.
Golota misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Golota moves out of range of the body kick.
Golota looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Golota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golota.
Golota punishes Kuznetsov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golota connects with a jab.
Golota moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kuznetsov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Golota counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuznetsov thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Golota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Golota moves out of range.
Golota misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Golota.
Kuznetsov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Golota looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Golota throws a right hand that Kuznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetsov also avoids with ease.
Golota lands with a nice body punch.
Golota swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuznetsov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kuznetsov gets a takedown into half guard.
Golota blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuznetsov.
Andrew Golota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuznetsov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Golota has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kuznetsov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golota is squirming around, avoiding Kuznetsov's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws some wild stikes that Golota manages to avoid easily.

Kuznetsov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Golota turns into him and now he's in Kuznetsov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golota's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kuznetsov trying to keep a closed guard but Golota is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golota trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Golota is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ivan Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuznetsov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ivan Kuznetsov has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrew Golota just wasn't active enough.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Golota keeps it at a distance.
Golota misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuznetsov connects with a jab.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a low kick, looking for Golota's leg but Golota calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Kuznetsov.
I think Golota has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Golota!