PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jager Statsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrtiy Koschelev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Statsy
vs
Koschelev

180 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

178 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jager Statsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitrtiy Koschelev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koschelev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Statsy counters with a stiff right hand.
Koschelev just misses with a punch to the body.
Statsy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koschelev.
Some wild striking there from Koschelev.

Statsy closes the distance and clinches.
Koschelev is trying to break the clinch but Statsy is controlling him.
Koschelev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Statsy has him pressed against the cage.
Koschelev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Statsy has him pressed against the cage.
Statsy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koschelev's efforts to push away.

Statsy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Statsy.
Koschelev staying out of range there.
Statsy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koschelev.
Koschelev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dmitrtiy Koschelev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koschelev stalks Statsy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Statsy's face. Statsy staggers backwards, shaken.
Koschelev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Statsy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dmitrtiy Koschelev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Statsy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Koschelev throws a one two combo.

Statsy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Statsy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koschelev looks winded!
Koschelev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Statsy counter with a right hand.
Statsy ducks under a wild hook from Koschelev.
A leg kick checked by Koschelev.
Koschelev throws a right and a left that Statsy avoids nicely.
Statsy shoots in for a takedown but Koschelev shows good takedown defense.
Koschelev throws a left and a right that both miss

and Statsy counters by clinching up.
Statsy tries to break free but Koschelev pushes him back against the cage.

Koschelev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Statsy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koschelev to the mat. Koschelev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Statsy seems to have got his legs back now.
Koschelev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statsy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Statsy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Statsy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statsy lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Statsy stands up from Koschelev's guard - Statsy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Statsy digs a good body shot into Koschelev's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koschelev misses with a wild combination.
Statsy shoots in and drives through. Koschelev sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Koschelev. Those never looked like landing.
Statsy avoids the head kick by Koschelev.
Statsy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koschelev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Statsy drives through and clinches with Koschelev against the cage.
Koschelev tries to break free but Statsy pushes him back against the cage.
Statsy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jager Statsy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Statsy is trying to break the clinch but Koschelev is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koschelev tries to circle away but Statsy has him pinned against the cage.
Koschelev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Statsy breaks from the clinch.
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Statsy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koschelev pinned against the cage. Koschelev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koschelev throws a head kick but Statsy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jager Statsy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Statsy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koschelev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koschelev tries a head kick but it misses.
Koschelev misses with a series of wild punches.
Statsy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Statsy connects with a right hand. Koschelev shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Koschelev.
Koschelev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koschelev misses with the combination.
Statsy scores with the left hand. Koschelev knows he should have avoided that one.
Statsy misses with a body kick.
Koschelev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koschelev is breathing heavily.
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Statsy has closed the distance and engaged Koschelev in a clinch.
Koschelev can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koschelev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Statsy has him pressed against the cage.
Koschelev is trying to break the clinch but Statsy has him pressed against the cage.
Koschelev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Statsy has him pressed against the cage.
Koschelev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Statsy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Statsy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koschelev sprawls well. Koschelev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Statsy gets slowly back to his feet.
Statsy fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koschelev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koschelev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Statsy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koschelev throws a sloppy head kick and Statsy moves out of range easily.
Statsy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koschelev is out of range and Statsy settles back down.
Statsy has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jager Statsy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Statsy avoids the head kick by Koschelev.
Koschelev misses with a right hand
and Statsy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses.
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koschelev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statsy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koschelev.
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koschelev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koschelev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koschelev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koschelev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Statsy throws a sloppy head kick and Koschelev moves out of range easily.
Statsy throws a sloppy head kick and Koschelev moves out of range easily.
Statsy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Statsy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Statsy misses with a series of wild punches.
Koschelev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Statsy.
A head kick misses from Koschelev.
Jager Statsy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Statsy.
Koschelev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koschelev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Statsy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koschelev misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Statsy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koschelev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koschelev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Statsy finds it's way through Koschelev's defenses.
Koschelev throws a sloppy head kick and Statsy moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Statsy takes the fight into the clinch.

Statsy manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jager Statsy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Koschelev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koschelev there as he acknowledges the shot.

Koschelev connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Statsy to the floor! Koschelev dives in looking for the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Statsy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Statsy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Koschelev is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Statsy.
Statsy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Koschelev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are battling for position here. Statsy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statsy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koschelev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Statsy is looking for a triangle but Koschelev pushes his legs off easily.
Statsy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Statsy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Statsy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koschelev is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statsy trying to control the position.

Statsy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koschelev passes into half guard.
Statsy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Statsy controls Koschelev momentarily but Koschelev frees himself.

Statsy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Statsy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koschelev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koschelev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Statsy has his foot on Koschelev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koschelev works his way back into a safe position though.
Dmitrtiy Koschelev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jager Statsy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Statsy pulls Koschelev in to control the position.
Statsy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koschelev is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Statsy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koschelev defends it easily.
Statsy has control of Koschelev's left arm, preventing Koschelev from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Statsy is trying to control the position but Koschelev postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jager Statsy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Statsy, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jager Statsy!