PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cold
vs
Molotov

185 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ice Cold!
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, Misha Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold misses with a wild combination.
Molotov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Molotov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Molotov is fending him off so far but Cold persists. Nope, Molotov circles away and we're back to standing.
Cold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cold lands with a kick to the temple. Molotov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Misha Molotov has been cut.
Cold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Molotov misses with a takedown

and Cold counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Molotov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cold lands a head kick!
Misha Molotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cold tries to avoid it but Molotov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cold to the ground. Cold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Cold closes the distance and pushes Molotov back into the cage.
Molotov avoiding damage as Cold throws knees to the body.
Molotov goes for a takedown attempt but Cold pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Molotov clinches up against the cage.
Molotov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cold to keep the fight standing.
Cold slowing the pace effectively.

Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cold fails to land the takedown.
Molotov fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov fails with the takedown.
Molotov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Molotov tries to clinch but Cold moves out of range.
Molotov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Molotov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cold defends it nicely.
Molotov looks winded!
Cold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cold as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cold takes the fight into the clinch.

Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molotov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cold.
Cold shoots in for a takedown but Molotov shows good takedown defense.
Cold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Molotov circles away.

Cold forces Molotov back against the cage and clinches.
Cold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Molotov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Molotov fails with the takedown.
Cold shoots for a takedown but Molotov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Cold shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Molotov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Molotov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cold tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Molotov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold scores with a couple of short elbows.
Molotov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Molotov's face as Cold controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cold decides to stand back up. Cold steps back and let's Molotov get back to his feet.

Molotov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cold is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Cold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misha Molotov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cold throws a one two combo.
Cold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molotov can do to turn this around?
Cold lands a slapping body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molotov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cold counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold lands a head kick!
Cold is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Molotov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Molotov from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Cold!