PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Nogueira looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kolov
vs
Nogueira

190 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Kolov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Kolov.
Kolov throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolov tests Nogueira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Kolov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kolov and sends Nogueira crashing to the mat! Kolov follows him down to the mat - Nogueira regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Nogueira is rocked!

It looks like Diego Nogueira has been cut.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kolov connects with a nice short shot to Nogueira's temple.
Kolov slips a nice elbow through Nogueira's hands, connecting with Nogueira's forehead.

Nogueira is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kolov pulls his head out easily.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Kolov throwing shots but Nogueira is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolov slips a nice elbow through Nogueira's hands, connecting with Nogueira's forehead.
Kolov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nogueira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nogueira has hold of Kolov's hands but Kolov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kolov wants to pass to mount but Nogueira is defending the position.
Kolov is working hard here to advance position.
Kolov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kolov tries to pass to full mount but Nogueira defends it.
Kolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kolov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kolov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Kolov decides to return to a standing position.
Kolov throws a nice looking combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nogueira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kolov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kolov swinging wilding here.
Kolov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kolov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Kolov throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Kolov as he connects with a hook.
Kolov looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov stalks Nogueira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nogueira's face. Nogueira staggers backwards, shaken.
Kolov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolov throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.

Nogueira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nogueira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Kolov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kolov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kolov cracks Nogueira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kolov.
Kolov landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
Kolov landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
Kolov looking to control but Nogueira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kolov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolov working the ground and pound effectively.
Kolov landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position but Kolov isn't that keen on the idea.
Kolov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolov prevents Nogueira from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kolov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nogueira's cut.
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 telegraphed right hand from Kolov misses the target.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kolov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nogueira's head.
Kolov lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Kolov does no damage.
Kolov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aleksander Kolov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kolov lands a hook that stumbles Nogueira back into the cage. Kolov follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nogueira to the canvas! Kolov pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nogueira has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aleksander Kolov!