PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kostrov (ranked 1620 p4p, 200 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 3386 p4p, 373 weight class). 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?

Kostrov
vs
Trump

170 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Kostrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trump dives in for a single leg takedown but Kostrov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Trump shoots in for a takedown but Kostrov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trump will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kostrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sergey Kostrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
That kick from Kostrov tenderised Trump's leg. Trump is trying to keep his angry face on.

Trump looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kostrov wants to stand and escape but Trump is having none of it.
Kostrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trump pushes down on Kostrov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trump is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kostrov wants to control but Trump is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trump looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trump wants to take a breather but Kostrov is having none of it.
Trump works his way into full mount!
Trump lands a nice shot to the head.
Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kostrov is looking to escape.
BOOM! Trump connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump is trying to control here but Kostrov has managed to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kostrov wants to get back to his feet.
Trump trying to advance position but Kostrov counters by regaining guard.
Kostrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kostrov, not yet.
Trump is looking to work some ground and pound but Kostrov has wrist control.
Trump has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kostrov keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump tries to free his leg and advance position but Kostrov is retaining full guard.
Kostrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trump on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump passes Kostrov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trump slows the pace down in half guard.
Kostrov trying to hold on to Trump's head to control him but Trump postures up.
Trump stalling.

Trump seems to be working for a kimura but Kostrov defends the submission attempt.

Trump is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trump is just content to waste time from the top position. Kostrov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Trump throwing strikes but missing.

Trump is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kostrov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kostrov has escaped and now he's on top!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trump is looking to sweep but instead, Kostrov has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donald Trump will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kostrov stuffs the takedown.
Trump has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kostrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trump tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kostrov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trump somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kostrov.
Kostrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostrov. That's going to slow Trump down.
Trump shoots in for a double leg but Kostrov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sergey Kostrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
Kostrov lands with a hook. Trump tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kostrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kostrov thumps Trump with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump shoots in but no luck this time.
Kostrov lunges at Trump with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trump's hand.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Kostrov saw that one coming.
A left lands for Kostrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Kostrov.
Nice body kick there by Kostrov.
Sergey Kostrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kostrov defends well and Trump ends up having to push Kostrov into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kostrov.
Kostrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Kostrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
Kostrov tries to move into range but Trump moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Kostrov misses its intended target.
Kostrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trump on the side of the head.
Kostrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kostrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kostrov lands an overhand right.
Trump tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kostrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kostrov is looking to counter punch.
Kostrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Trump in the body.
Kostrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kostrov throws a leg kick but Trump moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Trump 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kostrov works Trump's body with a nice hook.
Trump will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostrov scores with a jab. Trump acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kostrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kostrov works the jab nicely.
Kostrov lands a leg kick that knocks Trump off balance momentarily.

Trump shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kostrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kostrov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trump is controlling him.
Kostrov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Trump dives into side control.
Kostrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trump wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trump is staying tight to Kostrov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kostrov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Well, with Trump on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kostrov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Trump is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Trump gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Trump gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Trump apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Kostrov.

Trump looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trump throws a big elbow that misses.
Kostrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trump.
Kostrov keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kostrov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump preventing the sweep.
Trump trying to control the position from guard on top but Kostrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trump content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Trump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Trump will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kostrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sergey Kostrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trump takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trump walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kostrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Kostrov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kostrov lands a really nice looking cross but Trump seems unphased.
Kostrov ducks under a wild hook from Trump.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trump.
Kostrov is looking to regain half guard here but Trump keeps moving and retains side control.
Trump misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kostrov keeps working.
Kostrov can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kostrov keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostrov tries to control but Trump manages to take his back.
Trump throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Donald Trump has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trump lands shots from the back.
Kostrov is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Trump is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kostrov up.
Trump lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Kostrov won't enjoy being in this position. Trump looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Kostrov is tapping - it's over boys! Trump picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donald Trump!
Donald Trump decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.