PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 673 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 94 p4p, 132 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by WEED & MEMORIES. Pavel Kostov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Klimenko
vs
Kostov

182 cm
26
190
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
190
10 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klimenko's head.
Kostov lands a lovely overhand right.
Klimenko moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Klimenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Kostov avoided it.
Klimenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klimenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko needs to keep his hands up - Kostov had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klimenko if he has to take too many more of those.

Klimenko rushes Kostov and presses him up against the cage.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klimenko lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Kostov avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.

Klimenko breaks from the clinch.
Kostov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimenko.
Good leg kick by Kostov.
Klimenko throws a low kick but Kostov moves out of range easily.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klimenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kostov slips a straight right by Klimenko.
Kostov sizes up Klimenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Kostov as he connects with a hook.
Klimenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kostov misses.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kostov delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kostov.
Klimenko throws a head kick but Kostov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klimenko drops his hands momentarily and Kostov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klimenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kostov.
Klimenko missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov looks to land a body kick but Klimenko moved away.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Klimenko misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klimenko.
The crowd cheers as Kostov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klimenko doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kostov, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Kostov.
Kostov lands a glancing blow to the side of Klimenko's head.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klimenko momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kostov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kostov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Klimenko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Klimenko misses with a right hand
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov with the inside leg kick.
Kostov punishes Klimenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Kostov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klimenko.
A slow jab from Kostov misses its intended target.
Kostov misses with a left hand
and Klimenko counters with a straight right hand.
Klimenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kostov! But no joy.
Kostov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Klimenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kostov can pounce on him.
Kostov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klimenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kostov keeps the fight on the outside.
Klimenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klimenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kostov. That snapped Klimenko's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klimenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimenko just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko throws a head kick but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov counters with a body kick.
Klimenko connects with a right hand. Kostov shakes it off.
Kostov lands a body shot.
Klimenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimenko.
Klimenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kostov lands an overhand right.
Klimenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov blocks a jab.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klimenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Klimenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kostov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Klimenko counters with a quick kick to the body but Kostov blocks it.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Klimenko misses its target.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Kostov connects with a single shot there.
Klimenko avoids the body shot from Kostov.
Kostov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klimenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Klimenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Kostov delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is looking to slow Klimenko down with leg kicks.
Kostov lands with a good body shot.

Klimenko has Kostov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov is trying to break free.
Kostov working hard to break the clinch.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Kostov.
Kostov keeps control of Klimenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands with a light punch inside.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Klimenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimenko misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Klimenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klimenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Klimenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov scores with a jab.
Klimenko staying out of range there.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Kostov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kostov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kostov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kostov throws an off balance right hand
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko blocks a jab.
Klimenko throws a front kick aimed at Kostov's knee but Kostov avoids it well.
Kostov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimenko. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Kostov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Klimenko misses with a straight left.
Kostov scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov throws a lazy right hand but Klimenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klimenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Kostov misses.
Kostov throws a body punch but Klimenko moves out of range.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko throws a series of punches but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov throws a leg kick which misses Klimenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klimenko tries to avoid it.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kostov lands the left hand.
Kostov misses with a straight right.
Kostov moves out of range of the body kick from Klimenko.
Klimenko tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov connects with a solid leg kick.
Klimenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zachary Klimenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kostov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kostov.
Klimenko misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice body shot.
Kostov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Klimenko will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kostov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kostov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kostov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kostov tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
Klimenko pushes Kostov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimenko tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kostov.
A short body shot lands from Kostov as the two fighters clinch.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.

Klimenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klimenko ducks right into an uppercut from Kostov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klimenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klimenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
Klimenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klimenko takes one to the side of the head.
Kostov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klimenko. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kostov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.