PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between IKill Argh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Your Colaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Argh
vs
Your Colaps

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, IKill Argh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Your Colaps!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Your Colaps.
Argh dodges the punch combination from Your Colaps.
Your Colaps cracks Argh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Argh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Argh misses with a series of wild punches.
Your Colaps throws a right and a left that Argh avoids nicely.
Your Colaps throws a combination that misses

and Argh counters with a crisp one two that drops Your Colaps! Argh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Your Colaps to his feet! Your Colaps is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Argh has a takedown stuffed.
Argh throws a combination that misses
and Your Colaps counters with a left to the body.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Your Colaps makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Your Colaps.
Argh fails with the takedown.
Argh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Your Colaps avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IKill Argh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argh falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Your Colaps to counter with a crisp jab.
Argh is breathing heavily.
Your Colaps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Argh closes the distance and clinches up with Your Colaps, looking for a takedown. Argh pushes Your Colaps against the cage but Your Colaps circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Your Colaps dodges the punch combination from Argh.
Your Colaps smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Argh misses with a wild combination.
Your Colaps throws a right and a left that Argh avoids nicely.
Argh slips a jab and a cross from Your Colaps.
Argh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Your Colaps counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Your Colaps.
Argh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Your Colaps counters with a series of strikes. Argh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Your Colaps lands with a right hand.
Your Colaps lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Argh circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Your Colaps catches Argh right on the button with a cross.
Argh slips a jab and a cross from Your Colaps.
Your Colaps throws a right hand that Argh ducks under and follows up with a left that Argh also avoids with ease.
Argh throws a combination. Your Colaps tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Your Colaps connects with a right hand. Argh shakes it off.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Your Colaps counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Argh fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Your Colaps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Argh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Argh.
Your Colaps utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Argh won't allow Your Colaps to sweep him here.
Argh advances to half guard.

Argh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Your Colaps connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Argh fails to land with a series of punches.
Your Colaps tries to bum rush Argh with a series of wild strikes but Argh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Your Colaps has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Your Colaps fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Your Colaps stuffs the takedown attempt from Argh. Argh gets slowly back to his feet.
Argh avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argh fails with the takedown
and Argh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Your Colaps looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Argh throws a combination that misses
and Your Colaps counters with a series of strikes. Argh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Your Colaps finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Your Colaps throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Argh.
Argh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Argh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Your Colaps.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Argh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Your Colaps as he jumps to the side.
Your Colaps throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

IKill Argh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Your Colaps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Argh.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Your Colaps counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Argh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Argh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Your Colaps sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Argh does no damage.
Your Colaps fails to land with a series of punches.
Your Colaps swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Argh misses with a double jab
and Your Colaps counters with a left and a right that stings Argh.
Your Colaps throws a right and a left that Argh avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Argh fails to land the takedown.
Argh throws a series of strikes that have Your Colaps backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Your Colaps lands.
Argh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Your Colaps counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Argh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Your Colaps looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Your Colaps is not content to let Argh control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Argh tries for a kimura but Your Colaps is defending well.
Your Colaps tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Argh has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Argh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Argh dodges the punch combination from Your Colaps.
Argh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Your Colaps but Your Colaps pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IKill Argh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Argh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Argh throws a combination that misses
and Your Colaps counters with a straight right hand.

Your Colaps fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Argh sprawls well initially but Your Colaps persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Your Colaps stops Argh from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Argh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Your Colaps goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
IKill Argh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Argh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Your Colaps counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Argh misses.
IKill Argh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Your Colaps misses with a jab, cross combination.
Your Colaps with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Argh to score with a decent uppercut.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Your Colaps counters with a one-two to the body.
Your Colaps looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Your Colaps throws a series of punches but Argh moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Argh stuffs the takedown.
Argh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Your Colaps counters with a left and a right that stings Argh.
Some wild striking there from Argh.
Argh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Your Colaps misses with a few strikes there.
Argh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Your Colaps sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Argh throws the left hand but Your Colaps avoids the punch easily.
Your Colaps throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Your Colaps shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Argh sprawls well. Argh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Your Colaps gets slowly back to his feet.
Argh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Argh misses with a combination
and Your Colaps cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

IKill Argh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Argh stalks Your Colaps and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Your Colaps's face. Your Colaps staggers backwards, shaken.
Argh throws a nice looking combination but Your Colaps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Argh misses with a takedown attempt
and Your Colaps counters with a series of strikes. Argh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Your Colaps looks for a takedown but Argh sprawls well.
Argh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Your Colaps counters with a one-two to the body.
Your Colaps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Argh.
Your Colaps throws a right and a left that Argh avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Your Colaps bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Argh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Argh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Argh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Argh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Your Colaps counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Argh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Your Colaps misses with a double jab.
Your Colaps scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Your Colaps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos Your Colaps seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Argh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Your Colaps sprawls well. Your Colaps wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Argh gets slowly back to his feet.
Argh has his takedown stuffed
and Your Colaps cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for IKill Argh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Your Colaps counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Your Colaps misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Your Colaps scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Argh swinging wildly here.
Your Colaps's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Your Colaps duly obliges.
Argh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Argh throws a combination that misses
and Your Colaps counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Your Colaps misses with a double jab

and Argh counters with a single leg into guard. Your Colaps didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Your Colaps is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Argh is controlling him.

Argh stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argh with a poor takedown
and Your Colaps counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Argh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Your Colaps as he avoids it easily.
Your Colaps misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Argh misses with a double jab
and Your Colaps counters with a lovely straight right hand!
IKill Argh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Argh throws a nice looking combination but Your Colaps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Your Colaps misses with a double jab
and Argh counters with a one-two to the body.
Argh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Your Colaps connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Your Colaps shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Argh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Your Colaps looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Your Colaps is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Argh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
IKill Argh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argh throws an elbow but Your Colaps slips to the side and avoids it well.
Your Colaps is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Argh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Argh scoring with strikes but Your Colaps is staying in there.
Argh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Your Colaps can do anything to dispel that myth.
Your Colaps trying desperately to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
IKill Argh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Argh, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... IKill Argh!