PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between vrach kastrolog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trener Kolya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vrach kastrolog has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

kastrolog
vs
Kolya

200 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vrach kastrolog!
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, Trener Kolya!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolya slips a jab and a cross from kastrolog.
Kolya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with kastrolog but kastrolog pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by kastrolog!

It looks like Trener Kolya has been cut.
Kolya dodges the punch combination from kastrolog.

Kolya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kolya avoids the attempt from kastrolog to control.
BOOM! Kolya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolya throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kolya throws some wild stikes that kastrolog manages to avoid easily.
Kolya throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for kastrolog because Kolya loaded up on that one.
Kolya throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kolya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolya moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, kastrolog has worked his arm free - good work by kastrolog!
Kolya looking to punish the body of his opponent here but kastrolog is avoiding damage well.
kastrolog on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kolya working the ground and pound but kastrolog is defending the strikes.
Kolya landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kolya 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.
Check out the look on Kolya's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kolya working the strikes but kastrolog uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kolya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. kastrolog defending well though.

Kolya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kolya looks gassed!
Kolya is looking to advance position but kastrolog won't allow it.
kastrolog manages to get to full guard.
Kolya is in close to kastrolog's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolya wants to pass the guard but kastrolog is keeping the position.
Kolya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kolya tries to free his leg and advance position but kastrolog is retaining full guard.

Kolya drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and kastrolog dives on top into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kolya can do anything to dispel that myth.
kastrolog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
kastrolog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolya is keeping the position for now.
kastrolog wants to stand but Kolya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kastrolog throwing strikes from guard but Kolya blocks nicely.
kastrolog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
kastrolog throwing strikes from guard but Kolya blocks nicely.
kastrolog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kolya has his foot on kastrolog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. kastrolog works his way back into a safe position though.
kastrolog thows a big elbow that misses.
kastrolog throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kastrolog scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that vrach kastrolog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trener Kolya's cut.
That's time! kastrolog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kolya closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
kastrolog tries to bench press Kolya off him but Kolya keeps the position.
kastrolog managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kolya.
kastrolog tries to buck Kolya off but Kolya is having none of it.
kastrolog wants to control but Kolya postures up.
Kolya scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at kastrolog to see if he's OK.
kastrolog struggling a bit here.
Kolya is putting a hurting on kastrolog here, landing some big shots from side control.

Kolya has worked his way into a potential kimura here. kastrolog is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kolya yanks on the arm and kastrolog is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kolya.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trener Kolya!