PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between adolf christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kostya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostya has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. John Kostya struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for adolf christ has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

christ
vs
Kostya

182 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, adolf christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kostya!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
christ wants to clinch.

christ clinches.
christ looking to throw knees to the head but Kostya is blocking nicely.
christ missing with knees to the body.
Kostya has had enough of the clinch but christ keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for christ.
Kostya looks gassed!
christ lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
christ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
christ with an attempt at a knee that misses.
christ comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
christ lands a knee to the body.
christ connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostya's face.

Kostya is rocked!
christ lands a knee to the body.
Kostya is still on wobbly legs! Can christ finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
christ misses with a knee strike.
christ throws a knee to the head but misses.
christ unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostya can't break the clinch.
Kostya wants to get back to striking at distance but christ won't allow it.
Kostya seems to have recovered his senses.
Kostya avoids the elbow strike from christ, against the cage.
Kostya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. christ just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kostya gets a trip takedown into half guard.
christ is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

christ manages to escape and get back to his feet!
christ moves in looking to clinch but Kostya pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostya circles away from the clinch attempt.
christ fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
christ wants to clinch.
Kostya keeps the fight on the outside.
christ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

christ clinches up against the cage.
christ tries to land a knee to the head but Kostya blocks with his arms.
christ connects with a knee to the head.
christ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
christ unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
christ looking to throw knees to the head but Kostya is blocking nicely.
christ trying to land knees to the body.
christ landing some nice looking knees to the body.
christ with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostya is leaning against christ and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
christ missing with knees to the body.
Kostya is trying to break free.
christ crunches a lovely knee into Kostya's ribcage.
christ lands an elbow inside that Kostya shrugs off.

It looks like John Kostya has been cut.
christ unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
christ landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
christ scores a nice knee to the body.
christ misses with a knee strike.
Kostya wants to break free but christ has control.
christ landing some nice looking knees to the body.
christ lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by christ.
christ lands a nice knee to the body.
christ lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostya avoiding damage as christ throws knees to the body.
christ tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostya avoids the damage to the body.
christ with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
christ missing with knees to the body.
christ lands an elbow inside that Kostya shrugs off.
christ connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kostya's face.
christ lands a damaging elbow.
christ lands a knee to the head.
christ scores a nice knee to the body.
christ lands a nice knee to the body.
christ using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
christ scores with a knee to the head.
christ lands a big knee! That's hurt Kostya! Oh, he's all over the place! christ lands another knee that sends Kostya to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). adolf christ!