PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demyan Kolovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolovski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "War Within a Breath" by Rage Against the Machine. Lebowski has chosen Wu Tang Clan- Ice Cream as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kolovski
vs
Lebowski

182 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 New York, Demyan Kolovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dude Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski misses with a wild combination.
Kolovski throws an overhand right that lands on Lebowski's shoulder, as Lebowski tries to avoid the shot.

Kolovski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kolovski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kolovski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kolovski drops an elbow to the side of Lebowski's head.
Kolovski thows a huge punch but Lebowski dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kolovski lands a nice short elbow.

Lebowski looking for submissions off his back.
Kolovski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lebowski taking some punishment here, with Kolovski in his half guard.
Kolovski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lebowski taking some punishment here, with Kolovski in his half guard.
Lebowski taking some punishment here, with Kolovski in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski gets full guard.
Kolovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lebowski on the ground.
Kolovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lebowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lebowski has his foot on Kolovski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolovski works his way back into a safe position though.
Kolovski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lebowski wants to sweep here but Kolovski controlling him for the moment.
Kolovski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lebowski's head.
Kolovski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lebowski's guard.
Kolovski trying to pass the guard but Lebowski defending well.

Lebowski looking for submissions off his back.
Lebowski looks gassed!
Lebowski trying to control but Kolovski postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kolovski connects with a nice short shot to Lebowski's temple.
Kolovski wants to free his trapped foot but Lebowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lebowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kolovski is looking to take a break and control but Lebowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolovski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kolovski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kolovski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kolovski is pressing down on Lebowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lebowski is holding on for now.
Kolovski working the head and body with strikes.
Kolovski drops an elbow to the side of Lebowski's head.
Kolovski wants to pass to mount but Lebowski is defending the position.
Kolovski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kolovski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lebowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kolovski chips away with some ground and pound.
Lebowski keeping moving, preventing Kolovski from controlling successfully.
Kolovski advances position into side control!
Kolovski cracks Lebowski with a big right hand but Lebowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kolovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebowski keeps working.
Kolovski is putting a hurting on Lebowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kolovski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kolovski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kolovski is putting a hurting on Lebowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kolovski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lebowski!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski with the ground and pound from mount.
Kolovski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolovski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lebowski hang on?
Lebowski taking shots to the head.
Lebowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Kolovski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lebowski?
Kolovski lands a big shot there that rocks Lebowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kolovski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lebowski's face.
Kolovski prevents Lebowski from getting the reversal.
Lebowski is bucking up trying to escape but Kolovski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kolovski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lebowski looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebowski is in a horrible position here. Kolovski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lebowski tries to reverse the position but Kolovski maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kolovski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lebowski has his foot on Kolovski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolovski works his way back into a safe position though.
Kolovski cracks Lebowski with a solid left hand.
Kolovski postures up and lands a big shot to Lebowski's brow.
Kolovski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kolovski lands a couple of elbows.
Kolovski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kolovski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kolovski forces his way into half guard.
Kolovski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lebowski is trying to stand back up but Kolovski is controlling him
Kolovski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lebowski can do to turn this around?
Kolovski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kolovski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kolovski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lebowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Kolovski there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski has hold of Kolovski's hands but Kolovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kolovski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kolovski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kolovski uses his free foot to push down on Lebowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lebowski.
Lebowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kolovski with a couple of short strikes.
Kolovski lands a big elbow.
Kolovski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lebowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kolovski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kolovski with shots to the head and body - Lebowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kolovski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Demyan Kolovski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolovski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lebowski hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolovski lands a big shot there that rocks Lebowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lebowski is bucking up trying to escape but Kolovski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kolovski unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kolovski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lebowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lebowski tries to hold on but Kolovski postures up.
Lebowski taking shots to the head.
Kolovski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lebowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lebowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kolovski landing strikes from the mount.
Lebowski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kolovski scoring with strikes but Lebowski is staying in there.
Lebowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kolovski looking to finish Lebowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lebowski!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lebowski hang on?
Lebowski working to try and regain half guard.
Kolovski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kolovski lands a big shot there that rocks Lebowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kolovski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lebowski tries to lock up and control but Kolovski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kolovski with good strikes from the mount here!
Lebowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kolovski raining down shots from the mount!
Kolovski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kolovski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lebowski?
Kolovski unloading with bombs!
Kolovski working Lebowski over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolovski breaks from Lebowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kolovski dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Kolovski.
Kolovski landing shots from mount.
Kolovski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lebowski hang on?
Kolovski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kolovski breaks from Lebowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lebowski is trying to escape the mount.
Lebowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kolovski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lebowski is surviving well by controlling Kolovski's body position as best he can.
Lebowski is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demyan Kolovski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kolovski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lebowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kolovski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lebowski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lebowski taking some punishment here, with Kolovski in his half guard.

Lebowski actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kolovski connects with a nice short shot to Lebowski's temple.
Kolovski winds up and cracks Lebowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Kolovski there.
Lebowski has hold of Kolovski's hands but Kolovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolovski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lebowski is looking to control Kolovski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lebowski avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolovski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lebowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kolovski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kolovski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kolovski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kolovski winds up and cracks Lebowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kolovski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Kolovski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolovski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lebowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kolovski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Kolovski.
Kolovski prevents Lebowski from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski trying to control from the bottom.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep. Kolovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kolovski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kolovski lands a couple of elbows.
Lebowski is trying to keep Kolovski in close.
Kolovski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kolovski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kolovski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolovski looks up at the clock and then as Lebowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kolovski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kolovski scores with punches from side control.
Lebowski gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kolovski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kolovski with good strikes from the mount here!
Lebowski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kolovski. What's that going to do exactly?
Kolovski landing shots from mount.
Lebowski tries to lock up and control but Kolovski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kolovski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lebowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kolovski avoids the attempt from Lebowski to control.
Lebowski is in a horrible position here. Kolovski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kolovski lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kolovski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kolovski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lebowski's face.
Kolovski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dude Lebowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Kolovski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Kolovski.
A nice elbow there by Kolovski.
Demyan Kolovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolovski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lebowski tries to hold on but Kolovski pushes him away.
Kolovski content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lebowski tries to hold on but Kolovski postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demyan Kolovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kolovski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demyan Kolovski!