PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikola Chastokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Winston has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chastokol
vs
Winston

185 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

War Combat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikola Chastokol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston misses with a takedown attempt

and Chastokol counters with a shoot takedown. Winston fights it but they end up in guard.

Chastokol postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chastokol, into his guard.

Chastokol looking for a guillotine here but Winston defends easily.

Chastokol had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winston defends it easily.
Chastokol tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Chastokol looking for a guillotine here but Winston defends easily.

Chastokol escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chastokol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winston wants to get up but he can't break Chastokol's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Winston is stalling in the full guard.
Winston advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winston has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Chastokol scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Chastokol wants to work for an arm triangle but Winston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Winston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chastokol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Chastokol is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chastokol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winston defending well though.
Winston looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chastokol is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chastokol is breathing heavily.

Chastokol is looking for a kimura but Winston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chastokol to get the leverage.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chastokol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winston is staying active underneath Chastokol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Winston looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chastokol thows a huge punch but Winston dodges it nicely.

Chastokol is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chastokol prevents Winston from standing back up.
Chastokol is trying to control. Winston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikola Chastokol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winston cracks Chastokol with an open hand slap.
Chastokol misses with a takedown

and Winston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chastokol!
Winston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Winston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chastokol could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Winston is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Chastokol. No joy for Winston on that attempt.
Winston swings widly with a right hand

and Chastokol counters with a takedown into side control.

Chastokol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winston wants to get back to his feet but Chastokol drags him back down.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikola Chastokol!
Mikola Chastokol is the new heavyweight champion!