PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petrovolinksi Kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotoski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Till I Collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Habanero
vs
Kotoski

174 cm
20
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
186 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Non-Stop Nutrition
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Attliction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Habanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petrovolinksi Kotoski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero moves in looking to clinch but Kotoski pushes him off.
Habanero shoots for a takedown but Kotoski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kotoski.

Habanero instigates a clinch.
Habanero avoids the elbow strike from Kotoski, against the cage.
Habanero lands with a right to the head.
Kotoski misses with an elbow strike.
Habanero takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Vinny Habanero has been cut.
Habanero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Habanero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kotoski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Habanero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kotoski keeps the fight on the outside.

Habanero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Habanero pushes down on Kotoski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kotoski wants to get back to full guard.
Habanero blocks the strikes from Kotoski.
Habanero working Kotoski over with strikes.
Kotoski missing with punches from the bottom.
Habanero passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kotoski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero looking to finish Kotoski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kotoski!
Kotoski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kotoski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Habanero working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kotoski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotoski is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Habanero tries to control but Kotoski wriggling away.
Kotoski is trying to escape the mount.
Habanero wants to control the pace but Kotoski is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Habanero is landing with some decent strikes but Kotoski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kotoski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Habanero looking to finish Kotoski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kotoski!
Habanero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Habanero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kotoski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kotoski wants to improve his position but Habanero is controlling well.
Kotoski looks gassed!
Habanero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kotoski tries to get to full guard but Habanero has control of the leg.
Kotoski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Habanero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Habanero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Habanero lands strikes from half guard.
Habanero wants to take a breather but Kotoski is having none of it.
Kotoski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Habanero scores with a couple of nice shots.

Habanero is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habanero working Kotoski over with strikes.
Kotoski trying to control from the bottom.
Kotoski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kotoski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kotoski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kotoski keeping moving, preventing Habanero from controlling successfully.
Habanero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Habanero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kotoski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Habanero is pushing down on Kotoski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kotoski is fighting to maintain full guard but Habanero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kotoski wants to control but Habanero is keeping busy.
Kotoski moves into full guard.
Habanero landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero passes into half guard.

Habanero seems to be working for a kimura but Kotoski defends the submission attempt.
Kotoski wants to get back to full guard.
Habanero slips a nice elbow through Kotoski's hands, connecting with Kotoski's forehead.
Habanero working Kotoski over with strikes.
Kotoski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Habanero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kotoski is refusing to be controlled, as Habanero sits in half guard.
Habanero trying to pass the guard but Kotoski defending well.
Kotoski wants to control but Habanero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kotoski is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Habanero tries to clinch up but Kotoski circles away and keeps his distance.
Habanero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vinny Habanero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habanero tries to clinch but Kotoski moves out of range.
Habanero fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Habanero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Habanero's cut.
That's time! Habanero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Habanero wants to clinch.
Habanero tries to clinch up but Kotoski circles away and keeps his distance.
Habanero is looking to clinch but Kotoski is avoiding it.
Habanero shoots in but Kotoski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kotoski throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kotoski. That's going to slow Habanero down.
Habanero is looking to clinch.
Vinny Habanero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kotoski gets a clinch.
Kotoski lands an elbow inside.
Kotoski crunches a lovely knee into Habanero's ribcage.
Kotoski pushes off an throws an elbow but Habanero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Habanero managing to block the knees to the body from Kotoski.
Habanero avoids the elbow strike from Kotoski, against the cage.
Kotoski lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kotoski lands a nice elbow.
Kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
Kotoski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Habanero trying to stall but Kotoski improves his position.
Kotoski tries to score a body lock takedown but Habanero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kotoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotoski lands an elbow that stopped Habanero in his tracks for a moment.
Habanero tries to score a body lock takedown but Kotoski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kotoski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Habanero dodges an elbow strike from Kotoski.
Kotoski lands a damaging elbow.

Habanero pulls guard effortlessly.
Kotoski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Habanero's head.
Habanero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Habanero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Habanero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Habanero looking for a sweep. Not yet Habanero, not yet.
Habanero punching to the body, from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Habanero is on top in guard.
Habanero pushes down on Kotoski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kotoski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Habanero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Habanero lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Habanero drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Habanero as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kotoski screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Habanero! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vinny Habanero!