PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Slavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Kolisnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Slavich
vs
Kolisnyk

188 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

[GTi] Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)
[GTi] Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocko Slavich!
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, Sergiy Kolisnyk!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slavich throws a leg kick but Kolisnyk sees it coming and moves out of range.

Slavich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slavich postures up.
Kolisnyk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kolisnyk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slavich defends it easily.
Kolisnyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slavich.
Slavich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slavich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kolisnyk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slavich manages to get himself to full guard.
Kolisnyk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolisnyk trying to control but Slavich is working from the bottom.
Slavich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolisnyk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slavich is keeping the position for now.
Slavich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slavich keeping full guard, as Kolisnyk tries to pass.
Slavich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolisnyk wants to pass the guard but Slavich is keeping the position.
Slavich can't keep his opponent in guard - Kolisnyk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Slavich tries to kick Kolisnyk off but Kolisnyk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kolisnyk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slavich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolisnyk working Slavich over with strikes.
Kolisnyk wants to pass the guard but Slavich is defending well.
Kolisnyk passes to full mount!

Kolisnyk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Slavich is now in Kolisnyk's guard. A big mistake from Kolisnyk there, giving up the dominant position!
Kolisnyk wants to sweep here but Slavich controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Slavich is standing up over Kolisnyk. Kolisnyk looks to escape but Slavich dives into side control.
Kolisnyk is looking for a sweep.
Slavich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kolisnyk looks to move to half guard but instead Slavich has passed into mount! Damn!
Slavich controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergiy Kolisnyk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kolisnyk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slavich's waist but Slavich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kolisnyk off to one side.
Slavich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slavich stuns Kolisnyk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kolisnyk tries for a takedown but Slavich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kolisnyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slavich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kolisnyk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolisnyk blocks a head kick by Slavich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slavich.
Slavich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slavich lands a nice shot to the body.
Slavich jabs Kolisnyk right on the nose. Kolisnyk blinks but takes it well.
Slavich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kolisnyk walks into a jab.
Kolisnyk is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavich connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Slavich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slavich scores with a spinning back kick!
Slavich scores with a hook to the body. Kolisnyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slavich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kolisnyk at a distance.
Slavich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slavich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slavich scores with a head kick. Kolisnyk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Slavich gets a clinch.
Slavich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slavich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slavich tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolisnyk avoids the damage to the body.
Slavich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kolisnyk backwards.

Slavich breaks from the clinch.
Kolisnyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slavich connects with a right hand. Kolisnyk shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavich moves in looking to clinch but Kolisnyk pushes him off.
Slavich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kolisnyk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slavich counters with a thumping low kick.
Rocko Slavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Kolisnyk.
Slavich digs a good body shot into Kolisnyk's ribs.
Kolisnyk shoots and misses
and Slavich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slavich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolisnyk's head.
Slavich is looking to wear down Kolisnyk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slavich thuds his right hand into Kolisnyk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slavich.
Slavich throws a head kick that misses.
Slavich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slavich connects with a looping right hand.
Kolisnyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kolisnyk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slavich sprawls well. Slavich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolisnyk gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavich's corner calls for a 1-2. Slavich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slavich lands a nice hook to Kolisnyk's body. Kolisnyk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kolisnyk tries for a takedown but Slavich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Slavich feints and as Kolisnyk raises his hands in defense, Slavich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slavich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slavich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slavich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Slavich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocko Slavich wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kolisnyk dives in and scores a takedown into Slavich's guard.
Slavich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slavich tries to get out of the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kolisnyk lands a couple of digs.
Kolisnyk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slavich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slavich lands a big shot there that rocks Kolisnyk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slavich looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocko Slavich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Slavich throws a body punch but Kolisnyk moves out of range.
Slavich with a hook.

Kolisnyk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kolisnyk is stalling here. Slavich is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kolisnyk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slavich has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kolisnyk tries to improve position but can't.
Slavich gets to mount! Kolisnyk was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kolisnyk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slavich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavich scoring with strikes but Kolisnyk is staying in there.
Slavich lands with some strikes.
Slavich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slavich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slavich controlling the pace for now.
Kolisnyk taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolisnyk is squirming around, avoiding Slavich's attempts to control the action.
Slavich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolisnyk can do to turn this around?
Slavich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slavich wants to control the pace but Kolisnyk is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavich controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slavich lands a heavy elbow.
Kolisnyk can't escape the position.
Slavich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavich tries to control but Kolisnyk wriggling away.
Slavich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kolisnyk is squirming around, avoiding Slavich's attempts to control the action.
Slavich controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Kolisnyk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavich cracks Kolisnyk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slavich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kolisnyk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slavich content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Slavich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slavich tries to control but Kolisnyk wriggling away.
Slavich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocko Slavich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slavich 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocko Slavich!