PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocko McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kolobnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

McGee
vs
Kolobnev

183 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocko McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Kolobnev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kolobnev can pounce on him.
Kolobnev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

McGee has closed the distance and engaged Kolobnev in a clinch.
Kolobnev is trying to force a seperation but McGee has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Kolobnev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

McGee rushes Kolobnev and presses him up against the cage.

Kolobnev breaks from the clinch.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown. Kolobnev tries to sprawl out of it but McGee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kolobnev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolobnev, pushing him back against the cage.
McGee prevents Kolobnev from breaking the clinch.
Kolobnev has McGee pushed against the cage.
Kolobnev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kolobnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McGee gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolobnev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGee avoids the head kick by Kolobnev.
Kolobnev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick.
Kolobnev looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.

Kolobnev tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kolobnev is trying to push McGee away but McGee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
Kolobnev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kolobnev.
Kolobnev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolobnev wants to break free but McGee has control.
Come on McGee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to stall.
McGee keeps control of Kolobnev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

McGee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McGee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kolobnev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kolobnev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kolobnev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kolobnev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igor Kolobnev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolobnev throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.
McGee shoots in but Kolobnev avoids the takedown attempt easily.

McGee darts in and clinches Kolobnev up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolobnev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolobnev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGee back to the cage. Kolobnev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kolobnev. That one must have hurt.
Kolobnev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kolobnev closes the distance and clinches.
McGee is trying to break free.

Kolobnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McGee gets a clinch.
Kolobnev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kolobnev tries to break free but McGee pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kolobnev or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolobnev.
McGee tries to break free but Kolobnev pushes him back against the cage.

McGee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McGee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McGee wants to get back to his feet but Kolobnev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kolobnev wants to stand and escape but instead McGee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kolobnev keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolobnev wants to stand but McGee is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Igor Kolobnev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kolobnev misses the shot to the body.
McGee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kolobnev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

McGee moves into the clinch successfully.

Kolobnev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Kolobnev.

McGee clinches up with Kolobnev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kolobnev tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kolobnev's face.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Kolobnev trying to stall but McGee improves his position.

Kolobnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McGee rushes Kolobnev and presses him up against the cage.
Kolobnev working hard to break the clinch.
Kolobnev stalls.
Kolobnev wants to break free but McGee has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
McGee is looking to control Kolobnev's arms but Kolobnev gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGee has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kolobnev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Kolobnev manages to break the clinch.
Kolobnev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kolobnev doesn't manage to clinch there - McGee circles away.

McGee moves into the clinch.
Kolobnev avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Kolobnev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Kolobnev blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to stall but Kolobnev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kolobnev looking to slow down the pace here.
Kolobnev is pushing McGee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kolobnev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kolobnev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

McGee jumps into guard, dragging Kolobnev to the mat.
Kolobnev wants to stand but McGee is controlling his posture from full guard.
McGee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolobnev is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolobnev trying to stand up but can't free himself from McGee's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Igor Kolobnev.

McGee closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee working Kolobnev over with knees to the body.
Kolobnev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
A nice left hand lands by Kolobnev.

Kolobnev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocko McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McGee moves into the clinch.
Kolobnev is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kolobnev is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
Kolobnev is breathing heavily.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolobnev avoids it.
McGee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee lands a knee to the body.

McGee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocko McGee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

McGee clinches up with Kolobnev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kolobnev is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Kolobnev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kolobnev.
Kolobnev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Kolobnev has double underhooks.
Rocko McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Kolobnev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kolobnev is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolobnev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kolobnev is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.

Kolobnev breaks from the clinch.

McGee pushes Kolobnev up against the cage in a clinch.

Kolobnev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolobnev throws a head kick that misses.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kolobnev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGee blocks a head kick by Kolobnev.
Kolobnev misses with a leg kick.

McGee closes the distance and clinches.
McGee tries to stall but Kolobnev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kolobnev breaks the clinch.

McGee clinches.
Kolobnev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Kolobnev's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kolobnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolobnev throws a series of punches but McGee moves out of range.
McGee blocks a head kick by Kolobnev.
Kolobnev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kolobnev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

McGee rushes Kolobnev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolobnev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGee.
McGee is trying to maintain a safe position but Kolobnev gets an underhook and turns McGee into the cage.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee wants to break free but Kolobnev has control.
Kolobnev avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kolobnev lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Kolobnev blocks it.
Kolobnev throws an elbow that misses.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kolobnev is trying to push McGee away but McGee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Kolobnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kolobnev continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Kolobnev - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kolobnev is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kolobnev manages to break the clinch.
Kolobnev misses with a double jab.
A head kick by Kolobnev misses

and McGee moves into the clinch.

Kolobnev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee checks a leg kick.
Kolobnev throws a head kick that misses.
Kolobnev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolobnev misses with a shot to the body

and McGee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee is looking to control Kolobnev's arms but Kolobnev gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGee has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kolobnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kolobnev tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kolobnev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kolobnev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kolobnev!