PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Second Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kolesnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Kolesnikov has chosen Hollywood Undead - Young as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boy
vs
Kolesnikov

192 cm
28
220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
26
315 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Second Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Kolesnikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

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

and Boy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy trying to control but Kolesnikov is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy controlling from mount.
Boy with a couple of short strikes.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnikov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boy.
Boy controlling his opponent.
Boy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boy controlling the position easily from mount.
Boy tries to control but Kolesnikov wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kolesnikov is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action.
Boy 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.
Boy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boy is really struggling to control Kolesnikov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Boy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boy looking to ground and pound but Kolesnikov is blocking nicely.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolesnikov is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolesnikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Second Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kolesnikov misses with a takedown

and Boy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kolesnikov!
Boy tries to control but Kolesnikov wriggling away.
Boy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolesnikov is looking to escape.
Boy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kolesnikov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kolesnikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolesnikov is looking to escape.

Second Boy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kolesnikov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boy avoids it really well and circles away.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kolesnikov defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kolesnikov is defended easily by Boy.
Second Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Kolesnikov.
Kolesnikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Kolesnikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boy is fending him off so far but Kolesnikov persists. Nope, Boy circles away and we're back to standing.

Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kolesnikov!
Kolesnikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boy wants to control the pace but Kolesnikov is squirming around nicely.
Boy controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but Kolesnikov is having none of it.
Boy controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Boy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Boy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Second Boy!
A relieved looking Second Boy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.