PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Zaitev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cosades
vs
Zaitev

196 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Zaitev!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaitev moves away.
Cosades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaitev lands a leg kick that knocks Cosades off balance momentarily.
Zaitev is looking to clinch but Cosades is avoiding it.
Cosades throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaitev connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaitev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Zaitev clinches.
Zaitev crunches a lovely knee into Cosades's ribcage.
Zaitev scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Caius Cosades has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaitev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Alexi Zaitev has been cut.
Cosades misses with a body punch.
Cosades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cosades working hard to break the clinch.
Cosades takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zaitev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cosades avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cosades is defending well for now.
Zaitev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cosades.
Zaitev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zaitev is looking to control Cosades's arms but Cosades gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaitev has his back to the cage.
Cosades is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaitev has double underhooks.
Cosades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cosades lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaitev backwards.

Cosades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cosades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaitev was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosades.
Zaitev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cosades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Cosades.
Nice body kick there by Zaitev.
Zaitev moves in looking to clinch but Cosades pushes him off.
Zaitev wants to clinch but Cosades slips to the side
and Cosades counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaitev throws a head kick but Cosades moves out of range.

Zaitev clinches up against the cage.
Zaitev missing with knees to the body.
Zaitev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cosades.
Cosades working hard to break the clinch.
Cosades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaitev looking to slow down the pace here.
Cosades is trying to break the clinch but Zaitev has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cosades scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cosades.
Zaitev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cosades throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaitevs head.
Cosades is trying to break free.
Cosades wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaitev is trying to stall.
Cosades lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zaitev working Cosades over with knees to the body.
Zaitev is trying to maintain a safe position but Cosades gets an underhook and turns Zaitev into the cage.
Cosades pushes Zaitev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cosades tries to break free but Zaitev pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cosades scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaitev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaitev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cosades misses with a punch to the body.
Zaitev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cosades in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zaitev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cosades avoids it.
Cosades scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaitev tries to land knees in the clinch but Cosades avoids the damage to the body.

Cosades's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaitev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaitev tried to score with a low kick but Cosades checks it.
Cosades scores with a jab. Zaitev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaitev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Cosades blocks the leg kick.
Zaitev tries to clinch but Cosades is having none of it.
A big left from Zaitev misses.
Zaitev tries to close the distance and clinch but Cosades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaitev checks a low kick from Cosades.
Alexi Zaitev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaitev, right into the meat.
Cosades throws a hook to the side of Zaitev's head but Zaitev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosades misses with a hook. Zaitev ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexi Zaitev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zaitev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cosades throws a push kick but Zaitev slaps the foot to one side.
Zaitev misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaitev.
Cosades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaitev momentarily.
Cosades looks to throw a body kick
and Zaitev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaitev tries to clinch up
and Cosades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caius Cosades is winning the standup battle so far.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Zaitev.
Nice defenses there by Zaitev.
Zaitev throws a solid leg kick but Cosades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaitev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cosades moves out of range as Zaitev throws a body kick.
Cosades checks the leg kick.
Cosades throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Cosades misses
and Zaitev counters with a nice body kick.
Zaitev wants to land a leg kick but Cosades is out of range.
Zaitev throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cosades to counter with a crisp jab.
Cosades connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cosades is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zaitev throws a nice inside leg kick.

Cosades takes the fight into the clinch.
Cosades lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cosades pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaitev misses with the body kick
and Cosades counters with a thumping low kick.
Zaitev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cosades.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaitev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cosades.
Zaitev just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cosades scores with a jab to the body.
Cosades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaitev, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaitev.
Zaitev fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zaitev throws a big shot that misses.
Zaitev misses with an uppercut. Cosades saw that one coming.
Zaitev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Cosades misses.
Zaitev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaitev tries to clinch but Cosades is having none of it.
Zaitev misses with a wild body shot.
Zaitev wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades loads up on a big right hand but Zaitev slips the punch.
Cosades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cosades scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaitev, right into the meat.
Zaitev wants to clinch.
Cosades throws a wild body kick that Zaitev sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaitev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cosades.
Zaitev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Zaitev tries to clinch but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades checks a leg kick.
Cosades closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaitev circles away.
Cosades takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaitev throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Cosades misses
and Zaitev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zaitev connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaitev wants to clinch.
Cosades throws a body punch but Zaitev moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaitev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaitev wants to clinch up but Cosades keeps it at a distance.
Cosades checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cosades.
Zaitev throws a leg kick
and Cosades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosades misses the jab.
Zaitev connects with a high kick.
Cosades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaitev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cosades scrambles back to his feet.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Zaitev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitev throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosades.
Zaitev doesn't manage to clinch there - Cosades circles away.
Zaitev connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Zaitev misses.
A swing and a miss from Cosades.
Cosades connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaitev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cosades counters with a nice body shot.
Cosades throws a leg kick but Zaitev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosades. That snapped Zaitev's head back.
Zaitev throws a jab when Cosades was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaitev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zaitev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cosades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaitev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zaitev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cosades blocks the body kick.
Zaitev misses with an uppercut. Cosades saw that one coming.
Cosades lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cosades is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cosades.
Cosades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cosades avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cosades fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaitev checks it well.
Zaitev tries to close the distance and clinch but Cosades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cosades wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cosades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaitev lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaitev misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitev lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexi Zaitev.
I think Zaitev 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Zaitev!