PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cold
vs
Valentinovich

185 cm
24
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ice Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentinovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cold moves away from the strike by Valentinovich.
Cold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Valentinovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentinovich walks into a stiff left hand from Cold.
Valentinovich thuds a left hand into Cold's body.
Valentinovich lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentinovich.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentinovich! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentinovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cold.
Nice defenses there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks Cold off balance momentarily.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cold moves away.
Cold connects with a leg kick. Valentinovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentinovich swings for the body but Cold moves out of range.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentinovich throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Valentinovich.
Cold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Valentinovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentinovich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Valentinovich misses
and Cold counters with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich throws a nice looking combination but Cold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cold throws a right and a left that Valentinovich avoids nicely.
Valentinovich is trying to counter with his kicks.
Valentinovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Cold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentinovich ducks under a wild hook from Cold.
An inside leg kick from Cold misses.
Valentinovich feints a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valentinovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentinovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cold scores with a kick to the body.
Cold looks to land a body kick but Valentinovich moved away.
Valentinovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Cold tried to counter with a leg kick but Valentinovich avoided it.
Valentinovich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cold rather than just go for the knockout.
Cold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valentinovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cold feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich throws an off balance right hand
and Cold counters with a leg kick.
Cold throws a head kick that misses.
Valentinovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cold looks to land a body kick but Valentinovich moved away.
An inside leg kick from Cold misses.
Valentinovich lands with a straight right. Cold didn't see that one coming.
Cold throws a wild body kick that Valentinovich sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentinovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentinovich.
Cold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Cold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentinovich's calf.
Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. Cold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cold misses with a low kick.
Cold checks a leg kick.
Valentinovich lands a front kick.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick which misses Cold's front leg but catches the back leg as Cold tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Cold throws a body kick.
Cold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valentinovich - that will leave a mark!
Valentinovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Cold connects with a jab.
Valentinovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Valentinovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valentinovich jabs Cold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cold blocks the body kick.
Cold drops his hands momentarily and Valentinovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cold's sensitive parts.
Cold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cold will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cold throws a jab when Valentinovich was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cold takes a step back to recover.
Cold throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Cold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Valentinovich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentinovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentinovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich lands a nice hook to Cold's body. Cold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cold.
A countering left hand to the body from Valentinovich misses.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Cold throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentinovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentinovich throws a solid leg kick but Cold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentinovich.

Oooooh!!! Valentinovich has knocked Cold down with a huge combo! Valentinovich steps away and waves a wobbly Cold back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentinovich misses with a few strikes there.
Cold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentinovich.
It looked like Cold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cold.
Cold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valentinovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cold scrambles back to his feet.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cold cracks the inside of Valentinovich's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Cold has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentinovich.
Cold is looking to counter punch.
Valentinovich throws a big shot that misses.
Cold is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valentinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cold's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cold walks forward, straight into a front kick from Valentinovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cold connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentinovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentinovich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Cold.
Valentinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cold with a body shot.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Oooooh!!! Valentinovich has knocked Cold down with a huge combo! Valentinovich steps away and waves a wobbly Cold back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cold is rocked!

It looks like Ice Cold has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich jabs Cold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Cold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Cold misses.
Cold seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentinovich connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Cold tumbling to the canvas! Valentinovich pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Cold was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergej Valentinovich!
Sergej Valentinovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.