PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gavrilovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kolomenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gavrilovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enae Volare Mezzo - Era. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gavrilovich
vs
Kolomenskiy

198 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Gavrilovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Kolomenskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gavrilovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kolomenskiy pushes off an throws an elbow but Gavrilovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Gavrilovich wants the takedown. Kolomenskiy is fighting it off but Gavrilovich persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kolomenskiy's guard against the cage.
Gavrilovich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kolomenskiy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gavrilovich is now in half guard.
Gavrilovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gavrilovich works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gavrilovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavrilovich throwing strikes here but Kolomenskiy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kolomenskiy tries to buck Gavrilovich off but he can't manage it.
Gavrilovich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrilovich looking to control but Kolomenskiy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gavrilovich controlling from the full mount.
Kolomenskiy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gavrilovich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kolomenskiy gets back to half guard.
Gavrilovich trying to control the action but Kolomenskiy is working from the bottom.
Gavrilovich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gavrilovich wants to take a breather but Kolomenskiy is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolomenskiy tries to kick Gavrilovich off but Gavrilovich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kolomenskiy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolomenskiy is trying to stand.
Gavrilovich trying to control from half guard but Kolomenskiy is working away.
Kolomenskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Gavrilovich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gavrilovich trying to control from half guard but Kolomenskiy is working away.
Kolomenskiy trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilovich thows a huge punch but Kolomenskiy dodges it nicely.
Gavrilovich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kolomenskiy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kolomenskiy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gavrilovich slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kolomenskiy tries to clinch but Gavrilovich is having none of it.

Gavrilovich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kolomenskiy prevents Gavrilovich from improving position.
Kolomenskiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gavrilovich has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gavrilovich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gavrilovich misses with the ground and pound.
Kolomenskiy stops Gavrilovich from passing to mount.
Kolomenskiy is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolomenskiy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kolomenskiy is looking for a sweep.
Gavrilovich in side control, throwing shots but Kolomenskiy defends.
Kolomenskiy tries to improve position but can't.
Gavrilovich is looking to take a break and control but Kolomenskiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolomenskiy regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolomenskiy is staying active underneath Gavrilovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kolomenskiy wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Gavrilovich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oooh a lovely combination from Gavrilovich sends Kolomenskiy down but not out. Gavrilovich dives into side control looking to finish.

Kolomenskiy is rocked!

It looks like Sergey Kolomenskiy has been cut.
Gavrilovich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kolomenskiy is avoiding damage well.
Gavrilovich cracks Kolomenskiy with a big right hand but Kolomenskiy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kolomenskiy is still in real trouble! Can Gavrilovich finish him?
Kolomenskiy is looking to reverse the position.
Kolomenskiy seems to have recovered his senses.
Gavrilovich trying to control the position but Kolomenskiy is working away.
Kolomenskiy is trying to get back to his feet.
Kolomenskiy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gavrilovich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Kolomenskiy pushes Gavrilovich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gavrilovich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gavrilovich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kolomenskiy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kolomenskiy tries to buck Gavrilovich off but Gavrilovich is having none of it.
Kolomenskiy is pushing Gavrilovich's head away, looking to escape. Gavrilovich manages to hold on to the position though.
Kolomenskiy dodges the ground and pound from Gavrilovich.
Kolomenskiy is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrilovich trying to control the action but Kolomenskiy is working from the bottom.
Gavrilovich landing strikes.
Kolomenskiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gavrilovich has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kolomenskiy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gavrilovich moves into full mount!
Kolomenskiy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gavrilovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Gavrilovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolomenskiy is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolomenskiy is in a horrible position here. Gavrilovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kolomenskiy is squirming around, avoiding Gavrilovich's attempts to control the action.
Gavrilovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gavrilovich tries to control but Kolomenskiy wriggling away.
Gavrilovich prevents Kolomenskiy from getting the reversal.
Gavrilovich unloads with some shots from mount but Kolomenskiy bucks and avoids them well.
Gavrilovich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kolomenskiy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kolomenskiy regains half guard.
Kolomenskiy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gavrilovich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kolomenskiy is trying to stand back up but Gavrilovich is controlling him
Kolomenskiy is staying active underneath Gavrilovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kolomenskiy is trying to stand up here but Gavrilovich is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilovich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gavrilovich prevents Kolomenskiy from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolomenskiy wants to get back to full guard.
Gavrilovich is trying to control. Kolomenskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gavrilovich is controlling the pace.
Gavrilovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kolomenskiy wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolomenskiy wants to get back to full guard.
Gavrilovich is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kolomenskiy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Gavrilovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Kolomenskiy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kolomenskiy tries to clinch but Gavrilovich moves out of range.

Gavrilovich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kolomenskiy is trying to defend but Gavrilovich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gavrilovich controlling the action here.
Gavrilovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolomenskiy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gavrilovich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kolomenskiy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gavrilovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolomenskiy can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolomenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.

Gavrilovich ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gavrilovich no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gavrilovich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gavrilovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gavrilovich tries to get out of the position.
Kolomenskiy content to stall in guard here.
Kolomenskiy wanted to stand there but Gavrilovich had control of the position.
Gavrilovich wants to stand but Kolomenskiy is controlling the position.
Kolomenskiy won't allow Gavrilovich to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kolomenskiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gavrilovich is keeping the position for now.
Gavrilovich keeping moving, preventing Kolomenskiy from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Gavrilovich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Igor Gavrilovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolomenskiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Gavrilovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolomenskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gavrilovich stops Kolomenskiy from standing up.
Gavrilovich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gavrilovich postures up in Kolomenskiy's guard and throws a big left but Kolomenskiy blocks it.
Kolomenskiy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gavrilovich postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavrilovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolomenskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gavrilovich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gavrilovich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kolomenskiy is looking to clinch but Gavrilovich is avoiding it.
Kolomenskiy tries to clinch up but Gavrilovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Kolomenskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavrilovich circles away.
Gavrilovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kolomenskiy is fending him off so far but Gavrilovich persists. Nope, Kolomenskiy circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kolomenskiy gets a clinch.
Kolomenskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kolomenskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Kolomenskiy scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolomenskiy tries to break free but Gavrilovich pushes him back against the cage.
Gavrilovich stalls.
A short right from Gavrilovich.
Kolomenskiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolomenskiy tries to break free but Gavrilovich pushes him back against the cage.
Gavrilovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kolomenskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gavrilovich has him pressed against the cage.
Kolomenskiy is trying to break the clinch but Gavrilovich is controlling him.

Gavrilovich jumps guard.
Kolomenskiy is pushing down on Gavrilovich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gavrilovich is fighting to maintain full guard but Kolomenskiy has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolomenskiy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kolomenskiy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sergey Kolomenskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Gavrilovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolomenskiy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Igor Gavrilovich.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gavrilovich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Gavrilovich!
Igor Gavrilovich thanked the fans post fight for their support.