PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kolov (ranked 849 p4p, 125 weight class) and Alfredo Negreiros (ranked 889 p4p, 135 weight class). Kolov comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Alfredo Negreiros will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kolov
vs
Negreiros

180 cm
29
176 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
180 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Negreiros!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Negreiros darts in and clinches Kolov up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kolov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Negreiros lands an uppercut.
Negreiros scores with a shot to the side of Kolov's head.
Nice body punch from Negreiros - that landed with a thud.
Negreiros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolovs head.
Negreiros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kolov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Negreiros pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kolov shoots in and drives through. Negreiros sprawls well.
Negreiros lands with an overhand left.

Kolov gets tackled into the cage by Negreiros. Negreiros maintains the clinch.
Kolov tries to pull guard but Negreiros holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negreiros lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreiros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreiros.
Negreiros lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kolov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Negreiros gets through Kolov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Negreiros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kolov backwards.
Negreiros stops a takedown attempt from Kolov.
Negreiros cracks Kolov with a nice body shot.
A short left from Negreiros.
Kolov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreiros smiles and moves away.
Kolov has a takedown stuffed.
Kolov is breathing heavily.

Negreiros clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Negreiros on the inside.
Negreiros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Negreiros.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Negreiros.
Negreiros cracks Kolov with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreiros.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Negreiros digs a right hand underneath Kolov's ribcage. Kolov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Negreiros.
Negreiros works on Kolov's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Negreiros.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreiros.
Negreiros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Negreiros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kolov or not.
A shot in the inside from Negreiros.
Kolov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kolov jumps guard but Negreiros stands there with Kolov around his waist. Kolov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Negreiros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Negreiros scores with a shoulder strike.
Kolov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreiros smiles and moves away.
Kolov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Negreiros connects with a leg kick. Kolov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Negreiros.
Kolov controlling the action here for a moment.
Negreiros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolovs head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreiros scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreiros.
Kolov jumps guard but Negreiros stands there with Kolov around his waist. Kolov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kolov is trying to pull guard but Negreiros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Negreiros lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands an uppercut.
A short left from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands with a left to the head.
Negreiros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Negreiros is pressed up against the cage. Kolov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Negreiros down to the mat. Negreiros avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kolov shoots in looking for a takedown. Negreiros tries to sprawl out of it but Kolov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Negreiros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Negreiros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Negreiros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Negreiros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Negreiros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Negreiros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Negreiros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kolov or not.
A short uppercut from Negreiros.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreiros.
Alfredo Negreiros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Negreiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Negreiros digs a right hand underneath Kolov's ribcage. Kolov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Negreiros.
Negreiros lands a right hand.
Negreiros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Negreiros gets through Kolov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Negreiros pushes Kolov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kolov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negreiros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Kolov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Negreiros creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kolov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kolov drops to his knees and Negreiros pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Negreiros!
Alfredo Negreiros decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.