PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Rostov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Rostov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cop
vs
Rostov

195 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Comedy Fight Club Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cro Cop!
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, Sergei Rostov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostov shoots in for a takedown but Cop shows good takedown defense.
Cop throws a head kick that misses.
Rostov blocks a head kick by Cop.

Rostov feints and as Cop raises his hands in defense, Rostov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cop tries to get out of the position.
Rostov trying to control but Cop is working from the bottom.
Cop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rostov.
Cop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rostov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rostov is controlling him.
Rostov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cop's head.
Cop is breathing heavily.
Rostov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cop's head.
Rostov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rostov won't allow Cop to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rostov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rostov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rostov trying to control but Cop is working from the bottom.
Cop being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rostov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rostov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rostov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rostov is in close to Cop's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rostov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rostov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostov slips nicely into half guard.
Rostov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rostov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rostov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rostov moves into full mount! Cop won't be happy about that!
Rostov raining down shots from the mount!
Rostov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cop is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Rostov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rostov looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Rostov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rostov cracks Cop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rostov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rostov.

Rostov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Rostov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rostov cracks Cop with a big elbow.
Rostov working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cop dodges the ground and pound from Rostov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rostov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cop will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cop dodges the ground and pound from Rostov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostov grinds an elbow into Cop's temple.

Cop is rocked!
Rostov works to advance to full mount. Cop defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Oh Cop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rostov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Cop out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Rostov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Rostov!