PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ygor Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilia Kosarev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ygor Savage's chin.

Kosarev
vs
Savage

188 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

183 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilia Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ygor Savage!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage blocks a jab.
Kosarev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kosarev avoids the body shot from Savage.

Kosarev tries to keep at a distance but Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kosarev misses with some punches.
Savage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Savage.
Savage lands a nice knee to the body.
Kosarev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage landing knees to the body.
Savage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savage landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Savage.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kosarev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosarev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage leaning against his opponent.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kosarev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage with a knee to the head.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Savage has eaten all the pies!
Savage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kosarev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kosarev avoids it.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Kosarev blocks with his arms.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Kosarev avoids the damage to the body.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosarev blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.
Kosarev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Kosarev working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Kosarev is trying to break free.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kosarev's face.
Kosarev avoids a wild elbow strike from Savage.
Savage scores with a knee to the head.
Savage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kosarev is defending well for now.
Savage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kosarev's face.
Savage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kosarev.
Savage with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kosarev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosarev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Kosarev avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage landing knees to the head.
Savage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kosarev's face.
Savage prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilia Kosarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage has Kosarev pressed against the cage, preventing Kosarev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kosarev tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage with a knee to the head.
Kosarev working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Savage landing knees to the head.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Kosarev blocks it.
Savage working Kosarev over with knees to the body.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosarev blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Kosarev avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Kosarev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kosarev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Kosarev avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Kosarev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage misses with an elbow over the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kosarev wants to break free but Savage has control.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ygor Savage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kosarev moves out of range as Savage throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.

Savage closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Savage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kosarev's brow.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Savage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kosarev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kosarev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kosarev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosarev swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosarev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage landing knees to the body.
Kosarev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kosarev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.
Kosarev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kosarev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kosarev avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Kosarev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kosarev tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Kosarev avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosarev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kosarev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kosarev tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Kosarev blocks with his arms.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savage lands a knee to the head.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosarev blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage with a knee to the head.
Savage landing knees to the body.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Kosarev avoids the damage to the body.
Savage scores with a knee to the head.
Kosarev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kosarev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Kosarev is trying to force a seperation but Savage has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage landing knees to the head.
Kosarev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage throws an elbow that misses.
Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosarev's efforts to push away.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kosarev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kosarev is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Savage.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Savage landing knees to the body.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kosarev wants to break free but Savage has control.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Kosarev managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.

That's four 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.
Kosarev working hard to break the clinch.
Kosarev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage with a knee to the head.
Kosarev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savage pushes off an throws an elbow but Kosarev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kosarev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage misses with an elbow strike.
Savage lands a nice knee to the body.

Kosarev manages to pull guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kosarev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ygor Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kosarev looks for a takedown but Savage sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kosarev checks a leg kick.
Kosarev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kosarev misses
and Savage counters with a good low kick that Kosarev was not able to check.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Kosarev with a lazy takedown attempt

and Savage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kosarev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Savage throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kosarev is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilia Kosarev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kosarev avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kosarev is trying to push Savage away but Savage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kosarev tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Kosarev wants to break free but Savage has control.
A knee to the head by Savage.
Kosarev avoids a wild elbow strike from Savage.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Savage.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kosarev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Kosarev blocks it.
Savage is stalling here.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kosarev avoids it.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kosarev tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kosarev's face.
A knee to the head by Savage.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kosarev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kosarev's efforts to push away.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kosarev is defending well for now.
Ygor Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savage prevents Kosarev from breaking the clinch.
Savage prevents Kosarev from breaking the clinch.
Kosarev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kosarev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savage lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kosarev tries to circle away but Savage has him pinned against the cage.
Kosarev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ilia Kosarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kosarev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savage lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savage scores a nice knee to the body.
Kosarev working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ygor Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Savage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ygor Savage!