PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Koba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Endrinikomonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endrinikomonov has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koba
vs
Endrinikomonov

185 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Koba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Endrinikomonov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Endrinikomonov looks gassed!
Koba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Endrinikomonov has eaten all the pies!
Koba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Endrinikomonov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koba prevents Endrinikomonov from breaking the clinch.

Koba breaks from the clinch.
Koba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Koba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koba shoots in but Endrinikomonov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Koba or perhaps it was just good defense by Endrinikomonov which made him look bad.
Koba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Endrinikomonov as he jumps to the side.
Koba fails with the takedown.
Endrinikomonov shoots in looking for a takedown but Koba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Endrinikomonov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koba doesn't manage to clinch there - Endrinikomonov circles away.
Koba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koba moves in looking to clinch but Endrinikomonov pushes him off.
Endrinikomonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Endrinikomonov wants it to stay on the feet.
Koba looks for a takedown but Endrinikomonov sprawls well.

Koba moves into the clinch successfully.
Koba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Endrinikomonov is keeping busy.

Koba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koba fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Endrinikomonov defends it nicely.

Endrinikomonov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Endrinikomonov lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Koba has his foot on Endrinikomonov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Endrinikomonov works his way back into a safe position though.
Endrinikomonov won't allow Koba to sweep him here.
Koba thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endrinikomonov prevents Koba from getting back to his feet.
Endrinikomonov stopping the sweep attempt from Koba.
Koba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Endrinikomonov on the ground.
Endrinikomonov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Endrinikomonov trying to control the position but Koba is working away.
Koba holds on to Endrinikomonov's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Endrinikomonov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Koba is not content to let Endrinikomonov control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koba is looking to regain half guard here but Endrinikomonov keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Koba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Endrinikomonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koba wants to clinch.
Koba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koba throws a one two combo.

It looks like Stanislav Endrinikomonov has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Koba scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Endrinikomonov but Endrinikomonov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koba shoots for a takedown but Endrinikomonov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koba scores with a head kick. Endrinikomonov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Endrinikomonov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Koba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Koba gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Koba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koba throws a combination. Endrinikomonov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koba scores with a jab to the body.
Koba is looking to clinch.
Koba shoots in and drives through. Endrinikomonov sprawls well.
Endrinikomonov throws a series of punches but Koba avoids them all with ease.
Endrinikomonov moves in looking to clinch but Koba pushes him off.
Koba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Endrinikomonov. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endrinikomonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Endrinikomonov wants it to stay on the feet.
Koba is looking to land body kicks.
Koba throws a head kick that misses.
Xavier Koba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Endrinikomonov scores with a takedown into Koba's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koba wants to sweep here but Endrinikomonov controlling him for the moment.
Endrinikomonov trying to control but Koba is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Endrinikomonov stands up from Koba's guard - Endrinikomonov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Koba is looking to slow Endrinikomonov down with leg kicks.
Endrinikomonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koba circles away quickly and effectively.
Koba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Endrinikomonov as he avoids it easily.
Koba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Endrinikomonov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koba fails with the takedown.
Endrinikomonov has a takedown stuffed.
Koba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Endrinikomonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koba.
Koba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Endrinikomonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koba shoots for a takedown but Endrinikomonov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Endrinikomonov as he jumps to the side.

Endrinikomonov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koba to the mat! Koba manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Koba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Endrinikomonov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Koba is looking to clinch but Endrinikomonov is avoiding it.
Koba fails with a takedown attempt.
Koba shoots in for a takedown but Endrinikomonov shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Endrinikomonov. No joy for Koba on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Koba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Koba moves into the clinch.
Endrinikomonov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Endrinikomonov to keep the fight standing.

Koba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Endrinikomonov dodges the punch combination from Koba.
Endrinikomonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koba dives in and grabs Endrinikomonov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Endrinikomonov pushes down on Koba's head and hops out.
Koba tries for a takedown but Endrinikomonov circles away easily

and Endrinikomonov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koba's guard now.

Koba is working an open guard so Endrinikomonov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Koba shoots in for a takedown but Endrinikomonov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xavier Koba is winning the standup battle so far.
Koba tries to clinch but Endrinikomonov moves out of range.
Koba keeps Endrinikomonov at a distance using the push kick.
Koba looks for a takedown but Endrinikomonov sprawls well.

Endrinikomonov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stanislav Endrinikomonov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Endrinikomonov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Endrinikomonov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koba is looking for a sweep.
Koba can't do much from the bottom here.

Endrinikomonov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Koba tries to close the distance and clinch but Endrinikomonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Endrinikomonov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Koba's guard.
Koba working a defensive guard here.
Koba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Endrinikomonov is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endrinikomonov is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Koba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Endrinikomonov defends well.
Koba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Endrinikomonov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Endrinikomonov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Endrinikomonov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stanislav Endrinikomonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier Koba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Endrinikomonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislav Endrinikomonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Koba!