PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Kolat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. Igor Svetnela is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kolat
vs
Svetnela

191 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrell Kolat!
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, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Kolat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Svetnela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kolat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Svetnela's guard now.
Kolat wants to stand but Svetnela has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kolat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Svetnela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svetnela keeping moving, preventing Kolat from controlling successfully.
Kolat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolat advances position into side control!
Kolat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Svetnela down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Svetnela's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kolat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Svetnela down.
Kolat is trying to move to mount but Svetnela reverses beautifully and ends up in Kolat's guard.
Kolat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Svetnela postures up.
Svetnela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolat wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Svetnela.
Kolat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svetnela counters with a one-two to the body.
Svetnela throws a one two combo.
Kolat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Svetnela backs up against the cage.
Svetnela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kolat backs up against the cage.
Kolat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Svetnela tries to bum rush Kolat with a series of wild strikes but Kolat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svetnela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolat circles away.
Kolat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
A bone on bone clash there as Svetnela blocks the leg kick.
Svetnela misses with a wild combination.
Svetnela throws a front kick aimed at Kolat's knee but Kolat avoids it well.
Svetnela misses with a few strikes there.
Kolat throws a series of strikes that have Svetnela backpedaling.
Svetnela tries to clinch up

and Kolat counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kolat.
Svetnela looks gassed!
Kolat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolat wants to control from the top but Svetnela keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Svetnela is keeping the position for now.
Kolat is working hard here to advance position.
Kolat trying to control but Svetnela is working from the bottom.
Kolat landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Terrell Kolat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kolat misses with a few strikes there.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela connects with a solid leg kick.
Svetnela misses with a combination
and Kolat counters with a stiff right hand.
Kolat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svetnela tries to avoid it but Kolat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svetnela to the ground. Svetnela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Terrell Kolat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svetnela throws a right hand that Kolat ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolat also avoids with ease.
Svetnela throws a push kick but Kolat slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Kolat does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Kolat checks it.
Kolat shoots in but no luck this time.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Kolat moves out of range easily.
Svetnela misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svetnela falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kolat counters with a shoot takedown. Svetnela fights it but they end up in guard.
Svetnela is breathing heavily.
Kolat throwing strikes but missing.
Kolat postures up in Svetnela's guard and throws a big left but Svetnela blocks it.

Kolat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Svetnela keeping moving, preventing Kolat from controlling successfully.
Svetnela wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolat trying to control but Svetnela is working from the bottom.
Kolat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kolat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kolat misses with a series of wild punches.
Kolat drops his hands momentarily and Svetnela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Kolat shoots in and bounces Svetnela off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Svetnela working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolat trying to control the position from guard on top but Svetnela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Kolat stands up and waves to Svetnela to follow him.
Svetnela goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svetnela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Svetnela wants to clinch up but Kolat keeps it at a distance.
Kolat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svetnela as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Kolat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svetnela darts in trying to clinch

and Kolat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Svetnela wants to sweep but no luck.
Svetnela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svetnela can't keep his opponent in guard - Kolat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kolat thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.
Kolat passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Kolat dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kolat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svetnela scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Svetnela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolat.
Svetnela swinging wilding here.
Kolat throws a nice looking combination but Svetnela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svetnela fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svetnela dodges the punch combination from Kolat.
Kolat checks a leg kick nicely.
Svetnela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svetnela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kolat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Svetnela keeping moving, preventing Kolat from controlling successfully.
Kolat preventing the sweep.
Svetnela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolat.
Kolat postures up in Svetnela's guard and throws a big left but Svetnela blocks it.
Svetnela working a defensive guard here.
Svetnela wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolat wants to control from the top but Svetnela keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Svetnela stuffs the takedown attempt from Kolat. Kolat gets slowly back to his feet.

Kolat gets a takedown into half guard.
Kolat throwing shots but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Svetnela is trying to control but Kolat manages to pass to mount!
Svetnela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kolat has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Svetnela's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolat scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kolat looking to finish with strikes here!
Kolat breaks from Svetnela's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Kolat is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Svetnela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kolat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kolat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kolat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kolat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kolat lands a nice shot to the head.
Igor Svetnela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kolat is working for a guillotine from mount but Svetnela frees his head quite easily.

Kolat is working for a guillotine from mount but Svetnela frees his head quite easily.
Kolat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Kolat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kolat, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Kolat!