PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolpakov has chosen Alisa - Aerobica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wonha
vs
Kolpakov

161 cm
24
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
31
145 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolpakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Stray Dogs in the buildup to the fight.
Wonha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wonha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wonha wants to clinch up but Kolpakov keeps it at a distance.
Wonha throws a push kick but Kolpakov slaps the foot to one side.
Wonha throws a leg kick which misses Kolpakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kolpakov tries to avoid it.
Kolpakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wonha.
Kolpakov misses with an uppercut. Wonha saw that one coming.
Wonha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolpakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonha.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolpakov misses the target.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Kolpakov circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolpakov blocks the body kick.

Wonha gets a clinch.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Kolpakov tries to land a knee to the head but Wonha blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolpakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Kolpakov.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kolpakov takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nikolai Kolpakov has been cut.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.

Kolpakov breaks from the clinch.
Kolpakov misses with an uppercut. Wonha saw that one coming.
Wonha looks to land a right hand but Kolpakov moved out of range.
Wonha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wonha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Wonha.
Wonha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolpakov misses the shot to the body.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Kolpakov circles away.
Kolpakov scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha throws a wild body kick that Kolpakov sees coming a mile off.
Kolpakov misses with a straight left.
Kolpakov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wonha's head.

Wonha darts in and clinches Kolpakov up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kolpakov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Wonha.
Kolpakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wonha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kolpakov can turn it around.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha prevents Kolpakov from breaking the clinch.
Kolpakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Kolpakov in his tracks for a moment.
Kolpakov is trying to stall.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wonha connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov working hard to break the clinch.
Kolpakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kolpakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov blocks the elbow strike.
Kolpakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Kolpakov 's eye.
Kolpakov tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Kolpakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Kolpakov tries to circle away but Wonha has him pinned against the cage.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kolpakov looks winded!
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but Kolpakov blocks with his arms.
Kolpakov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kolpakov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kolpakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolpakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Kolpakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolpakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kolpakov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kolpakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kolpakov managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolpakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kolpakov tries a knee to the head but Wonha blocks it.
Kolpakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonha has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Wonha.
Kolpakov tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kolpakov lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Kolpakov's cut.
That's time! Wonha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Kolpakov misses the target.
Nikolai Kolpakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Wonha clinches up against the cage.
Kolpakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kolpakov is trying to force a seperation but Wonha has the dominant position.

Kolpakov breaks from the clinch.
Wonha avoids the body shot from Kolpakov.

Wonha has managed to clinch.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Kolpakov's ribcage.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kolpakov's face.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonha avoids the damage to the body.
Kolpakov avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha misses with a knee to the head.
Kolpakov is breathing heavily.
Wonha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolpakov avoids it.
Wonha keeps control of Kolpakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kolpakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.

Kolpakov is rocked!
Wonha has Kolpakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kolpakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Kolpakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonha finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Wonha connects with a knee right up the middle! Kolpakov tumbles to the floor and Wonha stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Incheol Wonha!