PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ivan kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

kotoski
vs
Romanov

182 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, ivan kotoski!
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, Fyodor Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kotoski lands a head kick. Romanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
kotoski dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
kotoski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
kotoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by kotoski.
kotoski lands a high kick to the side of Romanov's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! kotoski dives into guard, looking to finish.

Romanov is rocked!

kotoski gets to his feet. Romanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can kotoski finish him?
kotoski misses with the combination.
kotoski throws a head kick that misses.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and kotoski counters with a low kick, right behind Romanov 's knee.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and kotoski counters with a body kick.
Romanov looks gassed!
kotoski lands a left and a right that sends Romanov crashing to the canvas! kotoski dives into mount looking to finish!
kotoski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
kotoski working the ground and pound effectively.
kotoski looking to control but Romanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kotoski misses with a head shot.
Romanov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
kotoski scoring with strikes but Romanov is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by kotoski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
kotoski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
kotoski lands a heavy elbow.
kotoski landing strikes from the mount and Romanov is in trouble!
Romanov tries to lock up and control but kotoski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Romanov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control kotoski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Romanov can't escape the position.
kotoski throws some wild stikes that Romanov manages to avoid easily.
kotoski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Romanov wants to hold on but kotoski pushes him away.
Romanov wants to get back to his feet.
kotoski throws some wild stikes that Romanov manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kotoski tries to control but Romanov wriggling away.
Romanov wants to hold on but kotoski pushes him away.
kotoski prevents Romanov from getting the reversal.
Romanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by kotoski.
kotoski looking to land elbow strikes but Romanov uses the position to regain half guard.
kotoski tries to stand and escape but Romanov is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.

kotoski darts in and clinches Romanov up against the cage.

Romanov pulls guard.
kotoski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romanov is proving hard to escape from.
kotoski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

kotoski stands up and waves to Romanov to follow him.
Romanov throws a combination that misses
and kotoski counters with an inside leg kick.
kotoski scores with a head kick.
kotoski throws a head kick that misses.

Romanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in kotoski's guard.
kotoski wants to sweep here but Romanov controlling him for the moment.
Romanov tries to stand but kotoski is controlling from the bottom.
kotoski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if kotoski tries to get out of the position.
kotoski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Romanov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Romanov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under kotoski.

Romanov stands up out of the half guard.
Romanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and kotoski counters with a big head kick but Romanov shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by kotoski or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanov which made him look bad.
kotoski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romanov circles away.
Romanov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ivan kotoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
kotoski lands a head kick!
kotoski stuns Romanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
kotoski throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
kotoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.
Romanov misses the body punch
and kotoski counters with a left and a right that stings Romanov.
Romanov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
kotoski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
kotoski swinging wilding here.
kotoski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanov ducks right into an uppercut from kotoski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and kotoski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
kotoski cracks the inside of Romanov's front leg.
A head kick misses from kotoski.
kotoski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan kotoski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

kotoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
kotoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romanov has his takedown stuffed
and kotoski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
kotoski throws a head kick that Romanov semi-blocks.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romanov swings widly with a right hand
and kotoski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romanov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around kotoski's waist but kotoski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romanov off to one side.
kotoski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Romanov throws a combination that misses
and kotoski counters with a head kick. That will keep Romanov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
kotoski throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov lands with a shot to the body.
Romanov throws a right hand that misses
and kotoski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fyodor Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

kotoski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than kotoski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
kotoski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, kotoski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
kotoski looking to control but Romanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
kotoski punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kotoski raining down shots from the mount!
Romanov is breathing heavily.
kotoski throws some wild stikes that Romanov manages to avoid easily.
Romanov is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by kotoski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Romanov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
kotoski thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by kotoski.
Romanov blocking the ground and pound.
kotoski is landing with some decent strikes but Romanov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Romanov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
kotoski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
kotoski throws some wild stikes that Romanov manages to avoid easily.
Romanov manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romanov is trying to stand back up but kotoski is controlling him
Romanov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Romanov.
Romanov wants to stand and escape but kotoski is having none of it.
kotoski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romanov has kotoski pulled in close to control his posture.
kotoski wants to stand and escape but instead Romanov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Romanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

kotoski pushes Romanov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
kotoski lands a jab to Romanov's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov avoids the head kick by kotoski.
kotoski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
kotoski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Romanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
kotoski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov fails with the takedown
and kotoski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
ivan kotoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Romanov.
kotoski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romanov has his takedown stuffed
and kotoski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab by kotoski.
kotoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from kotoski does no damage.
kotoski misses with a head kick.
kotoski cracks the inside of Romanov's front leg.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanov.
kotoski is looking to wear down Romanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
kotoski misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kotoski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
kotoski works over Romanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Romanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kotoski counters with a low kick, right behind Romanov 's knee.
kotoski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ivan kotoski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov takes one on the button.
ivan kotoski is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanov misses the jab.
kotoski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanov takes one to the chin there.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
kotoski throws a nice looking combination but Romanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov tries for a takedown but kotoski circles away easily
and kotoski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kotoski misses with a head kick.
kotoski throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Romanov misses with a combination
and kotoski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from kotoski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ivan kotoski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

kotoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanov fails to land the takedown.
kotoski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
kotoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanov throws a sloppy body shot
and kotoski counters with a good low kick that Romanov was not able to check.
kotoski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body kick there by kotoski.
Romanov misses with a jab to the body
and kotoski counters with a nice body kick.
Romanov digs a good body shot into kotoski's ribs.
Romanov tries to bum rush kotoski with a series of wild strikes but kotoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
kotoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by kotoski.
Romanov throws a right and a left that kotoski avoids nicely.
Romanov misses with a combination

and kotoski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

kotoski decides to stand and escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
kotoski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a lunging right hand

and kotoski moves into the clinch.

Romanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and kotoski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and kotoski counters with a nice uppercut.

Romanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
kotoski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Romanov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Romanov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
kotoski is looking to get back to his feet here but Romanov is keeping cool and he's managed to take kotoski's back.
What can kotoski do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

kotoski manages to escape to his feet.
Nice jab there from kotoski.
kotoski lands a slapping body shot.
kotoski throws a front kick that sends Romanov stumbling back into the cage.
Romanov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from kotoski.
kotoski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
kotoski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
kotoski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ivan kotoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kotoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kotoski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
kotoski throws a head kick that misses.
kotoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romanov misses with the combination.
Romanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but kotoski manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from kotoski.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from kotoski.
Romanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and kotoski counters with a slapping leg kick.
kotoski scores with a nice strike.
Romanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and kotoski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
kotoski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romanov doesn't seem bothered though.
kotoski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanov can do to turn this around?
kotoski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kotoski jabs at Romanov's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for kotoski.
kotoski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov scores with a jab to the body.
kotoski throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
A punch combination from Romanov misses.
kotoski slips a jab from Romanov.
kotoski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by kotoski.
Romanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from kotoski.
Nice sprawl there from kotoski as Romanov shoots in.
kotoski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and kotoski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Romanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Romanov wants to clinch
and kotoski counters with a good low kick that Romanov was not able to check.
Romanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kotoski lands a head kick!
kotoski takes one to the chin there.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
kotoski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
kotoski cracks the inside of Romanov's front leg.
kotoski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romanov.
kotoski lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from kotoski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from kotoski.
Romanov walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kotoski connects with a single shot there.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from kotoski.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from kotoski.
Fyodor Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and kotoski counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
ivan kotoski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well kotoski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ivan kotoski!