BORETSSanya and Kostya’s rematch: fresh conditions, different tools
August 23, 2026Sanya Oliinyk and Kostya Zhyvanov return for a three-round challenge framed around their own disciplines. The description emphasises that Kostya starts fresh this time. Sanya pursues control and submissions, while Kostya brings striking, pressure and takedowns from combat sambo. The source explicitly reports no knockout, no tap and no official decision, so the review does not manufacture a winner.
Why the fresh start matters
A rematch can answer a narrower question than a first meeting: how does the exchange change when prior work is reduced? Starting fresh removes one obvious difference, but it does not make the athletes identical in size, skill or strategy. Watch the opening engagements before comparing them with later rounds. Notice the pace each athlete chooses and the moments when distance becomes sustained contact. The episode remains a custom gym challenge, not an official combat sambo or BJJ competition.
Follow control as carefully as the attacks
The description highlights striking exchanges and a late choke attempt. Rather than allowing a dramatic moment to decide the whole interpretation, examine what position preceded it and what happened to control afterwards. Who can keep the exchange in a preferred range? Does a failed attack leave a useful connection or force a reset? A submission attempt and a completed submission are different observations. The absence of a tap does not erase the positional work that deserves analysis.
Read the style boundary precisely
The title separates this format from MMA because each participant is restricted to his own tools. That is the episode’s organising idea, not a universal rules definition for either sport. For the BORETS system, it exposes the meeting point between sambo pressure and jiu-jitsu control. Choose one transition to study and describe the permitted actions around it. A careful account of those conditions is more useful than scoring every similar-looking exchange as if it belonged to a different competition.
From the YouTube description
A BJJ black belt vs a Combat Sambo fighter. No MMA: each athlete relies on his own discipline. Three hard rounds, a flying mouthguard, a last-second choke—and no official winner. You decide. Sanya Oliinyk faces Kostya Zhyvanov in the rematch viewers asked for. This time, Kostya enters fresh. Sanya hunts for control, joint locks, and chokes, while Kostya brings heavy striking, pressure, takedowns, and the pace of Combat Sambo. No knockout. No tap. No official decision. Watch every round, score the match, and tell us: • Who won—Sanya or Kostya? • What was your score for each round? • Which pure-style matchup should BORETS LAB film next? BORETS LAB documents real fighters, real training, and unscripted outcomes from Kropyvnytskyi, central Ukraine. FOLLOW THE TEAM: COACH — IEVGEN SKYRDA https://www.instagram.com/ievgen_skyrda/ HOST — ANTON BEREDA https://www.instagram.com/anton.bereda/ SAMBEAST — ZHYVANOV https://www.instagram.com/zhyvanov/ BJJ BLACK BELT — SANYA OLIINYK https://www.instagram.com/oliinykoleksandr/ JOIN BORETS SYSTEM TRAINING — $29.99/MONTH: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshYNLvbpQg0nF3Czg3IHxA/join Members receive: • Full BORETS SYSTEM training library • Priority personal training Q&A • Ability to request future training topics • BORETS Fighter Conditioning System • Badges, custom emojis, and priority replies • All benefits from the previous membership level Memberships and Super Thanks help fund training, recovery, travel, and future films. Subscribing, liking, commenting, and sharing matter just as much. Every form of support moves the journey forward. #BJJ #CombatSambo #SamboVsBJJ
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