PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Bozsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roosevelt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bozsik comes to the cage accompanied by The Waiting 18 by AMEN. Roosevelt Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bozsik
vs
Jackson

168 cm
22
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristian Bozsik!
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, Roosevelt Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozsik moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Bozsik throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson misses with a straight left.

Bozsik clinches with his opponent.

Bozsik has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Bozsik tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Bozsik stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bozsik from controlling successfully.
Bozsik slips nicely into half guard.
Bozsik not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozsik has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bozsik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bozsik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bozsik unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Bozsik won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bozsik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Bozsik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Bozsik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bozsik content just to control the position here.
Bozsik looking to finish with strikes here!
Bozsik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bozsik unloading with bombs!
Bozsik throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bozsik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bozsik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bozsik scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bozsik controlling the position easily from mount.
Bozsik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bozsik thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bozsik lands a big elbow.
Bozsik trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Bozsik is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Bozsik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bozsik.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bozsik on the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Bozsik looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Bozsik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Bozsik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a push kick but Bozsik slaps the foot to one side.
Bozsik ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Bozsik slips the punch.
Bozsik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bozsik moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Bozsik prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Bozsik keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Bozsik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bozsik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bozsik tries to clinch up.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Bozsik misses with a looping right.
Bozsik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson catches Bozsik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Bozsik sees coming a mile off.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bozsik closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Bozsik keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozsik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Bozsik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bozsik moves away.
Bozsik ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bozsik.
Jackson is being controlled here.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bozsik.
Bozsik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bozsik asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bozsik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bozsik is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bozsik wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson tries to escape but Bozsik is in control.
Bozsik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bozsik passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jackson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bozsik raining down shots from the mount!
Bozsik unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Bozsik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bozsik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bozsik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristian Bozsik dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Bozsik does no damage.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bozsik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Bozsik's head but Bozsik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bozsik.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Bozsik moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bozsik.

Bozsik clinches with his opponent.
Bozsik wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bozsik has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Bozsik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozsik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson wants to break free but Bozsik has control.
Bozsik is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bozsik won't allow it.

Bozsik gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bozsik chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bozsik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bozsik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bozsik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozsik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bozsik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Bozsik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bozsik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bozsik forces his way into half guard.
Bozsik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozsik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Bozsik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bozsik wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Kristian Bozsik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bozsik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson tries to kick Bozsik off but Bozsik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bozsik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roosevelt Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bozsik works his way into side control.
Jackson is pushing Bozsik's head away, looking to escape. Bozsik manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Bozsik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bozsik, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Bozsik!