PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 395 p4p, 406 weight class) and Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 6 p4p, 7 weight class). Krzysztof Kozlow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Svyatogor
vs
Kozlow

209 cm
26
261
18 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
205
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Brooklyn Apothecary

Warrior Fight Store
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svyatogor misses with a straight left.
Kozlow throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Svyatogor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kozlow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlow misses with a looping left.
Dimitri Svyatogor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor looks to land a combination. Kozlow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svyatogor throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozlow.
A little jabbing left from Kozlow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kozlow throws out a loose jab but Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kozlow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kozlow looks to land a left hand but Svyatogor moved out of range nicely.
Kozlow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svyatogor sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svyatogor connects with a looping right hand.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Kozlow blocks it.
Kozlow throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Kozlow takes a swing at Svyatogor's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kozlow misses.
Kozlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svyatogor.

Svyatogor has closed the distance and engaged Kozlow in a clinch.
Kozlow lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svyatogor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kozlow dodges an elbow strike from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Svyatogor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svyatogor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Krzysztof Kozlow has been cut.
Kozlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svyatogor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlow's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svyatogor throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svyatogor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Kozlow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svyatogor throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svyatogor throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kozlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlow scores with a shoulder strike.
Svyatogor blocks an uppercut.
Kozlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Svyatogor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Svyatogor controls his hands.
Kozlow misses with some punches.
Svyatogor lands an elbow inside.
Svyatogor pushes Kozlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlow blocks an elbow strike from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlow backwards.
Kozlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kozlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kozlow.
Kozlow lands with a left to the head.
Svyatogor misses with an elbow strike.
Svyatogor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svyatogor is working Kozlow over against the cage.
Svyatogor tries a body shot but Kozlow blocks it.
Kozlow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svyatogor lands a body punch.
Kozlow tries to work over Svyatogor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlow working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor blocking some punches.
Kozlow has a couple of punches blocked by Svyatogor.
Kozlow tries a body shot but Svyatogor blocks it.
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Svyatogor controls his hands.
Kozlow misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kozlow avoids the elbow strike from Svyatogor, against the cage.
Kozlow lands a body shot.
Svyatogor struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlow controls his hands.
Svyatogor struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlow controls his hands.
Kozlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svyatogor backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svyatogor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlow's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svyatogor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlow's brow.
Kozlow tries a body shot but Svyatogor blocks it.
Kozlow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svyatogor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kozlow can turn it around.
Kozlow gets through Svyatogor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kozlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svyatogor pushes off an throws an elbow but Kozlow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kozlow tries to throw a body punch but Svyatogor avoids it by throwing Kozlow back against the cage.
Svyatogor throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svyatogor throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlow tries to work over Svyatogor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Svyatogor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dimitri Svyatogor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Kozlow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Svyatogor scores with a hook to the body. Kozlow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Svyatogor.
Svyatogor connects with a crisp jab.
Kozlow avoids the body shot from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands an overhand right.
Kozlow misses with an uppercut.
Svyatogor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svyatogor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svyatogor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKozlow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svyatogor misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kozlow! But no joy.
Svyatogor lands a nice looking body shot.
Svyatogor throws the left hand but Kozlow avoids the punch easily.
Svyatogor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Svyatogor misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Kozlow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Svyatogor connects with the punch.
Kozlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor moves away from the strike by Kozlow.
Svyatogor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kozlow ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Kozlow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
Kozlow staying out of range there.
Svyatogor just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Svyatogor misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlow.
Svyatogor throwing a counter right hand but Kozlow manages to avoid it.
Svyatogor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svyatogor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlow can do to turn this around?
Svyatogor throws a hook but Kozlow blocks it.
Kozlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlow slips under a jab from Svyatogor.
Kozlow slips under a jab.
Svyatogor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kozlow in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svyatogor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlow.
Kozlow throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Svyatogor looks to land a left hand but Kozlow moved out of range nicely.
Svyatogor lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlow with a jab.
Svyatogor throws a jab when Kozlow was well out of range.
Svyatogor lands with a straight right. Kozlow didn't see that one coming.
Svyatogor throws a right and a left that Kozlow avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Kozlow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svyatogor misses with a hook.
Kozlow throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Svyatogor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kozlow misses with a lunging right hand
and Svyatogor counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Svyatogor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svyatogor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Svyatogor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kozlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svyatogor works the jab nicely.
Svyatogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kozlow sizes up Svyatogor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Svyatogor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kozlow counter with a right hand.

Svyatogor is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kozlow! Svyatogor is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Kozlow!