PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Haage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitalij Kamozin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamozin has chosen Kamasutra song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Haage
vs
Kamozin

173 cm
22
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Haage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitalij Kamozin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamozin motions for Haage to come forward. Kamozin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamozin throws a shot to the body.
Haage checks a leg kick.
Haage misses with a hook.
Haage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Haage instigates a clinch.
Haage lands a knee to the body.
Kamozin looking for a takedown.
Kamozin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haage smiles and moves away.
Kamozin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haage.
Kamozin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamozin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haage throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Haage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haage is looking to clinch but Kamozin is avoiding it.
Kamozin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haage as he avoids it easily.
Peter Haage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitalij Kamozin.
Haage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haage misses with a low kick.
Haage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamozin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamozin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamozin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Haage.
Nice defenses there by Kamozin.
Haage throws a hook but Kamozin avoids it easily.
Haage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kamozin counters with a nice body kick.
Haage tries to clinch
and Kamozin counters with a nice uppercut.
Haage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamozin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamozin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamozin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haage connects with a single shot there.
Kamozin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haage wants to clinch.
Haage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haage tries to clinch there but Kamozin circles away.
Haage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamozin is looking to clinch.
Haage tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamozin misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamozin wants to slow Haage down by chopping away at his legs.
Kamozin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haage.
Haage misses with an uppercut. Kamozin saw that one coming.
Haage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamozin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamozin tries a low kick but Haage avoids it.
Kamozin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haage.
Kamozin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Peter Haage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamozin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haage but Haage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamozin tries to clinch but Haage moves away

and Haage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kamozin has had enough of the clinch but Haage keeps him there for the moment.
Kamozin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haage prevents it.
Kamozin is working for takedown but Haage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kamozin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haage prevents it.
Haage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamozin is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Kamozin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamozin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamozin looks gassed!
Haage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haage lands a shot to the body.

Haage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haage throws a sloppy head kick
and Kamozin counters with a nice body kick.
Haage wants to clinch.
Haage moves in looking to clinch but Kamozin pushes him off.
Kamozin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haage counters with a nice leg kick.
Haage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamozin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haage closes the distance but Kamozin moves to the side
and Kamozin counters with a straight right hand.

Haage moves into range and clinches up with Kamozin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Haage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kamozin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamozin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haage is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Haage.
A combination from Haage does no damage.
Kamozin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kamozin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peter Haage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamozin circles away.
Haage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamozin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haage misses with an uppercut. Kamozin saw that one coming.
Haage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamozin.
Kamozin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamozin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haage counters with a stiff right hand.
Haage is looking to clinch but Kamozin is avoiding it.
Haage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamozin. That did some damage!

Haage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Haage.
Haage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Haage.
Kamozin missing with knees to the body.
Kamozin trying to control the position but instead, Haage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamozin into the cage.
Haage stalling in the clinch but Kamozin improves position.
Haage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamozin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haage tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamozin avoids the damage to the body.
Haage is trying to stall.
Haage scores a nice knee to the body.
Kamozin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haage fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamozin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haage throws a leg kick
and Kamozin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamozin misses with a low kick as Haage jumps back.
Haage throws a lazy right hand but Kamozin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peter Haage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haage is looking to clinch.
Haage tries to clinch
and Kamozin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haage really felt that one!
Kamozin looks for the body kick but Haage saw that one coming.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamozin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamozin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haage's sensitive parts.
Haage misses with a double jab
and Kamozin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamozin looks for the body kick but Haage saw that one coming.
Kamozin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haage throws out the jab.
Haage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kamozin counters with a body kick that stops Haage in his tracks momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamozin, right into the meat.
Haage throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamozin moves away from the strike by Haage.
Kamozin throws a body kick that misses.
Haage is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kamozin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kamozin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kamozin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamozin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kamozin.
Kamozin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamozin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamozin misses with a kick to the body.
Kamozin scores with a nice strike.
Haage closes the distance but Kamozin moves to the side

and Kamozin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamozin.

Haage breaks the clinch.
Haage closes the distance but Kamozin moves to the side
and Kamozin counters with a stiff right hand.
Haage throws a hook but Kamozin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitalij Kamozin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Haage throws a leg kick
and Kamozin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Haage moves out of range as Kamozin throws a body kick.
Kamozin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamozin slips a straight right by Haage.
Kamozin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haage moves out of range of the body kick from Kamozin.
Haage checks a leg kick.
Kamozin misses the shot to the body.
Haage misses with a hook. Kamozin ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Haage as Kamozin shoots in.
Haage is looking to slow Kamozin down with leg kicks.
Haage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamozin.
Kamozin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haage clinches but Kamozin breaks the clinch
and Kamozin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kamozin lands a jab-cross combination.
Haage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamozin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haage clinches but Kamozin breaks the clinch
and Kamozin counters with a body kick that stops Haage in his tracks momentarily.
Kamozin ducks under a wild hook from Haage.
Kamozin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haage rather than just go for the knockout.
Haage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamozin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamozin tries to clinch up.
Kamozin lands with a thumping leg kick.

Haage pushes Kamozin up against the cage in a clinch.

Haage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamozin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haage throws a sloppy head kick

and Kamozin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kamozin.
Haage stops a takedown attempt from Kamozin.
Kamozin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peter Haage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitalij Kamozin.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kamozin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamozin missing with knees to the body.
Haage tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamozin avoids the damage to the body.
Kamozin takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Vitalij Kamozin has been cut.
Haage avoiding damage as Kamozin throws knees to the body.
Haage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kamozin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamozin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haage misses with a combination
and Kamozin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haage wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kamozin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haage tries to clinch but Kamozin is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kamozin tries for a takedown but Haage manages to get underhooks.
Haage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haage gets through Kamozin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Haage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamozin keeps the fight on the outside.
Haage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haage throws the left hand but Kamozin avoids the punch easily.
Haage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

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.
Haage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haage tries to clinch up but Kamozin circles away and keeps his distance.
Haage throws a low kick, looking for Kamozin's leg but Kamozin calmly moves out of range.
Kamozin misses with a body kick.
Kamozin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haage misses with a head kick.
Kamozin throws a body kick that misses.
Haage lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Haage.
Kamozin checks a leg kick.
Haage wants to clinch up but Kamozin keeps it at a distance.
Kamozin blocks a head kick by Haage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Haage.
I think Haage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Haage!