PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kozak
vs
Silva

194 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Kozak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with the combination.

Kozak has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kozak stalling.

Kozak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kozak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kozak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Kozak avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kozak shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozak working some strikes from top position.
Kozak 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.
Kozak is stalling in the full guard.
Kozak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kozak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to stand up but Kozak is controlling him.
Kozak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kozak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kozak stops Silva from standing up.
Kozak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Adrian Kozak just wasn't active enough.

Kozak rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Kozak is controlling the position.
Kozak wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Kozak has the dominant position.

Kozak successfully pulls guard.
Kozak has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Kozak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva tries to kick Kozak off but Kozak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has one foot on Kozak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kozak closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Kozak pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Kozak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Kozak. Kozak gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Savio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozak counters with a thumping low kick.
Kozak closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Kozak pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kozak closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Kozak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kozak has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kozak keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kozak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Kozak manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kozak advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Kozak off looking to stand but Kozak dives back in and keeps control.
Silva wants to stand back up but Kozak manages to pass into side control.
Kozak scoring with punches from side control.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Kozak is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silva's back.

Kozak patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kozak struggling to land strikes to the head as Silva covers up.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozak gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kozak is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Kozak looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kozak will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Silva holding both Kozak 's hands and preventing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kozak trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva holding both Kozak 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores with a one two! Kozak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Kozak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Kozak has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Kozak can't get the takedown.

Kozak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.

Kozak seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adrian Kozak!