PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Summit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Kozha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Summit
vs
Kozha

175 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Elite Canadian Threads

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Summit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arman Kozha !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kozha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kozha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Summit.
Kozha swinging wildly here.
Kozha throws a nice looking combination but Summit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kozha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summit dodges the punch combination from Kozha .
Kozha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Summit on the side of the head.
Kozha looks to land a combination. Summit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kozha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summit circles away quickly and effectively.
Summit shoots for a double leg takedown but Kozha sprawls well. He's pushed Summit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kozha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summit counters with a solid body kick.
Kozha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozha misses with a wild combination.
Summit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kozha pinned against the cage. Kozha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Summit shoots for a double leg takedown but Kozha sprawls well. He's pushed Summit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Summit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozha keeps the fight on the outside.
Summit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kozha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arman Kozha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kozha throws a series of punches but Summit moves out of range.
Summit shoots in for a double leg but Kozha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kozha .
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kozha !
Summit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kozha .
Kozha misses with a combination
and Summit counters with a nice uppercut.
Kozha looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozha throws a right and a left that Summit avoids nicely.
Kozha looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
Summit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kozha avoids it really well and circles away.
Summit tries to clinch up.
Kozha misses with a double jab.
Summit moves in looking to clinch but Kozha pushes him off.
Kozha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summit tries to score a body lock takedown but Kozha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kozha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozha is trying to break the clinch but Summit is controlling him.

Kozha manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Summit or perhaps it was just good defense by Kozha which made him look bad.
Summit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kozha misses with a combination
enabling Summit to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozha throws a right hand that Summit ducks under and follows up with a left that Summit also avoids with ease.
Kozha throws a nice looking combination but Summit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arman Kozha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Kozha . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kozha .
Summit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Summit doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozha circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozha throws a series of punches but Summit avoids them all with ease.
Summit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summit fails with the takedown
and Kozha counters with a one-two to the body.
Kozha swinging wildly here.
Kozha looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
Kozha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kozha wants it to stay on the feet.
Summit shoots in for a takedown but Kozha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kozha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summit circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Summit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kozha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summit counters with a big head kick but Kozha shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Summit clinches up against the cage.
Summit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kozha blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arman Kozha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kozha misses with a two punch combination.
Summit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kozha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Summit.
Kozha throws a nice looking combination but Summit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kozha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozha is just out of range.
Kozha throws a series of punches but Summit avoids them all with ease.
Summit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Kozha .
Kozha avoids the body shot from Summit.
Kozha blocks a head kick by Summit.
Summit shoots in for a takedown but Kozha shows good takedown defense.
Kozha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kozha is breathing heavily.
Kozha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Summit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kozha to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Summit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kozha , as that shot connected.
Kozha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Summit tries to clinch up but Kozha circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Kozha . Those never looked like landing.
Summit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozha .
Summit misses with a double jab.
Summit thuds his shin into the meat of Kozha 's side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summit is defended easily by Kozha .
Kozha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kozha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Summit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kozha wants to break free but Summit has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summit jumps guard but Kozha stands there with Summit around his waist. Summit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Summit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozha is trying to break the clinch but Summit has him pressed against the cage.
Summit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozha is keeping busy.
Kozha keeps control of Summit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kozha 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Kozha does no damage.
Summit misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozha looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Kozha .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Kozha .
Kozha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summit counters with a left to the body.
Kozha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kozha really felt that one!
Summit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Summit on the side of the head.
Kozha throws a hook but Summit avoids it easily.
Summit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozha manages to avoid it.
Summit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozha looks to throw the jab but Summit is out of range.
Summit connects with a high kick.
Summit slips a jab and a cross from Kozha .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozha slips a jab from Summit.
Kozha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Summit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kozha circles away.
Kozha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kozha defends it nicely.
Kozha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summit circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summit avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summit closes the distance and clinches up with Kozha , looking for a takedown. Summit pushes Kozha against the cage but Kozha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kozha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arman Kozha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Kozha misses with a series of wild punches.
Kozha scores with a one two! Summit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kozha looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Kozha .
Kozha misses with a series of wild punches.
Summit throws a series of punches but Kozha moves out of range.
Dan Summit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summit fails with a takedown attempt.
Kozha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Summit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Summit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick lands from Summit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summit scores with a head kick.
Summit shoots in and drives through. Kozha sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Summit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kozha does no damage.
Arman Kozha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Summit.
Kozha throws a series of punches but Summit moves out of range.
Kozha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summit tries for a takedown but Kozha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kozha looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
Kozha throws a right and a left that Summit avoids nicely.
Kozha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Summit.
Kozha is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Summit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Summit taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Summit is controlling him well.
Summit wants to control for a moment but Kozha uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kozha is staying active underneath Summit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summit slips a nice elbow through Kozha 's hands, connecting with Kozha 's forehead.
Kozha pushes Summit off looking to stand but Summit dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summit trying to mount his opponent but Kozha defends it.
Kozha is staying active underneath Summit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozha wants to get back to his feet.
Dan Summit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arman Kozha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

We're going to have a standup here because Dan Summit wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Summit wants to clinch.
Summit motions for Kozha to come forward. Summit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Summit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kozha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Kozha !