PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tilter Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Kostyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostyrko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fuck Them All. Philipp Kostyrko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Long
vs
Kostyrko

150 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

155 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tilter Long!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philipp Kostyrko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostyrko wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Long wants to slow Kostyrko down by chopping away at his legs.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Long throws a body punch but Kostyrko moves out of range.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Kostyrko dodges the punch combination from Long.
Long misses with the combination.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
We've been told by Long's head coaches at Hardcore fight company that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Kostyrko closes the distance and clinches.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Long is trying to drag Kostyrko to the mat but Kostyrko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilter Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Long really is a fat lump.
Long drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kostyrko pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kostyrko clinches.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Long in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Long in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kostyrko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kostyrko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Long's calf.
Nice shot lands for Kostyrko.
Kostyrko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kostyrko instigates a clinch.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.

It looks like Tilter Long has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Long has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kostyrko after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philipp Kostyrko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tilter Long's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kostyrko closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Kostyrko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
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!
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko lands an elbow inside.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostyrko lands an elbow inside.
Long goes for a takedown attempt but Kostyrko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilter Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostyrko lands with a kick to the temple. Long shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Long tries to bum rush Kostyrko with a series of wild strikes but Kostyrko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kostyrko doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.

Kostyrko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Long is rocked!
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Kostyrko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kostyrko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Long is looking for a takedown.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Long is working for takedown but Kostyrko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Long wants a takedown but no success here.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kostyrko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostyrko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kostyrko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Kostyrko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Long is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Long misses with a double jab.
Long has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good shot there by Kostyrko.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kostyrko has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Philipp Kostyrko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kostyrko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko prevents the takedown attempt.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kostyrko after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko stops a takedown attempt from Long.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kostyrko lands an elbow just above Long 's eye.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Long tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Long tries to score a body lock takedown but Kostyrko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philipp Kostyrko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tilter Long's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kostyrko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Kostyrko moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.

Kostyrko moves into the clinch.
Long is working for takedown but Kostyrko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Long is trying to drag Kostyrko to the mat but Kostyrko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Long drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kostyrko pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilter Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kostyrko wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostyrko.
Tilter Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kostyrko has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko stops a takedown attempt from Long.
Long has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kostyrko after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Long is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kostyrko is defending well.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Long looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Long in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kostyrko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Kostyrko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kostyrko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kostyrko tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Kostyrko moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long misses with a leg kick.
Kostyrko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long throws a head kick that misses.

Kostyrko pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Long is looking for a takedown.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Long avoids a wild elbow strike from Kostyrko.
Kostyrko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long looking for a takedown.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kostyrko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Long is trying to drag Kostyrko to the mat but Kostyrko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kostyrko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kostyrko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kostyrko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philipp Kostyrko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tilter Long's cut.
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.

Kostyrko has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Kostyrko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kostyrko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kostyrko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilter Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kostyrko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Long is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kostyrko is defending well.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Long is looking for a takedown.
Kostyrko scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko lands an elbow inside.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostyrko.
Long tries to score a body lock takedown but Kostyrko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head.
Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kostyrko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kostyrko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Long drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Long is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Kostyrko.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kostyrko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Long tries to score a body lock takedown but Kostyrko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Long tries for a takedown but Kostyrko manages to get underhooks.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Long wants a takedown.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Long in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Long can't get the takedown.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Long can't get the takedown.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kostyrko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philipp Kostyrko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tilter Long's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kostyrko is looking to clinch.

Kostyrko moves into the clinch.
Kostyrko is pressed up against the cage. Long has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kostyrko down to the mat. Kostyrko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kostyrko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostyrko.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kostyrko is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Kostyrko tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Long.
Long throws a wild body kick that Kostyrko sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.

Kostyrko clinches up against the cage.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Long wants a takedown.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostyrko landing knees to the body.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostyrko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kostyrko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kostyrko with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Kostyrko lands a knee to the body.
Long tries for a takedown but Kostyrko manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tilter Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kostyrko landing knees to the head.
Kostyrko lands a damaging elbow.
Kostyrko working Long over with knees to the body.
Kostyrko gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kostyrko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Kostyrko.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Kostyrko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostyrko lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tilter Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philipp Kostyrko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Long wants a takedown.
Long has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kostyrko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Well,Long is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kostyrko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Long looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Kostyrko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kostyrko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kostyrko obliges.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long has Kostyrko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kostyrko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostyrko connects with a knee to the head.
Long pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kostyrko lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kostyrko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kostyrko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kostyrko scores with a knee to the head.
Long looking for a takedown.
Long is trying to drag Kostyrko to the mat but Kostyrko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostyrko has Long pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Long is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kostyrko - that's hurt Long badly! Oh, another knee lands and Long is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Long doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Philipp Kostyrko!
Philipp Kostyrko is the new lightweight champion!
Philipp Kostyrko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.