PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Bush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bush
vs
Kozlov

165 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

168 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ice Nutrition
Zombie Nutrition (Laundry Available)

KO Clothing
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Bush lands a right hook to the body.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Bush 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.

Bush clinches up against the cage.
Bush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kozlov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bush takes an elbow to the temple.
Kozlov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like George Bush has been cut.
Bush takes an elbow to the temple.
Bush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kozlov walks away with a smile on his face. Bush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kozlov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Bush clinches up with Kozlov and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
A short left from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands an elbow just above Bush 's eye.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bush fails to land.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside.

Bush is rocked!
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Bush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bush avoiding damage as Kozlov throws knees to the body.
Bush seems to have got his legs back now.
Bush is trying to stall.
Kozlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Kozlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kozlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Bush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kozlov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Kozlov.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kozlov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov pushes Bush against the cage. Kozlov is working some dirty boxing. Kozlov pushes off with a quick right hook! Bush goes down! Bush tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kozlov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Kozlov!
After winning the bout, Aleksandr Kozlov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.