PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov has chosen Patrioticheskaya Pesnya as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dreesen
vs
Kozlov

177 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
30
164 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Dreesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandr Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Dreesen.

Kozlov darts in and clinches Dreesen up against the cage.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
Dreesen blocks the elbow strike.
Dreesen misses with a punch to the body.
Dreesen throws a head punch that misses.
Dreesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kozlov throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Dreesen.
Kozlov throws an elbow that misses.
Dreesen trying to stall but Kozlov improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Virgil Dreesen has been cut.
Dreesen avoids the elbow strike from Kozlov, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov trying to control the position but instead, Dreesen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kozlov into the cage.
Dreesen misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen misses with the head strike.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it misses.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dreesen moves into the clinch.
Dreesen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozlov.
We've been hearing reports that Dreesen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dreesen throws an elbow but it misses.

Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dreesen lands with a kick to the temple. Kozlov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dreesen cracks a nice hook into Kozlov's ribs.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Dreesen is out of range.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
It appears Dreesen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kozlov lands with a nice combination. Dreesen backs away looking to recover.
Kozlov throws a series of punches but Dreesen avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kozlov works the jab nicely.
Dreesen moves away from the strike by Kozlov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Dreesen's head back.
Dreesen throws a series of strikes that have Kozlov backpedaling.
Donk. Kozlov catches Dreesen right on the button with a cross.

Kozlov forces Dreesen back against the cage and clinches.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Dreesen.
Dreesen digs a right hand into Kozlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozlov's gas tank.
Kozlov wants to stall.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dreesen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dreesen's defenses.
Dreesen misses with a knee to the head.
Dreesen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dreesen's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Dreesen lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreesen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.

Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kozlov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dreesen's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kozlov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dreesen's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kozlov throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Dreesen keeps him there for the moment.
Dreesen gets through Kozlov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Kozlov breaks the clinch.

Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Dreesen pushes Kozlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dreesen swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.

Kozlov drives through and clinches with Dreesen against the cage.
Dreesen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozlov.
Kozlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Kozlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dreesen lands with a slapping head kick.

Kozlov is rocked!
Dreesen moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Dreesen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dreesen finish him?
Dreesen feints a jab and as Kozlov dips his head, Dreesen unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kozlov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kozlov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dreesen smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Virgil Dreesen!