PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorjo Kozacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Kozacz

185 cm
27
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorjo Kozacz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jorjo Kozacz has been cut.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Kozacz taking a breather.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kozacz's face.
Kozacz tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozacz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kozacz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozacz.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozacz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry lands a right hand.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kozacz wants a takedown but no success here.
Kozacz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kozacz takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kozacz is trying to break free.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozacz won't want to take too many of those.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kozacz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozacz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kozacz blocks it with crossed arms.
Kozacz blocks a body shot from Henry .
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozacz's defenses.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Kozacz is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kozacz in his tracks for a moment.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozacz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kozacz looks winded!
Kozacz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry keeps control of Kozacz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kozacz avoids it.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Kozacz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry misses with some punches.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorjo Kozacz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henry has closed the distance and engaged Kozacz in a clinch.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry working Kozacz over with knees to the body.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Kozacz's ribcage.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Kozacz's ribcage.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Kozacz shrugs off.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Kozacz is breathing heavily.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Jorjo Kozacz's cut even more.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kozacz's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Kozacz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Kozacz blocks it.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kozacz blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozacz is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Andrew Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kozacz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Kozacz's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozacz controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozacz can do to turn this around?
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Kozacz is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kozacz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry working Kozacz over with knees to the body.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozacz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kozacz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Kozacz shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Henry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorjo Kozacz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kozacz wants to break free but Henry has control.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Kozacz's ribcage.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozacz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kozacz.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozacz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kozacz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kozacz wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Kozacz tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kozacz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozacz.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Kozacz is blocking nicely.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kozacz wants to break free but Henry has control.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozacz's defenses.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozacz takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozacz is trying to break free.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozacz tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kozacz's face.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Kozacz is blocking nicely.
Kozacz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Kozacz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Henry lands an elbow just above Kozacz 's eye.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kozacz wants a takedown.
Kozacz is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kozacz down to the mat. Kozacz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozacz won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kozacz's face.
Kozacz blocking some punches.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Kozacz blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kozacz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozacz's elbow.
Kozacz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Kozacz blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Kozacz avoids the damage to the body.
Kozacz blocks a body shot from Henry .
Kozacz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozacz is trying to stall.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Henry !
Andrew Henry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.