PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onwuazo Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ban Gbus
vs
Kozlov

181 cm
18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

KAISER

KAISER
King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onwuazo Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kozlov lands a jab to the head.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Ban Gbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ban Gbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ban Gbus avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a jab.
Ban Gbus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kozlov throws a jab when Ban Gbus was well out of range.
Ban Gbus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ban Gbus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ban Gbus lands with a straight right. Kozlov didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
Ban Gbus walks into a stiff left hand from Kozlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban Gbus jabs at Kozlov's body.
Ban Gbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
Ban Gbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Ban Gbus ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ban Gbus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Kozlov there.
Kozlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ban Gbus.
A big left from Kozlov misses.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Ban Gbus moves forwards but Kozlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kozlov lands a jab to the head.
Ban Gbus misses with a body punch
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov dips to his left and cracks Ban Gbus with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ban Gbus looks to land a left hand but Kozlov moved out of range nicely.
Kozlov lands a nice shot that snaps Ban Gbus's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov takes a swing at Ban Gbus's ribcage but misses.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Kozlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kozlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kozlov misses with a hook.
Kozlov misses the jab.
Kozlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ban Gbus tries to move into range but Kozlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kozlov looks to land a left hand but Ban Gbus moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Kozlov.
Kozlov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ban Gbus looks to land a right hand but Kozlov moved out of range.
Kozlov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kozlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ban Gbus misses with a looping right.
Jab by Ban Gbus.
Kozlov cracks Ban Gbus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ban Gbus.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ban Gbus doesn't seem phased though.
Kozlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlov is just out of range.
Ban Gbus slips under a jab.
Ban Gbus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus ducks right into an uppercut from Kozlov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov lands with a nice body punch.
Ban Gbus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Kozlov and Ban Gbus goes tumbling to the canvas! Kozlov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Ban Gbus is rocked!
Kozlov is controlling the pace.
Kozlov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut.
That's time! Ban Gbus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kozlov lands with a hook. Ban Gbus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ban Gbus stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kozlov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sloppy strikes from Kozlov. Those never looked like landing.
Ban Gbus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ban Gbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Ban Gbus.
Kozlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kozlov cracks Ban Gbus with a good jab.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov tests Ban Gbus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kozlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov takes a swing at Ban Gbus's ribcage but misses.
Ban Gbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with the combination.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook to the body
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ban Gbus to counter with a crisp jab.
Ban Gbus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozlov manages to avoid it.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Ban Gbus.
Kozlov throws out a powerful jab.
Kozlov connects with a single shot there.
Oh Ban Gbus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
Ban Gbus seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ban Gbuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a right hand that Ban Gbus ducks under and follows up with a left that Ban Gbus also avoids with ease.
Ban Gbus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ban Gbus misses with a straight right.
Kozlov misses with the combination.
Ban Gbus swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Ban Gbus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ban Gbus walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws an off balance right hand

and Kozlov counters with a series of strikes that sends Ban Gbus to the canvas! Kozlov follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Kozlov advances to half guard.
Ban Gbus is trying to control but Kozlov passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus looking for a sweep but Kozlov has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Kozlov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kozlov cracks Ban Gbus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ban Gbus throws a right hand that misses

and Kozlov counters with a left hand that sends Ban Gbus to the canvas!
Kozlov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Kozlov gets to his feet. Ban Gbus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ban Gbus lands the left hand.
Ban Gbus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ban Gbus is looking to wear down Kozlov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Ban Gbus.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov feints a jab promting Ban Gbus to slip. Kozlov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ban Gbus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kozlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kozlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kozlov throws a left that rocks Ban Gbus and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kozlov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ban Gbus regain composure!

Kozlov decides to stand back up.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ban Gbus thuds a left hand into Kozlov's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlov punishes Ban Gbus's body with a nice straight punch.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ban Gbus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut.
That's time! Ban Gbus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kozlov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kozlov lands a nice hook to Ban Gbus's body. Ban Gbus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kozlov lands the left hand.
Kozlov throws a shot to the body.
Kozlov thuds a left hand into Ban Gbus's body.
Ban Gbus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ban Gbus walks into a straight right hand from Kozlov.

Kozlov drops his shoulder and cracks Ban Gbus with a huge uppercut! Ban Gbus goes down! Can Kozlov finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov forces his way into half guard.
Kozlov moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kozlov stands up and beckons Ban Gbus to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus misses with a shot to the body
and Kozlov counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Ban Gbus out cold! What a finish! Kozlov is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Kozlov!