PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren McPunchface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kozlov
vs
McPunchface

178 cm
20
211 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Viral Fightwear
Urban Fighter

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren McPunchface!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPunchface showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kozlov.
McPunchface swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McPunchface looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McPunchface rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
McPunchface jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPunchface swings widly with a right hand
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
McPunchface is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlov.
Kozlov throwing a counter right hand but McPunchface manages to avoid it.
Kozlov throws a hook to the side of McPunchface's head but McPunchface sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McPunchface moves in looking to clinch but Kozlov pushes him off.
McPunchface staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPunchface throws a jab when Kozlov was well out of range.
McPunchface wants to clinch.
McPunchface throws the left hand but Kozlov avoids the punch easily.
McPunchface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kozlov misses the jab.
McPunchface misses with an uppercut
and Kozlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McPunchface jabs Kozlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darren McPunchface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov lands with a right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McPunchface swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McPunchface tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kozlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McPunchface jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kozlov misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
McPunchface closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Kozlov lands a big shot that drops McPunchface! Can he finish him?

McPunchface is rocked!
Kozlov wants to get up but he can't break McPunchface's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McPunchface is still in real trouble! Can Kozlov finish him?
Kozlov tries to free his leg and advance position but McPunchface is retaining full guard.
Kozlov sitting in guard here, content to control.
McPunchface seems to have recovered his senses.
Kozlov continues to stall.
McPunchface looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface being controlled here, momentarily.
Kozlov tries to stand but McPunchface is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

McPunchface closes the distance and pushes Kozlov back into the cage.

Kozlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kozlov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McPunchface bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

McPunchface takes the fight into the clinch.

Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McPunchface slips a jab and a cross from Kozlov.
Kozlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McPunchface manages to avoid it.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but McPunchface slips the punch.
McPunchface throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McPunchface throws a sloppy head kick
and Kozlov counters with a nice body shot.

McPunchface moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McPunchface misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPunchface misses with the head strike.
McPunchface can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McPunchface moves out of range as Kozlov strikes.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from McPunchface.
McPunchface moves forwards but Kozlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McPunchface throws a right and a left that Kozlov avoids nicely.
McPunchface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPunchface throws a poor cross that misses
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kozlov tries to bum rush McPunchface with a series of wild strikes but McPunchface uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McPunchface swings widly with a right hand
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McPunchface forces Kozlov back against the cage and clinches.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Kozlov looks to land a right hand but McPunchface moved out of range.
McPunchface throws out a counter right but Kozlov avoids it with no problem.
Kozlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McPunchface can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Kozlov.
McPunchface throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kozlov's head.

It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
Kozlov connects with the punch.
McPunchface tries to clinch but Kozlov is having none of it.
Kozlov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McPunchface fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looks like Kozlov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McPunchface is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kozlov.
McPunchface is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McPunchface.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPunchface misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McPunchface rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kozlov cracks McPunchface with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McPunchface falls to his knees and Kozlov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kozlov!
A very excited looking Ivan Kozlov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.