PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kozlov (ranked 2822 p4p, 65 weight class) and James Isaac Abraham (ranked 4692 p4p, 95 weight class). James Isaac Abraham acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kozlov
vs
Isaac Abraham

187 cm
19
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Isaac Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov throws a sloppy body shot
and Abraham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abraham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abraham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Kozlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
Abraham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Abraham blocks it.
Abraham can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Abraham tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abraham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abraham misses with the head strike.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abrahams head.
A short body shot lands from Abraham as the two fighters clinch.
Abraham working aggressively here.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abraham trying to stall but Kozlov improves his position.
Abraham tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham is trying to stall.
Abraham taking a breather.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abraham working aggressively here.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Abraham.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
A nice left hand lands by Abraham.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abraham works on Kozlov's body with a couple of short punches.
Abraham misses with some punches.
Kozlov prevents Abraham from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Abraham blocks it.
Abraham is trying to break free.
Abraham is trying to push Kozlov away but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abraham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abraham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abraham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov digs a right hand into Abraham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abraham's gas tank.
Kozlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov blocking some punches.

Abraham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kozlov moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abraham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abraham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kozlov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abraham can turn it around.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Abraham fails to land.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Abraham avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Abraham misses with a punch to the body.
Abraham can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Abraham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abraham misses with a body punch.
Abraham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kozlov or not.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abraham's elbow.
Abraham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abraham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Abraham.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Abraham avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Abraham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kozlov.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Abraham.
Nice body punch from Kozlov - that landed with a thud.
Abraham is trying to maintain a safe position but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns Abraham into the cage.
Abraham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Abraham looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abraham fails to land.
Abraham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Abraham's head.
Kozlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Abraham is rocked!
Abraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abraham is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Abraham with a big uppercut! Abraham tries to clinch up but Kozlov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Abraham to the mat! Abraham covers up and Kozlov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Kozlov!
Kenji Kozlov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.