PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazimir Kozlov (ranked 3919 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Ty Vanorden (ranked 447 p4p, 448 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.

Kozlov
vs
Vanorden

186 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
193
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazimir Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kozlov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vanorden quickly recovers to half guard.

Kozlov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vanorden defends it well.

Vanorden is defending against the submission attempts here by Kozlov.

Kozlov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vanorden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kozlov not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vanorden looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kozlov is looking for a kimura but Vanorden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kozlov to get the leverage.

Kozlov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vanorden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Kozlov seems content to control.
Vanorden tries to get to full guard but Kozlov has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kozlov is trying to work for a kimura but Vanorden is defending well.

Kozlov seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kozlov is working for a kimura but Vanorden is defending it quite comfortably.

Vanorden is defending against the submission attempts here by Kozlov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov stalling.
Kozlov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kozlov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vanorden is just riding it out for now. Kozlov eventually gives up the hold.

Kozlov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanorden sees it coming and defends easily.

Kozlov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanorden sees it coming and defends easily.
Vanorden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kozlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kozlov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kozlov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Vanorden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanorden manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Vanorden's guard.

Kozlov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vanorden looking for subs off his back but Kozlov has passed one foot through into half guard.

Vanorden has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kozlov escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kozlov!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kozlov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vanorden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kozlov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Kozlov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kozlov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Vanorden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanorden manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Vanorden's guard.
Kazimir Kozlov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Vanorden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanorden manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Vanorden's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kozlov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kozlov trying to control but Vanorden is working from the bottom.

Vanorden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kozlov defends it easily.
Kozlov pushes down on Vanorden's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kozlov is working for a submission of some sort.

Kozlov is looking for a kimura but Vanorden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kozlov to get the leverage.

Vanorden is defending against the submission attempts here by Kozlov.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Kozlov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vanorden looking for submissions off his back.

Vanorden is defending against the submission attempts here by Kozlov.

Vanorden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kozlov pulls his head out easily.

Kozlov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Vanorden is defending against the submission attempts here by Kozlov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kozlov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Vanorden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kozlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kozlov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazimir Kozlov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vanorden gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kozlov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kozlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kozlov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kozlov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Vanorden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanorden manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Vanorden's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Vanorden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kozlov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Kozlov drops back looking for a leg! Vanorden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanorden manages to kick Kozlov off! Kozlov jumps back into Vanorden's guard.
Kozlov passes Vanorden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ty Vanorden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden wants to get back to full guard.

Vanorden looking for submissions off his back.
Vanorden is trying to get back to full guard.
Kozlov controlling the pace.

Kozlov is looking for a kimura but Vanorden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kozlov to get the leverage.

Kozlov is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kozlov in particular looking to stall.

Kozlov wants to work for an arm triangle but Vanorden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kozlov is working for a kimura but Vanorden is defending it quite comfortably.

Kozlov seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kozlov content to control rather than advance.

Kozlov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kozlov is controlling the pace.

Kozlov is trying to work for a kimura but Vanorden is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazimir Kozlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kozlov 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazimir Kozlov!
A relieved looking Kazimir Kozlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.