PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith (ranked 2450 p4p, 3275 weight class) and Vladimir Kozlov (ranked 319 p4p, 396 weight class). Vladimir Kozlov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Whoyoumessingwith
vs
Kozlov

197 cm
27
183
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
190
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

PWNAGE™

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kozlov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Whoyoumessingwith.
Kozlov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whoyoumessingwith connects with a crisp jab.
Whoyoumessingwith doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
Whoyoumessingwith swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whoyoumessingwith doesn't seem phased though.
Kozlov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whoyoumessingwith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whoyoumessingwith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kozlov misses with a right hand

and Whoyoumessingwith counters by clinching up.
Whoyoumessingwith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov letting Whoyoumessingwith take a breather here.
Whoyoumessingwith stalling in the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whoyoumessingwith has Kozlov pushed against the cage.
Whoyoumessingwith seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kozlov tries to circle away but Whoyoumessingwith has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.

Whoyoumessingwith breaks the clinch.
Kozlov checks a low kick from Whoyoumessingwith.
Kozlov misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whoyoumessingwith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kozlov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozlov takes a step back to recover.

Whoyoumessingwith moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.

Whoyoumessingwith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whoyoumessingwith moves out of range as Kozlov strikes.
Whoyoumessingwith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Whoyoumessingwith's head coaches at Canadian Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whoyoumessingwith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whoyoumessingwith misses with an uppercut. Kozlov saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a good cross that connects.
Kozlov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whoyoumessingwith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whoyoumessingwith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whoyoumessingwith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whoyoumessingwith!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whoyoumessingwith. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kozlov.

Whoyoumessingwith has managed to clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

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

Whoyoumessingwith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whoyoumessingwith effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whoyoumessingwith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good leg kick by Whoyoumessingwith.
Kozlov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kozlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whoyoumessingwith.
Kozlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kozlov shoots in for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whoyoumessingwith tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whoyoumessingwith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlov can do to turn this around?
Kozlov shoots in and drives through. Whoyoumessingwith sprawls well.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a body kick that misses.
Whoyoumessingwith keeps the fight on the outside.
Kozlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vladimir Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Whoyoumessingwith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov is breathing heavily.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a jab-cross combination.

Whoyoumessingwith pushes Kozlov up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whoyoumessingwith.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.

Whoyoumessingwith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Whoyoumessingwith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whoyoumessingwith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whoyoumessingwith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whoyoumessingwith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Kozlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov shoots in looking for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kozlov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kozlov.
Donk. Whoyoumessingwith catches Kozlov right on the button with a cross.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a leg kick which misses Kozlov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozlov tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whoyoumessingwith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kozlov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whoyoumessingwith but Whoyoumessingwith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kozlov avoids a kick to the body.
Kozlov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a head kick. Kozlov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice body kick from Whoyoumessingwith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whoyoumessingwith wants to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whoyoumessingwith. Kozlov shrugs it off though.
Kozlov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kozlov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whoyoumessingwith!
Whoyoumessingwith lands a head kick. Kozlov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whoyoumessingwith throws a push kick but Kozlov slaps the foot to one side.

Whoyoumessingwith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kozlov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whoyoumessingwith controlling the action here for a moment.
Kozlov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Whoyoumessingwith manages to break the clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov looks for a takedown but Whoyoumessingwith sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

That kick from Whoyoumessingwith tenderised Kozlov's leg. Kozlov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whoyoumessingwith misses with a wild combination.

Whoyoumessingwith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kozlov, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whoyoumessingwith blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Whoyoumessingwith has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whoyoumessingwith taking a breather.
Kozlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Whoyoumessingwith breaks from the clinch.

Whoyoumessingwith drives through and clinches with Kozlov against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whoyoumessingwith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Whoyoumessingwith controls his hands.

Whoyoumessingwith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kozlov misses with a right hand
and Whoyoumessingwith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Whoyoumessingwith.
Kozlov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whoyoumessingwith.

Whoyoumessingwith has Kozlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kozlov up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whoyoumessingwith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozlov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Whoyoumessingwith has managed to clinch.
Whoyoumessingwith is pushing Kozlov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whoyoumessingwith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whoyoumessingwith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoyoumessingwith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Whoyoumessingwith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whoyoumessingwith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Whoyoumessingwith.
Whoyoumessingwith is stalling here.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Whoyoumessingwith breaks from the clinch.
Kozlov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whoyoumessingwith scores with a head kick. Kozlov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kozlov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that Whoyoumessingwith avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Whoyoumessingwith clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whoyoumessingwith.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.

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

Whoyoumessingwith clinches up against the cage.
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whoyoumessingwith leaning against his opponent.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Whoyoumessingwith avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Vladimir Kozlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whoyoumessingwith 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plutodontknow Whoyoumessingwith!