PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 2032 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Pavo Kosar (ranked 224 p4p, 228 weight class). Narimanbeyov comes to the cage accompanied by Heiwa Sanka. Taqor Narimanbeyov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Narimanbeyov
vs
Kosar

197 cm
21
225
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
265
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BANZAI NUTRITION
Conviction

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavo Kosar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Narimanbeyov coming out on top.
Kosar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Narimanbeyov misses with a double jab.
Narimanbeyov scores with a body shot.
Kosar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov throws a jab when Kosar was well out of range.
Narimanbeyov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kosar has time to react.
Narimanbeyov moves out of range as Kosar strikes.
Narimanbeyov misses with a body punch
and Kosar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Narimanbeyov thinking.
Kosar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narimanbeyov counters with a stiff right hand.
Narimanbeyov lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosar takes a swing at Narimanbeyov's ribcage but misses.
Narimanbeyov jabs Kosar right on the nose. Kosar blinks but takes it well.
Narimanbeyov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kosar eats them both and turns towards Narimanbeyov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Pavo Kosar has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosar. Narimanbeyov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narimanbeyov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Narimanbeyov moves away from the strike by Kosar.
Jab from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosar.
Kosar avoids the head kick by Narimanbeyov.
Kosar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narimanbeyov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kosar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Narimanbeyov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kosar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narimanbeyov throws a body kick that misses.
Narimanbeyov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kosar.
Kosar swings for the body but Narimanbeyov moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosar moves out of range of the leg kick from Narimanbeyov.
Kosar slips a jab from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov tests Kosar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narimanbeyov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Narimanbeyov does no damage.
Narimanbeyov misses with an uppercut
and Kosar counters with a right hand to the body.
Narimanbeyov throws out a powerful jab.
Narimanbeyov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taqor Narimanbeyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narimanbeyov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kosar staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Narimanbeyov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Narimanbeyov.
Kosar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosar dips to his left and cracks Narimanbeyov with an uppercut!
Narimanbeyov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosar throws a sloppy body shot
and Narimanbeyov counters with a nice body shot.
Kosar throws a poor cross that misses
and Narimanbeyov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narimanbeyov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kosar! But no joy.
Narimanbeyov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narimanbeyov avoids the body shot from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov avoids the body shot from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kosar counters with a three punch combo that has Narimanbeyov backing up. Narimanbeyov nods at Kosar to acknowledge the strikes.
Kosar loads up on a big right hand but Narimanbeyov slips the punch.
Narimanbeyov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kosar throws a body shot but no joy.
Narimanbeyov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kosar counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narimanbeyov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kosar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narimanbeyov rather than just go for the knockout.
Narimanbeyov throws a one two combo.
Narimanbeyov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kosar to counter with a crisp jab.
Narimanbeyov scores with a kick to the body.
Narimanbeyov lands a high kick!
Narimanbeyov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kosar misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosar lands a right hook to the body.
Narimanbeyov swings for the body but Kosar moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Narimanbeyov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taqor Narimanbeyov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavo Kosar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Narimanbeyov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov stuns Kosar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narimanbeyov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kosar can do to turn this around?
Narimanbeyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kosar was well out of range. Poor timing from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosar circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Kosar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narimanbeyov throws out a loose jab but Kosar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosar moves out of range as Narimanbeyov strikes.
Kosar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kosar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narimanbeyov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narimanbeyov misses with a body shot.
Kosar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kosar lands with a good body shot.
Narimanbeyov throws a right and a left that Kosar avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Narimanbeyov is rocked!
Kosar misses with a jab to the body
and Kosar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosar stuns Narimanbeyov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narimanbeyov. Kosar shrugs it off though.
Narimanbeyov walks straight into a right hand from Kosar - that's dropped him! Kosar jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Narimanbeyov from any more punishment! Narimanbeyov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pavo Kosar!
Pavo Kosar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.