PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Kozko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Vizcarra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Kozko's chin.

Kozko
vs
Vizcarra

190 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kozko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozko tries to clinch up but Vizcarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Kozko throws a series of punches but Vizcarra avoids them all with ease.
Kozko slips a jab and a cross from Vizcarra.
Kozko fails with an attempt to clinch.

Vizcarra moves into the clinch.
Kozko avoids a wild elbow strike from Vizcarra.
Kozko looking to throw knees to the head but Vizcarra is blocking nicely.
Vizcarra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vizcarra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vizcarra lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ivan Kozko has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vizcarra throws an elbow but misses.
Vizcarra lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vizcarra connects with a knee to the head.
Vizcarra prevents Kozko from breaking the clinch.
Kozko blocks an elbow strike from Vizcarra.
Kozko wants to get back to striking at distance but Vizcarra won't allow it.
Vizcarra with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vizcarra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vizcarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozko's defenses.

Ivan Kozko's cut is getting worse.
Vizcarra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozko tries a knee to the head but Vizcarra blocks it.
Vizcarra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kozko blocks it with crossed arms.
Kozko is trying to stall.
Kozko takes an elbow to the temple.
Kozko misses with a knee to the head.
Vizcarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozko managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Kozko tries a knee to the head but Vizcarra blocks it.
Kozko blocks the elbow strike.
Kozko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Vizcarra breaks the clinch.
Kozko takes one on the button.
Kozko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Vizcarra. Those never looked like landing.
Kozko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vizcarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozko tries to clinch there but Vizcarra circles away.
Kozko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vizcarra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vizcarra's corner calls for a 1-2. Vizcarra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kozko moves to clinch but Vizcarra breaks away
and Vizcarra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kozko tries to clinch up.
Vizcarra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vizcarra throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozko.
Vizcarra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Vizcarra clinches.
Kozko managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra lands a damaging elbow.

Ivan Kozko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Kozko throws knees to the body.
Vizcarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vizcarra misses with an elbow strike.
Kozko swings wildly with an uppercut but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozko is trying to force a seperation but Vizcarra has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra trying to land knees to the body.
Vizcarra throws an elbow that misses.
Kozko taking a breather.
Kozko takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jeez, Ivan Kozko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Kozko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norman Vizcarra!