PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hildetand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hildetand comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - Twillight of the Thunder God. Kozlov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Patrioticheskaya Pesnya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hildetand
vs
Kozlov

177 cm
20
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

168 cm
28
164 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harald Hildetand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandr Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hildetand misses with a combination

and Kozlov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
Hildetand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Hildetand shrugs off.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hildetand's defenses.
Kozlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Hildetand throws a shot to the body.
Kozlov scores with a nice head shot.
Hildetand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kozlov's head.
Harald Hildetand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kozlov moves into range and clinches up with Hildetand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kozlov.

Hildetand is rocked!
Hildetand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hildetand avoids it.
Hildetand has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
Oh Hildetand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hildetand takes an elbow to the temple.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Hildetand throws a right hand that Kozlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kozlov also avoids with ease.
Hildetand seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hildetand misses the jab.
Hildetand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Hildetand.
Kozlov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kozlov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kozlov dodges the punch combination from Hildetand.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut
and Hildetand counters with a nice uppercut.

Kozlov has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hildetand jumps into guard, dragging Kozlov to the mat.

Hildetand is looking for a triangle but Kozlov pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hildetand looking to control.
Kozlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hildetand has wrist control.

Kozlov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jab, jab by Kozlov - just one landing.
Hildetand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hildetand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Hildetand does no damage.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hildetand tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hildetand slips a straight right by Kozlov.
Some wild striking there from Hildetand.

Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hildetand is trying to break free.
Kozlov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hildetand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hildetand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kozlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kozlov looks to land a combination but Hildetand avoids it well.
Kozlov lands the left hand.

Kozlov closes the distance and pushes Hildetand back into the cage.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Hildetand shrugs off.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hildetand throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Hildetand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hildetand misses with a series of wild punches.
Hildetand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hildetand throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kozlov throws out a loose jab but Hildetand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov scores with a leg kick.

Kozlov gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kozlov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hildetand throws a punch but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Hildetand misses with some punches.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Hildetand shrugs off.

Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hildetand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hildetand slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Hildetand staying out of range there.
Hildetand throws a jab when Kozlov was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hildetand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kozlov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kozlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hildetand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hildetand throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Hildetand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hildetand manages to avoid it.
Hildetand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kozlov counters by moving into the clinch.
Hildetand has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
Kozlov digs a right hand into Hildetand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hildetand's gas tank.
Hildetand struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlov controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hildetand.
Hildetand swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Kozlov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hildetand.

Kozlov manages to break the clinch.

Kozlov moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Kozlov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Hildetand is out of range.
Hildetand misses with a double jab.
Hildetand's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hildetand duly obliges.
Hildetand misses with a two punch combination.
Kozlov connects with a single shot there.
Harald Hildetand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hildetand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hildetand doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Hildetand. Those never looked like landing.
Aleksandr Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hildetand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hildetand slips a straight right by Kozlov.
Hildetand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hildetand manages to avoid it.
Kozlov misses with a left hand
and Hildetand counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hildetand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kozlov walks into a straight right hand from Hildetand.
Kozlov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hildetand.
Hildetand misses with a wild combination.
Hildetand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hildetand throws a right and a left that Kozlov avoids nicely.
Hildetand fails to land with a series of punches.
Hildetand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hildetand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hildetand cracks Kozlov with a good jab.
A slow jab from Kozlov misses its intended target.
Hildetand scores with a jab to the body.
Hildetand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kozlov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Hildetand does no damage.
A left lands for Kozlov.
Kozlov slips a jab and a cross from Hildetand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kozlov cracks Hildetand with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kozlov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hildetand to stand back up!
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!
Kozlov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandr Kozlov!
Aleksandr Kozlov thanked the fans post fight for their support.