PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dentler (ranked 3429 p4p, 337 weight class) and Vitali Kozlovsky (ranked 2878 p4p, 298 weight class). The key to victory for Jake Dentler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dentler
vs
Kozlovsky

197 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Dentler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Kozlovsky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozlovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dentler throws a body kick that misses.
Dentler tries to clinch but Kozlovsky is having none of it.

Kozlovsky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dentler's guard.
Kozlovsky with a nice head shot there.
Kozlovsky stands up over Dentler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dentler keeping full guard, as Kozlovsky tries to pass.
Kozlovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kozlovsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dentler working a defensive guard here.
Kozlovsky cracks Dentler with a solid left hand.
Kozlovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Dentler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dentler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Dentler.
Kozlovsky lands a couple of elbows.
Kozlovsky preventing the sweep.
Kozlovsky is working Dentler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kozlovsky looking to pass the guard.
Dentler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kozlovsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Kozlovsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kozlovsky lands a couple of digs.
Kozlovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kozlovsky distracts Dentler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dentler keeping moving, preventing Kozlovsky from controlling successfully.
Kozlovsky is working Dentler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlovsky is in close to Dentler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dentler is trying to control the position but Kozlovsky postures up.
Kozlovsky landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dentler is trying to control the position but Kozlovsky postures up.
Kozlovsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dentler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kozlovsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kozlovsky stands up over Dentler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kozlovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dentler pulls Kozlovsky in close to prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kozlovsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlovsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Kozlovsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dentler's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kozlovsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kozlovsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kozlovsky postures up.
Kozlovsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dentler's head.
Dentler has momentary wrist control but Kozlovsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Kozlovsky is in close to Dentler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kozlovsky stands up over Dentler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kozlovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kozlovsky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kozlovsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kozlovsky lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlovsky preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kozlovsky working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlovsky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kozlovsky is working Dentler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kozlovsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kozlovsky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dentler's guard.
Kozlovsky winds up and cracks Dentler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kozlovsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kozlovsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kozlovsky not doing much here.
Kozlovsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dentler is trying to maintain the position but Kozlovsky is very close to passing his half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kozlovsky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kozlovsky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kozlovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Dentler is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kozlovsky lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Dentler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlovsky working over Dentler with some ground and pound. Dentler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dentler taking some punishment here, with Kozlovsky in his half guard.
Kozlovsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dentler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dentler is not content to let Kozlovsky control the position.
Kozlovsky slips a nice elbow through Dentler's hands, connecting with Dentler's forehead.
Kozlovsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kozlovsky controlling the action here.
Dentler seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kozlovsky lands a nice short elbow.
Kozlovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Dentler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kozlovsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kozlovsky drops an elbow to the side of Dentler's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlovsky moves into full mount! Dentler won't be happy about that!
Kozlovsky is landing with some decent strikes but Dentler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kozlovsky working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Jake Dentler has been cut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dentler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kozlovsky lands a heavy elbow.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Kozlovsky! Dentler is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vitali Kozlovsky!