PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Kozlov (ranked 6431 p4p, 505 weight class) and Samoa Joe Schilling (ranked 4917 p4p, 446 weight class). Samoa Joe Schilling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kozlov
vs
Joe Schilling

191 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luka Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samoa Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov fails with the takedown.
Schilling stuffs the takedown.
Schilling lands a really nice looking cross but Kozlov seems unphased.

It looks like Luka Kozlov has been cut.
Schilling bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kozlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schilling swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schilling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kozlov 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 gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Schilling gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samoa Joe Schilling!