PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malig Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolya Kozakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolya Kozakov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Puska
vs
Kozakov

191 cm
21
242 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

203 cm
22
278 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malig Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolya Kozakov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozakov feints and then cracks Puska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puska down.

Kozakov clinches.

Kozakov breaks the clinch.

Kozakov forces Puska back against the cage and clinches.

Kozakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozakov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puska.
Puska is breathing heavily.

Puska tries to keep at a distance but Kozakov has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kozakov manages to break the clinch.
Kozakov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puska looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Puska tries to keep at a distance but Kozakov has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kozakov breaks from the clinch.
Kozakov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Kozakov moves into the clinch.

Kozakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kozakov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puska crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kozakov - the referee stops the clock and Puska gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kozakov. Puska manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kozakov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kozakov instigates a clinch.

Kozakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kozakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whack! Kozakov lands a heavy head kick that drops Puska. The ref tackles Kozakov to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Puska was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tolya Kozakov!