PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Schwarz zu Blau. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Man
vs
Kositzky

155 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
30
140 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kositzky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man has his hands on Kositzky's head, controlling the position.
Kositzky preventing the sweep.
Kositzky wants to get up but he can't break Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ice Man.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kositzky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Man keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Man trying to hold on to Kositzky's head to control him but Kositzky postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Ice Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Kositzky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is not content to let Kositzky control the position.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man tries to control but Kositzky manages to take his back.
Man holding on to Kositzky's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Man trying to control the hands but Kositzky won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky has good solid back control here.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Man just trying to survive but Kositzky is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Man is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Kositzky tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kositzky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kositzky being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Kositzky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man's guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kositzky from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man looking to control.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ice Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kositzky takes the fight into the clinch.

Kositzky breaks from the clinch.
Kositzky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
Kositzky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Man.
Kositzky can't do much from the bottom here.

Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kositzky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kositzky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the action but Kositzky is working from the bottom.
Kositzky looking for a sweep but Man has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Man wants to finish this one by submission but Kositzky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Man.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kositzky wants to control but Man is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man won't let Kositzky get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Man scoring with strikes but Kositzky is staying in there.
Kositzky tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.
Man wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kositzky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Man controlling the pace for now.

Kositzky somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Kositzky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man pulls Kositzky in close to his closed guard and prevents Kositzky from doing any damage or advancing position.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man seems keen to control Kositzky's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ice Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kositzky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Kositzky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kositzky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man avoids the head kick by Kositzky.
Kositzky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Man gets caught napping as Kositzky dives in and scores a takedown. Man manages to retain guard.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Paul Kositzky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man pulls Kositzky in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Ice Man has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kositzky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Man!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Kositzky is having none of it.
Man is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

We're going to have a standup here because Ice Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kositzky wants to clinch but Man slips to the side

and Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kositzky's guard now.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kositzky pushes Man off and gets back to his feet.

Kositzky has managed to clinch.

Man is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kositzky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Man to the mat. Man regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Man wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Man controlling Kositzky's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ice Man just wasn't active enough.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Kositzky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Kositzky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kositzky works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kositzky stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man trying to control the position.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Kositzky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Kositzky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kositzky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Kositzky!