PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Villa Kozlof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kriv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriv is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Bricks"-Gucci Mane. Christopher Villa Kozlof looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Villa Kozlof
vs
Kriv

209 cm
25
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Villa Kozlof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Kriv!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriv throws a predictable looking body shot
and Villa Kozlof counters with a nice body kick.
Kriv misses with a left hand
and Villa Kozlof counters with a left to the body.
Villa Kozlof throws a series of strikes that have Kriv backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Villa Kozlof.
Kriv misses with a head kick.
Villa Kozlof throws a nice head kick!
Kriv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Villa Kozlof avoids it really well and circles away.
Kriv throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa Kozlof counters with a low kick, right behind Kriv 's knee.
Villa Kozlof takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Villa Kozlof.
Villa Kozlof is breathing heavily.
That kick from Villa Kozlof tenderised Kriv's leg. Kriv is trying to keep his angry face on.
Villa Kozlof misses with a head kick.
Kriv throws a big shot that misses.

Kriv rushes Villa Kozlof and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kriv lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa Kozlof's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kriv.
Villa Kozlof looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kriv gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kriv lands a nice elbow.
Kriv cracks Villa Kozlof with a nice body shot.
Kriv lands a nice elbow.
Kriv scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kriv lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kriv throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villa Kozlofs head.
A short uppercut from Kriv.
Kriv unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villa Kozlof lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kriv lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kriv makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Villa Kozlof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kriv lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kriv creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kriv.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kriv pulls guard effortlessly.
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!

Kriv is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kriv working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kriv as the two fighters clinch.
Kriv cracks Villa Kozlof with a nice body shot.

Kriv pulls guard.

Kriv wriggles free and stands up.
Kriv looks to land a right hand but Villa Kozlof moved out of range.

Villa Kozlof gets tackled into the cage by Kriv. Kriv maintains the clinch.
Kriv lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kriv jumps guard.

Kriv kicks Villa Kozlof off and gets to his feet.
The fighters circling - Kriv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kriv misses with a few strikes there.
Kriv missing with a left hand there. Villa Kozlof was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kriv throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa Kozlof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriv.
Kriv fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa Kozlof manages to avoid it.
Kriv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa Kozlof sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villa Kozlof takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Villa Kozlof moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kriv.
A jab from Kriv misses.

Villa Kozlof tries to keep at a distance but Kriv has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriv lands an elbow inside that Villa Kozlof shrugs off.
Kriv lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Villa Kozlof backwards.
Kriv lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kriv lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villa Kozlof backwards.
Kriv throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villa Kozlofs head.
Kriv cracks Villa Kozlof with a nice body shot.
Kriv lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kriv.
Kriv softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kriv manages to break the clinch.

Kriv takes the fight into the clinch.
Kriv lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Kriv dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kriv instigates a clinch.

Kriv jumps guard.
Villa Kozlof wants to get up but he can't break Kriv's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kriv is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kriv pulls guard effortlessly.

Kriv uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kriv lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kriv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kriv moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa Kozlof wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriv lands a shoulder strike.
Kriv lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kriv.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kriv.
Kriv lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kriv lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kriv landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kriv lands with a left to the head.

Kriv jumps guard and drags Villa Kozlof to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Kriv manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kriv thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kriv shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Kriv lands a couple of elbows.
Kriv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriv landing some decent shots from guard.
Kriv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kriv wants to control from the top but Villa Kozlof keeps moving.
Kriv postures up and lands a big shot to Villa Kozlof's brow.
Kriv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Villa Kozlof's head.
Kriv landing some decent shots from guard.
Kriv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Villa Kozlof's head.

Villa Kozlof is rocked!
Kriv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Villa Kozlof is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriv stands up over Villa Kozlof, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Kriv is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kriv stands up over Villa Kozlof, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriv cracks Villa Kozlof with a solid left hand.
Kriv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kriv wants to control from the top but Villa Kozlof keeps moving.
Kriv lands a couple of digs.
Villa Kozlof has momentary wrist control but Kriv slips an elbow through the middle.
Kriv trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa Kozlof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kriv postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kriv scoring with some ground and pound.
Kevin Kriv has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriv connects with a couple of short punches.

Kriv decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Villa Kozlof, up you get!
Kriv has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa Kozlof uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriv.
Kriv drops Villa Kozlof with a huge uppercut! Villa Kozlof drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kriv is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Kriv!
Kevin Kriv seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.