PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier has chosen Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cozad
vs
Xavier

185 cm
28
160 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
30
167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Xavier with that takedown attempt.
Cozad misses with a low kick.
Cozad loads up on a big right hand but Xavier slips the punch.
Xavier blocks a jab.
Cozad lands with a nice body kick.
Xavier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cozad circles away quickly and effectively.
Cozad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Cozad misses.
Xavier tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Donk. Xavier catches Cozad right on the button with a cross.
Cozad misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Xavier misses
and Cozad counters with a nice uppercut.
Cozad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xavier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cozad. Cozad obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad throws a leg kick but Xavier moved away.

Xavier drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Xavier tries to free his leg and advance position but Cozad is retaining full guard.
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cozad holds on and takes a little breather.
Cozad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Xavier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cozad pulls his head out easily.
Cozad prevents Xavier from improving his position.
Xavier trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Xavier looking for submissions off his back.
Cozad not doing much here.
Xavier is looking to improve his position.
Cozad trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xavier keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Cozad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cozad misses with a low kick.
Cozad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xavier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xavier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cozad. That did some damage!
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cozad misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xavier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xavier just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cozad throws a leg kick but Xavier moved away.
Cozad lands a really nice looking cross but Xavier seems unphased.
Cozad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xavier takes one on the button.
Cozad walks into a stiff left hand from Xavier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Cozad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad delivers a nice body kick.
Cozad slips under a jab from Xavier.
Cozad is looking to score with low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cozad - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cozad 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.

Cozad misses with a body kick.
Cozad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cozad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xavier.
Charles Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Xavier.
Cozad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xavier loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
Cozad tests Xavier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cozad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cozad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xavier's sensitive parts.
Xavier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Xavier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cozad.
Xavier slips under a jab from Cozad.
Xavier swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Good shot there by Cozad.
Cozad scores with a punch to the head.
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Xavier.
Cozad motions for Xavier to come forward. Cozad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xavier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cozad.
Cozad jabs Xavier right on the nose. Xavier blinks but takes it well.
Xavier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad misses with a low kick.
Cozad misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cozad coming out on top.
Cozad stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Xavier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xavier walks into a jab.
Xavier lands with a shot to the body.
Cozad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xavier misses with a straight left.
Cozad sizes up Xavier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xavier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cozad lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xavier checks a low kick from Cozad.
Cozad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Xavier.
Xavier lands a jab.
Charles Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.
Xavier tries a low kick but Cozad avoids it.
Xavier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cozad throws out the jab.
Cozad throws a hook but Xavier blocks it.
Cozad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xavier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cozad throws a head kick but Xavier moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles Cozad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier throws an overhand right that lands on Cozad's shoulder, as Cozad tries to avoid the shot.
Cozad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cozad throws a hook but Xavier blocks it.
Xavier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Xavier moved out of range.
Cozad wants to slow Xavier down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xavier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xavier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cozad dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cozad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xavier looks to land a right hand but Cozad moved out of range.
Xavier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cozad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Xavier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cozad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Xavier's shoulder, as Xavier tries to avoid the shot.
Xavier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cozad. Cozad obviously looking to wear him down.
Cozad throws a jab but it's blocked by Xavier.
Cozad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xavier's head.
Xavier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cozad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad loads up on a big right hand but Xavier slips the punch.
Xavier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cozad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xavier somewhat.
Cozad throws a front kick that sends Xavier stumbling back into the cage.
Xavier tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
Cozad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Xavier moved out of range.
Xavier throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cozad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xavier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws a low kick but Xavier avoids it.
Xavier doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
Cozad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cozad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bittor Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cozad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xavier to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Cozad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xavier doesn't seem phased though.
Xavier throws a jab but it's blocked by Cozad.
Cozad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xavier on the side of the head.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xavier misses with an uppercut. Cozad saw that one coming.
Cozad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier misses with a hook
and Cozad counters with a good low kick that Xavier was not able to check.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Cozad tenderised Xavier's leg. Xavier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cozad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cozad lands a jab to the head.
Xavier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Xavier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xavier slips a jab from Cozad.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xavier misses with a combination
and Cozad counters with a head kick. That will keep Xavier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cozad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
Xavier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Cozad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cozad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xavier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xavier's sensitive parts.
Cozad lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier misses with a leg kick.
Cozad on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Cozad is rocked!
Cozad misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Cozad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cozad bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Xavier comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Cozad falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Cozad was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bittor Xavier!
Bittor Xavier made sure to mention his sponsor, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview.