PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren has chosen God's gonna cut you down by Jonny Cash as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kozlov
vs
Warren

179 cm
27
169 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

170 cm
36
164 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reggie Warren!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with a left hand

and Warren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kozlov!
Warren is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Warren is looking to take a break and control but Kozlov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren wants to take a breather but Kozlov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Warren.
Warren controlling from the top position.

Reggie Warren has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Warren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kozlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov misses with a hook. Warren ducked under it nicely.
Warren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warren.
Kozlov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kozlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warren.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kozlov has Warren up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Kozlov is leaning against Warren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warren.
Warren tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warren's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.

Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A leg kick checked by Warren.
Warren blocks a low kick nicely.
Ivan Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kozlov. Kozlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kozlov misses with a two punch combination.
Warren keeps the fight on the outside.
Warren avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren missing with a left hand there. Kozlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warren throws a hook but Kozlov blocks it.
Warren lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kozlov. Kozlov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danga de danga de dang - Warren scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren scores with a nice head shot.
Kozlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kozlov.
Warren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kozlov connects with a single shot there.
Warren lands with an uppercut that bounces Kozlov off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Kozlov misses.
Warren slips under a jab.
Kozlov throws a nice looking combination but Warren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reggie Warren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Kozlov there.
Kozlov lands a slapping body shot.
Kozlov connects with a body shot that sends Warren's belly button to the back.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren looks for the body kick but Kozlov saw that one coming.
Kozlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Warren's head back.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov connects with a single shot there.

Kozlov has Warren up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren stalling the fight.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov avoiding damage as Warren throws knees to the body.
Warren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warren prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
Warren taking a breather.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Warren controls the action.
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Warren.
Kozlov works on Warren's body with a couple of short punches.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Warren controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren misses with a body punch.
Warren blocks a body shot from Kozlov.

Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Warren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kozlov doesn't seem phased though.
Warren blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Warren.
Kozlov takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kozlov throws a hook but Warren avoids it easily.
Warren swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Warren thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warren paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Kozlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Warren scores with a jab to the body.
Warren works Kozlov's body with a nice hook.
Kozlov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kozlov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warren takes one to the side of the head.
Kozlov misses with a hook

and Warren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warren.
Kozlov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren taking a breather.
Warren misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov looking to stall.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
A body shot lands from Kozlov.
Warren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warren leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov stalls.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov dominated that second round.
That's time! Kozlov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warren.
Warren misses the shot to the body.
Warren staying out of range there.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kozlov.
Warren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Warren.
Kozlov looks for the body kick but Warren saw that one coming.
Kozlov scores with a hook.
Warren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
A cross from Kozlov lands.
Kozlov misses the jab.
Kozlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Warren is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warren avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Warren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kozlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kozlov sizes up Warren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Warren slips a jab from Kozlov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Warren moves out of range easily.
Warren looks for a takedown but Kozlov sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Warren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Kozlov misses.
Warren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Ivan Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Warren lands an overhand right.
Kozlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warren's hands.

Warren is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Warren crumples to the floor! Kozlov milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Kozlov!
An out of breath Ivan Kozlov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.