PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alles Neu. Frulani has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Felipe Frulani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kositzky
vs
Frulani

173 cm
24
140 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

172 cm
21
139 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Boondock Fightwear

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Frulani!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kositzky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frulani misses with the combination.
Paul Kositzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frulani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frulani swings for the body but Kositzky moves out of range.

Kositzky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Kositzky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kositzky looking to pass the guard.
Kositzky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kositzky postures up in Frulani's guard and throws a big left but Frulani blocks it.
Kositzky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frulani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kositzky is controlling him.
Frulani wants to sweep but no luck.
Frulani looks gassed!
Kositzky postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Kositzky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Frulani is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky working away.
Kositzky scoring with punches from side control.
Kositzky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frulani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kositzky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kositzky working the ground and pound.
Frulani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Frulani is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kositzky is controlling him well.

Kositzky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Frulani, who protects the arm well.
Kositzky connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frulani some visible discomfort.
Frulani tries to bench press Kositzky off him but Kositzky keeps the position.
Kositzky working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kositzky moves into full mount!
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
Kositzky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kositzky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Kositzky has hold of Frulani's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Frulani manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
Kositzky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kositzky with the ground and pound from mount.
Kositzky has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frulani's face.
Kositzky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frulani taking shots to the head.
Kositzky landing strikes from the mount.
Kositzky unloading with bombs!
Kositzky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frulani hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky working the ground and pound effectively.
Kositzky with the ground and pound from mount.
Kositzky working Frulani over with strikes here.
Kositzky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frulani looks a forlorn figure.
Kositzky working Frulani over with strikes here.
Kositzky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kositzky working the ground and pound effectively.
Kositzky landing strikes from the mount.

Kositzky is working for a guillotine from mount but Frulani frees his head quite easily.
Kositzky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frulani defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kositzky landing strikes from the mount and Frulani is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kositzky with a couple of short strikes.
Kositzky scoring with strikes but Frulani is staying in there.
Kositzky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kositzky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kositzky landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frulani swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Kositzky connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Kositzky looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Kositzky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kositzky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kositzky lands in his opponent's guard.
Kositzky connects with a couple of short punches.

Frulani working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kositzky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kositzky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kositzky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kositzky works over Frulani with some ground and pound from guard.
Kositzky lands a couple of elbows.
Kositzky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Frulani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kositzky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frulani is breathing heavily.
Kositzky sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frulani's guard.

Kositzky is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Frulani has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Kositzky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kositzky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Kositzky is looking for a kimura here.
Kositzky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kositzky works his way into full mount!
Kositzky lands with some strikes.
Kositzky with shots to the head and body - Frulani looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kositzky lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kositzky tries to control but Frulani wriggling away.
Kositzky lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Frulani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kositzky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kositzky is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kositzky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frulani?

Frulani is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A nice elbow there by Kositzky.
Frulani is still in real trouble! Can Kositzky finish him?
Kositzky unloading with bombs!
Frulani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Kositzky working for a guillotine from mount but Frulani is in no mood to give up.
Kositzky unloading with bombs!
Frulani seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frulani hang on?
Kositzky with shots to the head and body - Frulani looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kositzky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Kositzky has control of Frulani's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frulani regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frulani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paul Kositzky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frulani can't escape the position.
Kositzky cracks Frulani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kositzky raining down shots from the mount!
Kositzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frulani can do to turn this around?
Frulani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kositzky is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky raining down shots from the mount!

Kositzky is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Frulani has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kositzky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kositzky lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kositzky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frulani?
Kositzky lands a big elbow.
Frulani tries to reverse the position but Kositzky maintains control.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kositzky landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kositzky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kositzky scoring with strikes but Frulani is staying in there.
Kositzky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kositzky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frulani fails with a takedown attempt.
Kositzky with a hook.
Frulani takes one to the chin there.
Kositzky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kositzky is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Frulani hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Kositzky!