PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes to the ring accompanied by Balls to the Wall. Kositzky has chosen Mein Teil as his entrance music. Gianfranco Zola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zola
vs
Kositzky

163 cm
22
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

Blaze Ronin Street Gear
Syndicate Drugs

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kositzky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kositzky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Kositzky.
Kositzky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zola tries to clinch but Kositzky moves out of range.
Kositzky misses with a few strikes there.
Kositzky takes a swing at Zola's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kositzky.
Kositzky throws a shot from downtown. Zola moves away and avoids it.
Kositzky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kositzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul Kositzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kositzky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Zola takes the fight into the clinch.
Kositzky can't break the clinch.
Kositzky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zola goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kositzky prevents it.
Kositzky wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kositzky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kositzky scores with a leg kick.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Zola tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kositzky misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Kositzky misses.
Zola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kositzky can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Kositzky.
Kositzky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kositzky throws a chopping leg kick but Zola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kositzky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zola.
Zola checks a leg kick.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Kositzky misses with a low kick.
Kositzky lands a nice hook to Zola's body. Zola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kositzky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kositzky can pounce on him.
No joy there for Kositzky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kositzky tries to land a leg kick but Zola saw it coming and moves away.
Kositzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Kositzky does no damage.
Paul Kositzky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kositzky looks gassed!
Zola moves in looking to clinch but Kositzky pushes him off.
Zola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianfranco Zola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kositzky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zola moves in looking to clinch but Kositzky pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kositzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kositzky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kositzky.
Kositzky scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab by Kositzky.
Kositzky misses with a double jab.
Zola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky tries to score with a low kick but Zola moves his leg out of the way.
Kositzky throws a good cross that connects.
Kositzky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kositzky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zola's calf.

Zola clinches with his opponent.

Kositzky breaks from the clinch.
Kositzky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kositzky.

Zola gets a clinch.
Zola looking for a takedown.
Zola fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zola.
Kositzky wants to get back to striking at distance but Zola won't allow it.
Zola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zola is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kositzky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Kositzky breaks the clinch.
Kositzky tries to bum rush Zola with a series of wild strikes but Zola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kositzky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kositzky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky fails to land with a series of punches.
Kositzky keeps the fight on the outside.
Zola tries to clinch there but Kositzky circles away.

Zola drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kositzky is looking to stand up but Zola isn't so interested in that idea.
Kositzky keeping moving, preventing Zola from controlling successfully.
Zola stopping the sweep attempt from Kositzky.
Kositzky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky dominated that round.
That's time! Zola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kositzky scores with a nice right hand.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Kositzky throws the kick towards the body but Zola avoids it.
Kositzky misses with a wild combination.
Zola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kositzky with a jab.
Zola misses with a takedown attempt - Kositzky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zola is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kositzky misses with the combination.
Kositzky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kositzky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kositzky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kositzky throws a series of punches but Zola moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Zola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zola tries to clinch but Kositzky is having none of it.
Kositzky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Kositzky misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kositzky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kositzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kositzky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zola.
Kositzky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Zola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zola prevents Kositzky from improving his position.
Kositzky is trying to stand back up but Zola is controlling him
Zola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kositzky wants to control but Zola is keeping busy.
Zola wants to take a breather but Kositzky is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky tries to roll over but Zola keeps him under control.
Kositzky wants to control but Zola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

Zola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kositzky, pushing him back against the ropes.

Kositzky breaks the clinch.
Zola wants to clinch.
A jab from Kositzky misses.
Paul Kositzky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kositzky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Kositzky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kositzky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kositzky throws a series of punches but Zola moves out of range.
Kositzky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kositzky - the referee stops the clock and Zola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kositzky. Zola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gianfranco Zola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kositzky throws a leg kick which misses Zola's front leg but catches the back leg as Zola tries to avoid it.
Zola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kositzky misses with a two punch combination.
Zola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kositzky looks to land a combination but Zola avoids it well.
Kositzky swats away the attempt to clinch by Zola.
Kositzky throws a leg kick which misses Zola's front leg but catches the back leg as Zola tries to avoid it.
Kositzky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zola defending well as Kositzky loads up on a big left hand.
Kositzky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kositzky.
Kositzky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kositzky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zola momentarily.
Zola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kositzky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zola wants to clinch up but Kositzky keeps it at a distance.
Zola blocks the body kick.
Kositzky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kositzky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kositzky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zola is looking to clinch but Kositzky is avoiding it.
Zola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Kositzky circles away.
Kositzky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kositzky throws a hook to the side of Zola's head but Zola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kositzky misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kositzky lands a lovely overhand right.
Zola tries to clinch there but Kositzky circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kositzky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kositzky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kositzky misses with a wild combination.
Zola tries to clinch but Kositzky is having none of it.
Kositzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kositzky misses with a straight right.
Zola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kositzky.

Zola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kositzky looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zola advances to full mount.

Zola is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kositzky is surviving well by controlling Zola's body position as best he can.
Kositzky is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky tries to improve his position but instead Zola has taken his back!

Kositzky won't enjoy being in this position. Zola looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Kositzky is tapping - it's over boys! Zola picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gianfranco Zola!