PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruban Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blue clear sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Face
vs
Kozlov

176 cm
40
157 lbs
41 - 30 - 1

179 cm
28
147 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruban Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with an uppercut

and Face counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kozlov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Face slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Face tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Face has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Face trying to control the action but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Kozlov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Face off and has taken his back!
Kozlov missing with strikes from the back.
I would not like to be Face right now.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is trying to remain composed but Kozlov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Kozlov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Face doesn't escape.
Kozlov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Face trying to control the hands but Kozlov breaks the grip.
Face is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kozlov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Face can't escape the position.

Face defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kozlov's arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face covering up well and avoiding damage.
I've been told that Kozlov has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Face trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Face covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Will Kozlov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Face avoids the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to keep control of the position but Face is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Face tries to hold on but Kozlov postures up.
Face is trying to escape the mount.
Kozlov trying to control but Face is having none of it.
Face tries to lock up and control but Kozlov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Face keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Face sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face is looking to control Kozlov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Face avoid being mounted?
Face slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozlov is one step ahead there.
Face is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Face is looking for a triangle but Kozlov pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruban Kozlov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kozlov clinches up against the cage.
Kozlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Face is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kozlov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Face prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kozlov prevents it.
Kozlov leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Face.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shit Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov trying to stall but Face improves his position.
Face has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kozlov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Face looking for a takedown.
Kozlov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kozlov gets through Face's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face tries for a takedown but Kozlov manages to get underhooks.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Face blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kozlov lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Face.
Kozlov prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Face.
Face is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.

Face wants the takedown. Kozlov is fighting it off but Face persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kozlov's guard against the cage.
Kozlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kozlov looking to control.
Face stays in close to Kozlov's body and controls the position.
Kozlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kozlov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kozlov is on top in guard.

Kozlov won't allow Face to sweep him here.
Kozlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Face wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruban Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Face walks into a left hand.
Kozlov cracks Face with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Face tries to counter with a takedown but Kozlov is quick to defend against it.
Face moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Face shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Kozlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kozlov misses.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlov throws a hook to the side of Face's head but Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Face changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kozlov as he jumps to the side.
Face has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shit Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut. Face saw that one coming.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Face goes for a double leg but Kozlov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kozlov continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Face.
Kozlov throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kozlov misses with a straight left.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the head.
Face takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kozlov misses with a straight left.

Face looking to score a takedown here. Kozlov is defending well but Face drives through and ends up in Kozlov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Face drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kozlov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Face has Kozlov in his guard.

Kozlov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kozlov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Face is looking for a triangle but Kozlov pushes his legs off easily.
Kozlov stopping the sweep attempt from Face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kozlov controlling from the top position.
Kozlov postures up and lands a big shot to Face's brow.
Kozlov trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Face trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruban Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruban Kozlov!
Ruban Kozlov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.