PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 4812 p4p, 2663 weight class) and Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 526 p4p, 350 weight class). Kozlow has chosen The Mountain - Jucifer as his entrance music. Krzysztof Kozlow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Anubis
vs
Kozlow

185 cm
21
170
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
175
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hardcore Alchemy

Carnage
The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis blocks a jab.
Kozlow misses the jab.
Kozlow lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Anubis's head coaches at The Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anubis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Kozlow misses.
Anubis scores with a jab to the head.
Anubis is looking to chop away at Kozlow's legs.
Anubis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good shot there by Anubis.
Kozlow connects with a right hand. Anubis shakes it off.
A clash of legs there as Anubis blocks the low kick.
Anubis misses with a hook. Kozlow ducked under it nicely.
Anubis feints and then cracks Kozlow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozlow down.
Kozlow cracks Anubis with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Kozlow misses
and Kozlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlow throws a nice head kick!
Anubis ducks right into an uppercut from Kozlow.
Kozlow blocks a jab.
Kozlow slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlow throws a shot from downtown. Anubis moves away and avoids it.
Kozlow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anubis misses with a low kick.
Kozlow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kozlow scores with a body shot.
Kozlow lands the left hand.
Kozlow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anubis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anubis is looking to counter punch.
Anubis checks a low kick from Kozlow.
Anubis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anubis blocks a low kick nicely.
Kozlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anubis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anubis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kozlow throws a chopping leg kick but Anubis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kozlow misses the shot to the body.
Kozlow is looking to chop away at Anubis's legs.
Anubis swings for the body but Kozlow moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anubis is looking to counter punch.
Anubis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kozlow.
Anubis avoids the head kick by Kozlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kozlow.
Kozlow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anubis connects with the punch.
Kozlow swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a three punch combo that has Kozlow backing up. Kozlow nods at Anubis to acknowledge the strikes.
Anubis thuds a left hand into Kozlow's body.
We've been informed that Kozlow has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Anubis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlow throws a push kick but Anubis slaps the foot to one side.
Kozlow misses with a straight right.
Anubis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kozlow throws a body kick that misses
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kozlow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anubis drops his hands momentarily and Kozlow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kozlow misses with an uppercut.
Kozlow misses with an uppercut. Anubis saw that one coming.
Anubis looks to land a body kick but Kozlow moved away.
A big right from Anubis misses.
Anubis checks a leg kick.
Kozlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anubis throws a front kick that sends Kozlow stumbling back into the cage.
Kozlow misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Kozlow.
Nice shot lands for Kozlow.
Kozlow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis throws a hook but Kozlow avoids it easily.
Kozlow's corner calls for a 1-2. Kozlow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anubis moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis lands a nice hook to Kozlow's body. Kozlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anubis lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Kozlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anubis throwing a counter right hand but Kozlow manages to avoid it.
Kozlow throws out a leg kick but Anubis moves out of range and Kozlow only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Anubis as he connects with a hook.
Anubis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kozlow thuds his right hand into Anubis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlow.
Kozlow throws a lazy uppercut
and Kozlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anubis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anubis connects with a jab.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Kozlow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis misses with a hook. Kozlow ducked under it nicely.
Anubis throws a body kick that misses.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Kozlow's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Walad Anubis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anubis checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Kozlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis slips a jab from Kozlow.
Anubis tries to land a front kick but Kozlow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Kozlow.
Anubis feints and then cracks Kozlow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozlow down.
Kozlow missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anubis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozlow. That did some damage!
Kozlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis scores with a spinning back kick!
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kozlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Kozlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Anubis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Anubis blocks the low kick.
Anubis throws a body punch but Kozlow moves out of range.
Kozlow throws the kick towards the body but Anubis avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlow throws a push kick but Anubis slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, jab by Anubis - just one landing.
Kozlow swings widly with a right hand
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kozlow.
Kozlow lands a nice hook to Anubis's body. Anubis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anubis throws a body punch but Kozlow moves out of range.
Anubis motions for Kozlow to come forward. Anubis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlow throws a sloppy body shot
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kozlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kozlow swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Kozlow misses with a low kick.
Kozlow with a jab.
Walad Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kozlow misses.
Anubis defending well as Kozlow loads up on a big left hand.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlow looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Kozlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Anubis finds it's way through Kozlow's defenses.
Anubis throws a body punch but Kozlow moves out of range.
Kozlow lands a glancing blow to the side of Anubis's head.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Anubis slips a jab from Kozlow.
Anubis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Anubis clinches up against the cage.
Kozlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Kozlow - that landed with a thud.
Kozlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Kozlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis lands a hook that snaps the head of Kozlow backwards.
Kozlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Kozlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kozlow breaks from the clinch.
Kozlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Kozlow finds it's target.
Kozlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlow misses the body punch
and Anubis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anubis looks to throw the jab but Kozlow is out of range.
Anubis moves out of range of the body kick.
Kozlow misses with a leg kick.
Kozlow slips under a jab from Anubis.
Kozlow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kozlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kozlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kozlow! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow throws a body shot but no joy.
Kozlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Kozlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Kozlow.
Kozlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlow throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kozlow.
Anubis throws a hook but Kozlow blocks it.
Kozlow misses with a left hand
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Kozlow misses with a low kick.
Kozlow throws a leg kick
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlow looks to land a left hand but Anubis moved out of range nicely.
Kozlow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kozlow cracks Anubis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anubis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Walad Anubis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Anubis checks the leg kick.
Krzysztof Kozlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlow misses the target.
Anubis scores with a leg kick.
Anubis lands a nice shot that snaps Kozlow's head back.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Anubis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Anubis blocks the low kick.
Anubis moves out of range of the body kick from Kozlow.
Anubis throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kozlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kozlow ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Kozlow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kozlow.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
Kozlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Anubis slams his shin into Kozlow's torso.
Anubis scores with a leg kick.
Kozlow throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anubis tries to clinch up
and Kozlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kozlow connects with a jab.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlow.
Kozlow throws an off balance right hand
and Kozlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlow scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Kozlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlow misses with a body shot.
Kozlow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anubis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kozlow scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by Anubis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Kozlow jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anubis. Anubis obviously looking to wear him down.
Kozlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anubis.
Kozlow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anubis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anubis is out of range.
Kozlow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kozlow throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kozlow.
Kozlow misses with a looping left.
Kozlow misses with a low kick as Anubis jumps back.
Anubis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kozlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlow.
Kozlow connects with a leg kick.
Kozlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis 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.
Anubis moves out of range of the body kick from Kozlow.
Anubis digs a good body shot into Kozlow's ribs.
Anubis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anubis backing away here, and Kozlow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anubis.
Anubis lands a leg kick that knocks Kozlow off balance momentarily.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anubis.
Anubis lands a really nice looking cross but Kozlow seems unphased.
Kozlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kozlow thows a leg kick but Anubis checks it
and Anubis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Anubis - just one landing.
Kozlow misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anubis lands a leg kick that knocks Kozlow off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlow.
Anubis scores with a kick to the body.
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kozlow misses with a leg kick.
Anubis connects with an inside leg kick.
Anubis digs a good body shot into Kozlow's ribs.
Anubis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kozlow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anubis to score with a decent uppercut.
Kozlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlow misses with a wild body shot.
Kozlow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kozlow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kozlow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anubis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kozlow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anubis throws a body kick that misses.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kozlow doesn't seem bothered though.
Walad Anubis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anubis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walad Anubis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anubis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walad Anubis!
A relieved looking Walad Anubis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.