PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kozlov
vs
Violator

179 cm
25
169 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

172 cm
31
168 lbs
10 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Violator!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Violator decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kozlov wants to control but Violator is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Violator stalling away here and it's allowed Kozlov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Violator slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Violator throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kozlov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kozlov is pulling down on Violator's head. It's preventing any offense from Violator, at least for the moment.
Violator is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kozlov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Violator was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kozlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Violator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Violator.
Kozlov slips under a jab.
Kozlov wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Violator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozlov. Violator does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kozlov drives through and clinches with Violator against the cage.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Violator avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Violator.
Violator takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Danny Violator has been cut.
Violator landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kozlov is pressed up against the cage. Violator has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kozlov down to the mat. Kozlov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov moves in looking to clinch but Violator pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Violator doesn't seem phased though.
Kozlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Violator closes the distance and clinches up with Kozlov, looking for a takedown. Violator pushes Kozlov against the cage but Kozlov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Violator takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Violator misses.
Violator moves forwards but Kozlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kozlov lands with a good body shot.
Kozlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Violator stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kozlov.
Violator connects with a body shot that sends Kozlov's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov misses with a right hand
and Violator counters with a left to the body.
Violator throws a body punch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov stuns Violator with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kozlov lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Violator is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kozlov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivan Kozlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Violator.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Violator moves out of range.
Kozlov scores with a jab. Violator acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Violator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlov throws a good cross that connects.
Kozlov scores with a head kick.
Violator on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kozlov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Violator looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov moves to clinch but Violator breaks away
and Violator counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Violator throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Violator moves out of range easily.
No luck for Violator with that takedown attempt.
Kozlov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Violator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Violator circles away and keeps his distance.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Violator's hands.
Kozlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Violator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kozlov throws out the jab.
Kozlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.

Kozlov darts in and clinches Violator up against the cage.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kozlov stalling in the clinch but Violator improves position.
Kozlov avoiding damage as Violator throws knees to the body.
A short left from Kozlov.
Kozlov digs a right hand underneath Violator's ribcage. Violator let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kozlov.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Violator thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlov rushes Violator and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov can't find room to land a body shot as Violator controls the action.
Violator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Violator.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Violator.
Kozlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Violator backwards.

Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Violator.
Violator avoids a kick to the body.
Kozlov tries to clinch there but Violator circles away.
Violator throws a jab but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a leg kick which misses Violator's front leg but catches the back leg as Violator tries to avoid it.
Ivan Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Violator misses with a straight right.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kozlov tries to clinch up.
Kozlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Violator's sensitive parts.
Kozlov punishes Violator's body with a nice straight punch.

Kozlov has managed to clinch.
Kozlov is leaning against Violator and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kozlov misses with a body punch.
Kozlov lands a right hand.

Violator tightens his grip and picks Kozlov up, before dumping him to the ground. Kozlov manages to land in guard.
Violator is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov wants to stand up but Violator is controlling him.
Violator wanted to stand there but Kozlov had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is controlling Violator's posture.
Violator wants to pass the guard but Kozlov is keeping the position.
Violator looking to sit in guard and control but Kozlov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Violator throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kozlov escapes and throws Violator's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Violator looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Violator looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kozlov is fending him off so far but Violator persists. Nope, Kozlov circles away and we're back to standing.
Violator is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kozlov is looking to score with low kicks.
Violator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Violator swinging wildly here.
Kozlov lands the left hand.

Violator tries to keep at a distance but Kozlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov controlling the action here for a moment.
Violator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kozlov throws a series of punches but Violator avoids them all with ease.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Violator's shoulder, as Violator tries to avoid the shot.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Violator under the eye.
Kozlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Violator misses with a body shot.
Kozlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Violator throws out the jab.
Kozlov with a nice cross.
Ivan Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Violator takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlov misses the target.
Violator gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kozlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws out a powerful jab.
Kozlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Violator can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Violator has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Violator.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kozlov. Violator does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kozlov instigates a clinch.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Violator fails with a takedown attempt.
Violator will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a high kick!
Good exchange - Kozlov coming out on top.
Kozlov throws a wild body kick that Violator sees coming a mile off.
Violator steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kozlov. That one must have hurt.
Danny Violator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kozlov tries to clinch there but Violator circles away.
Violator on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kozlov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Violator.

Violator is rocked!
A jab lands there for Kozlov.
Violator is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Kozlov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Violator right on the button. Violator goes down! Kozlov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kozlov gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kozlov!
After winning the bout, Ivan Kozlov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.