PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Dittrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olli Dittrich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kozlov
vs
Dittrich

187 cm
20
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drago Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olli Dittrich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov tries to clinch up.
Dittrich tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kozlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kozlov dodges the punch combination from Dittrich.
Dittrich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kozlov can pounce on him.
Dittrich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dittrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dittrich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dittrich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kozlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dittrich looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dittrich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dittrich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozlov takes a step back to recover.

Kozlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dittrich, pushing him back against the cage.
Kozlov lands a nice knee to the body.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Dittrich walks into a left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Kozlov.
Dittrich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kozlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dittrich.

Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.

Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov lands a body shot.
Kozlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kozlov lands a head kick that stumbles Dittrich and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov working some strikes from top position.
Dittrich being controlled here, momentarily.
Kozlov wants to stand but Dittrich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kozlov stands up and waves to Dittrich to follow him.
Dittrich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kozlov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dittrich's knee momentarily.
Dittrich throws a combination that misses
and Kozlov counters with a good, hard body kick but Dittrich shrugs it off.

Kozlov clinches up against the cage.

Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kozlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kozlov clinches up with Dittrich and pushes him back against the cage.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kozlov instigates a clinch.
Dittrich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dittrich backwards.
Dittrich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dittrich can't break the clinch.

Dittrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.
Dittrich throws a head kick that misses
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Dittrich off the cage and back into rage.
Olli Dittrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dittrich momentarily.

Kozlov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Kozlov to work.
Kozlov prevents Dittrich from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov prevents Dittrich from breaking the clinch.
Dittrich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich tries to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling the position.
Kozlov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dittrich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.

Dittrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Dittrich is avoiding it.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dittrich's sensitive parts.
Dittrich misses with a double jab
and Kozlov counters with a series of strikes. Dittrich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dittrich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kozlov lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov wants to clinch.
Dittrich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kozlov counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice cross by Kozlov.
Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Dittrich misses
and Kozlov counters with a low kick, right behind Dittrich 's knee.
Dittrich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a leg kick which misses Dittrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dittrich tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kozlov. That's going to slow Dittrich down.

Kozlov clinches up with Dittrich and pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlov lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov stalling against the cage.
Dittrich wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozlov won't allow it.
Dittrich is breathing heavily.
Dittrich is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body. Dittrich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kozlov lands a jab.
Dittrich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kozlov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kozlov tries to clinch there but Dittrich circles away.
Dittrich throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kozlov counters by moving into the clinch.
Kozlov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kozlov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dittrich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dittrich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlov lands an elbow that stopped Dittrich in his tracks for a moment.
Dittrich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kozlov landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kozlov.
Kozlov lands an elbow just above Dittrich 's eye.
Dittrich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dittrich can do to turn this around?
Kozlov scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dittrich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kozlov. Kozlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Dittrich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kozlov scores with the left hand. Dittrich knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dittrich doesn't seem phased though.
Dittrich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dittrich's knee momentarily.
Kozlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drago Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kozlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dittrich.
Dittrich misses with a combination
and Kozlov counters with a low kick, right behind Dittrich 's knee.

Kozlov clinches up against the cage.
Dittrich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dittrich has had enough of the clinch but Kozlov keeps him there for the moment.
Dittrich is trying to break free.

Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Dittrich lands with a nice combination. Kozlov backs away looking to recover.
Dittrich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kozlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dittrich.
Dittrich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Kozlov has managed to clinch.

Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dittrich throws a leg kick
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dittrich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dittrich fails to land with a series of punches.
Dittrich throws a sloppy head kick

and Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Dittrich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich wants to break free but Kozlov has control.
Kozlov avoiding damage.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dittrich moves forwards but Kozlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Dittrich misses
and Kozlov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kozlov connects with a high kick.
Dittrich misses with a combination
and Kozlov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kozlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dittrich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Dittrich.
Kozlov scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drago Kozlov dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a leg kick.
Dittrich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dittrich misses with a combination
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov lands with a hook. Dittrich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dittrich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dittrich tries a head kick but it misses.

Kozlov closes the distance and pushes Dittrich back into the cage.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kozlov, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dittrich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kozlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kozlov. That's going to slow Dittrich down.

Kozlov closes the distance and pushes Dittrich back into the cage.
Dittrich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov misses with a knee to the head.

Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dittrich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kozlov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dittrich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kozlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kozlov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kozlov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dittrich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kozlov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dittrich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dittrich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Olli Dittrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kozlov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kozlov throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dittrich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Dittrich misses.
Dittrich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kozlov counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Kozlov.
Nice shot by Kozlov.
A nice combination there by Dittrich.
Kozlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a leg kick which misses Dittrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dittrich tries to avoid it.
Kozlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dittrich throws a combination that misses
and Kozlov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Dittrich is avoiding it.
Olli Dittrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dittrich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozlov defending well as Dittrich loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kozlov.
Dittrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dittrich throws a lazy head kick

and Kozlov counters by clinching up.

Kozlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dittrich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kozlov counters with a good, hard body kick but Dittrich shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a high kick!
Dittrich misses with a double jab
and Kozlov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dittrich's knee momentarily.
Drago Kozlov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kozlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dittrich on the side of the head.
Kozlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Kozlov as he connects with a hook.
Dittrich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dittrich throws a combination that misses
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kozlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dittrich.
Dittrich walks into a straight right hand from Kozlov.
Kozlov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Drago Kozlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kozlov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drago Kozlov!