PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 2160 p4p, 2004 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 250 p4p, 231 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kovacs
vs
Sole

182 cm
37
192
19 - 14 - 1

188 cm
37
186
21 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs connects with a jab.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kovacs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Sole.

Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kovacs darts in and clinches Sole up against the cage.
Kovacs missing with knees to the body.

Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch but Sole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sole tries a quick counter leg kick but Kovacs is wise to it.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sole counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Kovacs moves his leg out of the way.
Kovacs moves in looking to clinch but Sole pushes him off.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
Sole fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovacs in the body.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Sole. No joy for Kovacs on that attempt.
Kovacs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sole counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sole counters with a low kick, right behind Kovacs 's knee.
Kovacs throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovacs tries to clinch up
and Sole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kovacs.
Kovacs wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.

Kovacs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sole to the mat! Sole manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs passes Sole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kovacs working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sole's thigh. Sole counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kovacs wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovacs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovacs is fighting to break Sole's control of his arms but Sole is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sole lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kovacs wants to clinch.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Kovacs steps away.
Kovacs is looking to clinch but Sole is avoiding it.
Kovacs backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sole keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacs tries to clinch up
and Sole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovacs.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Kovacs moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kovacs closes the distance and clinches.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovacs blocking some punches.
Kovacs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sole tries to break the clinch but Kovacs is controlling the position.
Kovacs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovacs lands with a short shot to the head.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sole gets through Kovacs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sole.
Sole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovacs has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.

Sole breaks from the clinch.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kovacs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole stuffs the takedown.
Kovacs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sole circles away.
Sole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovacs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sole momentarily.
Kovacs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kovacs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovacs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Sole counter with a right hand.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sole counters with a right hand to the body.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Kovacs's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovacs tries to avoid it.
Kovacs moves in looking to clinch but Sole pushes him off.
Sole throws out a counter right but Kovacs avoids it with no problem.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacs misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sole misses.

Kovacs forces Sole back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sole scores with a hook.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kovacs managing to block the knees to the body from Sole.
Sole lands an uppercut.
Kovacs lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.

Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sole! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kovacs.
It seemed like Sole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Sole tries to keep at a distance but Kovacs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovacs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sole's efforts to push away.

Sole manages to break the clinch.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves away
enabling Sole to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Andor Kovacs has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Kovacs steps away.
Kovacs is looking to clinch but Sole is avoiding it.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.

Kovacs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sole, pushing him back against the cage.

Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kovacs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kovacs is rocked!
Kovacs slips a jab from Sole.
Oh Kovacs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovacs tries to clinch
and Sole counters with a crisp right that sends Kovacs to the canvas! Sole follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
A relieved looking Jacks Sole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.