PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 2569 p4p, 4375 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kovacs
vs
Marsh

182 cm
37
192
20 - 16 - 1

191 cm
20
200
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sakura Style

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 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kovacs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh is trying to stall.
Kovacs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kovacs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.

Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kovacs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kovacs lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Kovacs scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kovacs slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovacs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovacs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovacs prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Kovacs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovacs counters with a nice uppercut.

Kovacs moves into range and clinches up with Marsh.

Kovacs manages to break the clinch.
Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovacs.

Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Kovacs. Kovacs maintains the clinch.
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovacs's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kovacs.
Kovacs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marsh prevents it.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Kovacs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kovacs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kovacs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kovacs - that landed with a thud.
Come on Marsh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kovacs lands with a right to the head.
Kovacs is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Kovacs has taken the fight into the clinch.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Kovacs's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marsh throws a series of punches but Kovacs moves out of range.

Kovacs clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marsh throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Kovacs.
Marsh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Kovacs is controlling him.
Kovacs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsh's efforts to push away.
Kovacs avoids a wild elbow strike from Marsh.
Kovacs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh misses with a hook
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovacs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kovacs gets a clinch.
Marsh gets underhooks to prevent Kovacs's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Kovacs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs leaning against his opponent.
Marsh looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Kovacs - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh tries to break free but Kovacs pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands a nice elbow.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovacs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
Stalling in the clinch from Marsh.

Kovacs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovacs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Kovacs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kovacs clinches.

Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsh lands with a good body shot.

Kovacs clinches with his opponent.
Marsh controlling the action here for a moment.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacs works on Marsh's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Kovacs.
Kovacs avoiding damage as Marsh throws knees to the body.
Kovacs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marsh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kovacs drags the fight down to the ground.
Kovacs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kovacs throwing shots but Marsh is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kovacs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marsh!
Marsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kovacs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovacs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kovacs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Marsh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kovacs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kovacs looking to ground and pound but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Kovacs throws some wild stikes that Marsh manages to avoid easily.
Kovacs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Kovacs has hold of Marsh's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marsh manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kovacs punching from mount but Marsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kovacs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kovacs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Kovacs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marsh is surviving well by controlling Kovacs's body position as best he can.
Kovacs content just to control the position here.
Kovacs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?

Kovacs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marsh is surviving well by controlling Kovacs's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kovacs wants to finish this one by submission but Marsh is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kovacs.
Kovacs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kovacs manages to capitalize on a mistake by Marsh to take his back!
I really don't envy Marsh right now.
Kovacs controlling the position well here. Marsh rolled but Kovacs kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kovacs is persistently looking for the submission but Marsh is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Kovacs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Marsh throws a leg kick
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kovacs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet but Kovacs is dominant here and he's now got Marsh's back!

Kovacs has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Marsh is in real trouble here. Kovacs gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Marsh is tapping out! Kovacs wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andor Kovacs!
Andor Kovacs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.