PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kongo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .... Kovas has chosen Bankrobber - The Clash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kongo
vs
Kovas

193 cm
23
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
252 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cheick Kongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Kovas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovas digs a good body shot into Kongo's ribs.
No joy there for Kovas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kongo.
Victor Kovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kongo thumps Kovas with a low kick.
Kovas throws a body punch but Kongo moves out of range.
A big right from Kovas misses.
Kovas misses the shot to the body.
Kovas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kongo.
Kovas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kongo misses with a body shot.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovas.
Kongo staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Kovas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
Kovas loads up on a big right hand but Kongo slips the punch.

Kovas drops Kongo with a beautiful combination! Kongo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kovas is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovas misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.

Kovas lands a big uppercut and Kongo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kongo looks OK. Kovas waves Kongo back to his feet!

Kongo is rocked!
Kovas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kongo.
Kongo avoids the body shot from Kovas.
Kovas takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Victor Kovas has been cut.
Kovas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kongo circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Kovas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kongo slips a straight right by Kovas.
Kongo scores with a head kick.
Kovas avoids the head kick by Kongo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kongo counters with a good low kick that Kovas was not able to check.
Kongo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kongo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kongo scores with the left hand. Kovas knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovas avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Kongo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kongo throws a head kick but Kovas moves out of range.
Kovas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kongo counters with a head kick.
Kovas misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovas misses with a hook to the body
and Kongo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovas looks gassed!
Kovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kongo.
Kongo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Kongo.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovas misses the target.
Kovas misses with a body shot
and Kovas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongo moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kongo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kovas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kongo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovas.
Kongo throws a head kick that Kovas semi-blocks.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kovas blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Kovas moves out of range easily.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Kovas moves out of range easily.
Kovas scores with a nice right hand.
Kongo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That has opened up Victor Kovas's cut even more.
Kovas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kongo.
Kovas slips under a jab from Kongo.
Kongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kongo!
Kongo looks to throw the jab but Kovas is out of range.
Kongo scores with a kick to the body.
Kongo scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheick Kongo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Kovas down.
Kongo connects with a right hand. Kovas shakes it off.
Kongo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovas momentarily.
Kongo misses with the combination.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
Kongo tests Kovas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Victor Kovas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kongo scores with a head kick.
Kovas is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kongo.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kongo lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Kovas crumples to the floor! Kongo milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cheick Kongo!
Cheick Kongo is the new heavyweight champion!