PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kovanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rock
vs
Kovanen

183 cm
22
176 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kovanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock lunges at Kovanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kovanen's hand.
Kovanen tries to clinch up.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses.
Rock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovanen avoids the head kick by Rock.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovanen.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovanen.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses.
Kovanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovanen avoids the head kick by Rock.
Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovanen is looking to clinch but Rock is avoiding it.
Kovanen tries to clinch up.
Kovanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovanen.
Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Kovanen throws a head kick that Rock semi-blocks.
Rock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rock lands a nice shot to the body.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovanen.
Kovanen misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Rock.
Kovanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovanen tries to clinch up.
Kovanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rock takes a step back to recover.

Kovanen has closed the distance and engaged Rock in a clinch.
Kovanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rock just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovanen tries to clinch up.
Kovanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rock lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorma Kovanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rock thuds a left hand into Kovanen's body.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovanen.
Kovanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses
and Rock counters with a one-two to the body.
Kovanen looks to clinch
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Kovanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Kovanen tries to clinch up
and Rock counters with a left and a right that stings Kovanen.
Kovanen wants to clinch but Rock slips to the side
and Rock counters with a one-two to the body.
Kovanen tries to clinch
and Rock counters with a nice body shot.
Kovanen looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rock lands a body shot.
Kovanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovanen thinking.
Rock is looking to wear down Kovanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kovanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Rock cracks Kovanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock throws a nice head kick!
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!
Rock cracks Kovanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kovanen is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovanen walks into a stiff left hand from Rock.
Rock lands with a straight right. Kovanen didn't see that one coming.
Kovanen tries to clinch up
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
Rock works Kovanen's body with a nice hook.
Kovanen darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock tests Kovanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovanen darts in trying to clinch
and Rock counters with a head kick.
Kovanen tries to clinch up
and Rock counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Kovanen! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Rock!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maddy Rock!