PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knockout King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyktor Kovalevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knockout King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Kovalevsky

225 cm
23
225 lbs
4 - 20 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knockout King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vyktor Kovalevsky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kovalevsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King wants to stand but Kovalevsky is controlling the position.
Kovalevsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kovalevsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kovalevsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kovalevsky advances position into side control!
King is being controlled here.
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kovalevsky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kovalevsky working the ground and pound.
Kovalevsky working the ground and pound.
King takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
King is trying to get back to his feet.
Kovalevsky working the ground and pound.
Kovalevsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kovalevsky cracks King with a big elbow.
Kovalevsky taking a breather here.
Kovalevsky wants to control but King is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalevsky cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kovalevsky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kovalevsky working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

King is rocked!
Kovalevsky cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Kovalevsky! That's hurt King! Will he recover? Kovalevsky fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vyktor Kovalevsky!