PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lomax
vs
Kovacs

170 cm
19
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Kovacs.
Kovacs dips to his left and cracks Lomax with an uppercut!
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovacs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovacs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovacs motions for Lomax to come forward. Kovacs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Lomax darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kovacs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lomax won't allow Kovacs to sweep him here.
Lomax controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lomax chips away with some ground and pound.
Lomax looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lomax stopping the sweep attempt from Kovacs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kovacs wants to sweep here but Lomax controlling him for the moment.
Kovacs is trying to control the position but Lomax postures up.
Lomax won't allow Kovacs to sweep him here.
Lomax wants to pass the guard but Kovacs is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Kovacs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovacs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kovacs misses with the head strike.
Lomax avoids the elbow strike from Kovacs, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovacs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Lomax rushes Kovacs and presses him up against the cage.

Lomax breaks from the clinch.
Lomax throws a quick inside leg kick.

Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Kovacs throws an elbow that misses.
Lomax stalling against the cage.
Lomax gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kovacs.
Lomax is stalling here.
Lomax keeps control of Kovacs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lomax avoiding damage.

Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Kovacs.

Lomax darts in and clinches Kovacs up against the cage.

Lomax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovacs darts in trying to clinch
and Lomax counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax tries to clinch but Kovacs is having none of it.
Kovacs closes the distance but Lomax moves to the side

and Lomax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kovacs tries to throw a body punch but Lomax avoids it by throwing Kovacs back against the cage.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kovacs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lomax lands an elbow just above Kovacs 's eye.
Lomax gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kovacs wants to get back to striking at distance but Lomax won't allow it.
Kovacs throws a head punch that misses.

Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Lomax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lomax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lomax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lomax swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kovacs counters with a straight right hand.
Lomax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovacs.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lomax has Kovacs up against the cage in a clinch.
Lomax scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lomax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovacs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lomax counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lomax.

Kovacs is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lomax's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kovacs is still in real trouble! Can Lomax finish him?
Kovacs has momentary wrist control but Lomax slips an elbow through the middle.
Lomax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lomax landing some decent shots from guard.
Lomax scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomax postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kovacs covers up, he's hurt! Lomax keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lomax and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lomax can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Lomax!