PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Palplatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Kovarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Palplatz
vs
Kovarski

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Palplatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Kovarski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovarski closes the distance and clinches up with Palplatz, looking for a takedown. Kovarski pushes Palplatz against the cage but Palplatz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palplatz throws a jab when Kovarski was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Palplatz misses

and Kovarski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palplatz won't be happy with that.
Palplatz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovarski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kovarski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Palplatz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kovarski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kovarski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Palplatz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kovarski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Palplatz tries to buck Kovarski off but Kovarski is having none of it.
Kovarski lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovarski tries to move to full mount but Palplatz actually manages to regain half guard.
Kovarski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Palplatz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palplatz defending well though.
Kovarski winds up and cracks Palplatz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kovarski throwing shots but Palplatz is blocking nicely.
Kovarski trying to mount his opponent but Palplatz defends it.
Palplatz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kovarski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palplatz defending well though.
Kovarski working Palplatz over with strikes.
Kovarski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kovarski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Palplatz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kovarski not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kovarski throws a strike but Palplatz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kovarski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Palplatz holds on and takes a little breather.
Kovarski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovarski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kovarski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kovarski postures up in Palplatz's guard and throws a big left but Palplatz blocks it.
Palplatz controls Kovarski momentarily but Kovarski frees himself.
Palplatz is breathing heavily.
Palplatz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz looking to control.
Kovarski looking to pass the guard.
Palplatz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palplatz tries to get out of the position.
Kovarski throwing strikes from guard but Palplatz blocks nicely.
Palplatz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palplatz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kovarski looking to pass the guard.
Palplatz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovarski.
Palplatz has momentary wrist control but Kovarski slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kovarski lands a couple of elbows.
Kovarski working some strikes from top position.
Kovarski postures up in Palplatz's guard and throws a big left but Palplatz blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovarski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kovarski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovarski passes Palplatz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kovarski thows a huge punch but Palplatz dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kovarski lands a nice short elbow.
Kovarski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palplatz's head.
Kovarski is nestled in close to Palplatz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Kovarski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kovarski shoots in for a takedown but Palplatz shows good takedown defense.

Palplatz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kovarski distracts Palplatz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kovarski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kovarski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palplatz's head.
Kovarski postures up in Palplatz's guard and throws a big left but Palplatz blocks it.
Kovarski looking to pass the guard.
Kovarski pushing down on Palplatz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kovarski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palplatz's head.
Palplatz trying to control here.
Kovarski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarski is looking to advance position but Palplatz won't allow it.
Kovarski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kovarski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kovarski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovarski works his way into side control.
Kovarski throws an elbow but Palplatz slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kovarski lands some shots froms side control.
Palplatz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Palplatz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovarski working the head and body with strikes.
Palplatz is looking for a sweep.
Kovarski working the head and body with strikes.
Kovarski landing a few strikes.
Kovarski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kovarski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kovarski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz parries the strikes from Kovarski easily there. Kovarski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Palplatz to escape.
Kovarski scoring with punches and elbows.
Kovarski lands an elbow.
Kovarski advances nicely into full mount.
Kovarski landing shots from mount.
Kovarski breaks from Palplatz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kovarski breaks from Palplatz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kovarski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Kovarski with a couple of short strikes.
Kovarski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kovarski with shots to the head and body - Palplatz looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz is in a horrible position here. Kovarski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palplatz tries to lock up and control but Kovarski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palplatz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kovarski on the ground.
Kovarski lands a big elbow.
Emanuel Kovarski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kovarski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kovarski with the ground and pound from mount.
Kovarski landing shots from mount.
Kovarski unloading with bombs!

Palplatz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovarski with good strikes from the mount here!
Kovarski looking to finish Palplatz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palplatz!
Oh Palplatz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovarski landing strikes from the mount and Palplatz is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Kovarski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kovarski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palplatz seems to have got his legs back now.
Palplatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovarski was well out of range. Poor timing from Palplatz.
Emanuel Kovarski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovarski shoots for a takedown but Palplatz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kovarski shoots in looking for a takedown. Palplatz tries to sprawl out of it but Kovarski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palplatz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albert Palplatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanuel Kovarski.
Kovarski has a takedown stuffed.

Palplatz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Palplatz lands a shoulder strike.
Palplatz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Palplatz.

Kovarski is trying to trip Palplatz. He has hold of a leg but Palplatz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kovarski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Palplatz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palplatz working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kovarski keeps trying to improve his position.
Kovarski passes into half guard.
Kovarski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palplatz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kovarski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kovarski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palplatz's head.
Kovarski working over Palplatz with some ground and pound. Palplatz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Palplatz taking some punishment here, with Kovarski in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palplatz won't allow Kovarski to pass to mount.
Palplatz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kovarski.
Kovarski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kovarski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kovarski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kovarski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovarski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovarski passes to full mount!
Palplatz is bucking up trying to escape but Kovarski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovarski unloading with bombs!
Kovarski landing strikes from the mount.
Kovarski with a couple of short strikes.
Kovarski raining down shots from the mount!
Kovarski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Kovarski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kovarski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovarski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palplatz looks a forlorn figure.
Kovarski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palplatz looks a forlorn figure.
Kovarski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Kovarski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kovarski with the ground and pound from mount.
Kovarski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palplatz looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovarski breaks from Palplatz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Albert Palplatz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel Kovarski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kovarski lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Kovarski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kovarski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Kovarski!