PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lindsey Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Kovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Kovac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roach
vs
Kovac

166 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lindsey Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Kovac!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovac scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovac.
Kovac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Lindsey Roach has been cut.
Kovac goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kovac doesn't manage to clinch there - Roach circles away.
An inside leg kick from Kovac misses.

Roach has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kovac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovac fails in his attempt to clinch.

Roach clinches.
Roach wants to break free but Kovac has control.
Roach wants to break free but Kovac has control.

Kovac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovac connects with a high kick.

Roach is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovac and Roach are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Kovac throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Roach into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Kovac knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samuel Kovac!