PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giril Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovalenko's entrance music is Judas Priest - Grinder. A fine choice. Giril Kovalenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kovalenko
vs
Schwarzeneg

185 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giril Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kovalenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kovalenko is putting a hurting on Schwarzeneg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kovalenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kovalenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kovalenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwarzeneg keeps working.
Schwarzeneg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kovalenko looks up at the clock and then as Schwarzeneg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kovalenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzeneg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwarzeneg struggling a bit here.
Kovalenko grinds an elbow into Schwarzeneg's temple.
Kovalenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kovalenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Kovalenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Kovalenko control the position.
Kovalenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko scores with punches from side control.
Kovalenko lands a few punches from side control.
Kovalenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Kovalenko working away.
Schwarzeneg is looking to regain half guard here but Kovalenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Schwarzeneg misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Check out the look on Kovalenko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kovalenko controlling the position from side mount.
Schwarzeneg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Kovalenko is working Schwarzeneg over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control Kovalenko's posture but Kovalenko avoids it.
Schwarzeneg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovalenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schwarzeneg looks gassed!
Kovalenko is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Kovalenko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kovalenko scoring with punches from side control.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kovalenko trying to control the action but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Kovalenko working the ground and pound from side control.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with a big right hand but Schwarzeneg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control Kovalenko's posture but Kovalenko avoids it.
Schwarzeneg striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko trying to control the position but Schwarzeneg is working away.
Schwarzeneg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kovalenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kovalenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Kovalenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schwarzeneg, who protects the arm well.
Kovalenko lands an elbow.
Kovalenko lands a few punches from side control.
Kovalenko staying calm.
Schwarzeneg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwarzeneg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzeneg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kovalenko looks up at the clock and then as Schwarzeneg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kovalenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kovalenko working the ground and pound.
Kovalenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schwarzeneg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kovalenko lands a few punches from side control.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Kovalenko postures up.
Kovalenko working the ground and pound.
Kovalenko working the head and body with strikes.
Schwarzeneg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalenko lands some shots froms side control.
Schwarzeneg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kovalenko working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwarzeneg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kovalenko working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giril Kovalenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Schwarzeneg dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown

and Kovalenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kovalenko pushes down on Schwarzeneg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kovalenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kovalenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Giril Kovalenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kovalenko lands strikes from half guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to get back to full guard.
Kovalenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovalenko working Schwarzeneg over with strikes.
Kovalenko wants to control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him busy.
Kovalenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schwarzeneg!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko dominating with strikes here.
Kovalenko scoring with strikes but Schwarzeneg is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kovalenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schwarzeneg hang on?
Kovalenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Kovalenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schwarzeneg?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kovalenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it well.
Schwarzeneg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kovalenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kovalenko landing shots from mount.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kovalenko controlling from the full mount.
Kovalenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kovalenko dominating with strikes here.
Kovalenko avoids the attempt from Schwarzeneg to control.
Kovalenko landing punches.
Kovalenko with shots to the head and body - Schwarzeneg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwarzeneg is bucking up trying to escape but Kovalenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kovalenko landing strikes from the mount.
Schwarzeneg is looking to improve his position but Kovalenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Kovalenko landing strikes from the mount.
Kovalenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kovalenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko working Schwarzeneg over with strikes here.
Kovalenko unloading with bombs!

Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Kovalenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schwarzeneg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kovalenko lands a heavy elbow.
Kovalenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Kovalenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Kovalenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kovalenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schwarzeneg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kovalenko lands a big elbow.
Kovalenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko landing shots from mount.
Schwarzeneg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Kovalenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kovalenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schwarzeneg?
Kovalenko landing shots from mount.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kovalenko content just to control the position here.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schwarzeneg looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovalenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kovalenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giril Kovalenko dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kovalenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Schwarzeneg avoids them all with ease.

Kovalenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kovalenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Schwarzeneg has momentary wrist control but Kovalenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Kovalenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep here but Kovalenko controlling him for the moment.
Kovalenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with a solid left hand.

Kovalenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Kovalenko from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kovalenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kovalenko postures up and lands a big shot to Schwarzeneg's brow.
Kovalenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kovalenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kovalenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kovalenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Kovalenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzeneg can do to turn this around?
Kovalenko pushing down on Schwarzeneg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kovalenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovalenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kovalenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzeneg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schwarzeneg wants to improve his position but Kovalenko is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kovalenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzeneg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schwarzeneg trying to control from the bottom.
Kovalenko is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kovalenko working over Schwarzeneg with some ground and pound. Schwarzeneg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schwarzeneg is in trouble now - Kovalenko has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovalenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schwarzeneg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kovalenko dominating with strikes here.
Kovalenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko is landing with some decent strikes but Schwarzeneg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roger Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovalenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kovalenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kovalenko looking to finish Schwarzeneg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Schwarzeneg!
Schwarzeneg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kovalenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kovalenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schwarzeneg is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Schwarzeneg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schwarzeneg is bucking up trying to escape but Kovalenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kovalenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kovalenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kovalenko unloading with bombs!
Schwarzeneg is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Schwarzeneg tries to lock up and control but Kovalenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schwarzeneg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kovalenko scoring with strikes but Schwarzeneg is staying in there.
Kovalenko landing punches.
BOOM! Kovalenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kovalenko scoring with strikes but Schwarzeneg is staying in there.
Kovalenko cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schwarzeneg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kovalenko looking to finish Schwarzeneg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Schwarzeneg!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzeneg is bucking up trying to escape but Kovalenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schwarzeneg's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giril Kovalenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kovalenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giril Kovalenko!