PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knock Out has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Out
vs
Kovalev

180 cm
28
278 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

207 cm
21
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovalev.
Out was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Kovalev finds it's way through Out's defenses.
Out definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Kovalev clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Out.
Kovalev slows down the pace here.
Kovalev misses with a punch to the body.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Out tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalev controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kovalev.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out stalling in the clinch but Kovalev improves position.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kovalev lands with a short shot to the head.
Out misses with some punches.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovalev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovalev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Out.
Kovalev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
Kovalev pushes Out back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovalev lands with a short shot to the head.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalev controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out blocking some punches.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out misses with the head strike.
Kovalev blocking some punches.
Out tries to work over Kovalev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovalev taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Kovalev - that landed with a thud.
Kovalev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovalev stalling against the cage.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Out prevents a body shot from Kovalev.
Kovalev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Kovalev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Out misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovalev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Out as Kovalev tries to tie him up.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalev misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Out.
A head punch on the inside from Out fails to land.
Out misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev misses with a punch to the body.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalev controls the action.
Out presses Kovalev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kovalev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Out letting Kovalev take a breather here.
Out takes a shot to the head.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovalev backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Out fails to land.
A short left from Kovalev.
Out lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovalev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Knock Out will probably get the nod.
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.

A left lands for Kovalev.
Kovalev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovalev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovalev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovalev scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kovalev.
Kovalev scores with a jab. Out acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev connects with the punch.
Kovalev throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out misses with a looping right.
Kovalev misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
Out throws a shot from downtown. Kovalev moves away and avoids it.
Out walks into a stiff left hand from Kovalev.
Kovalev defending well as Out loads up on a big left hand.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovalev moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a body shot.
Kovalev missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Out appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kovalev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovalev avoids the body shot from Out.
Kovalev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Out misses with a body shot.
Kovalev scores with a nice head shot.
Kovalev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab.
Kovalev lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kovalev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovalev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Out takes a swing at Kovalev's ribcage but misses.
Kovalev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovalev is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.

Kovalev closes the distance and pushes Out back into the cage.
Out blocks a body shot from Kovalev.
Out lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Out.
Out blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Out misses with a body punch.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
Out is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kovalev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A bit of stalling here from Kovalev.
Kovalev is pushing Out up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kovalev continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kovalev controlling the action here for a moment.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovalev backwards.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kovalev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Kovalev.
Out misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovalev throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kovalev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kovalev avoids the body shot from Out.
Kovalev unleashes a big counter combination but Out bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Out misses with an uppercut
and Kovalev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalev with a jab.
Out throws a hook but Kovalev avoids it easily.
Out throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kovalev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out misses with a looping left.

Kovalev pushes Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out has a couple of punches blocked by Kovalev.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovalev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kovalev blocks an uppercut.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Out misses with some punches.
Kovalev is struggling to control the position.
Kovalev blocks a body shot from Out.
Kovalev prevents a body shot from Out.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.

Out drops Kovalev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kovalev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Kovalev is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Out finish him?
Out has Kovalev pressed against the cage. Kovalev drops his hands and Out takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Kovalev tumbling to the canvas! Out rains down with more punches but Kovalev was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knock Out!
Knock Out seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.