PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 24658 p4p, 24638 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 713 p4p, 688 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Scott enters the ring!

Kovingten
vs
Scott

181 cm
24
174
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
185
15 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Kovingten off balance momentarily.
Kovingten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kovingten if he has to take too many more of those.
Kovingten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovingten throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Scott.
It appears Kovingten was looking to counter with a kick there.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kovingten is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Kovingten slips the punch.
Kovingten lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
Kovingten lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a leg kick but Kovingten moved away.
A nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a hook.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands with a good body shot.
Kovingten blocks the body kick.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Kovingten blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick lands from Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a kick to the body.
Kovingten misses with a head kick.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovingten throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Scott catches Kovingten right on the button with a cross.
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kovingten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a solid leg kick but Kovingten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scott.
Scott throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Scott's body. Scott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Kovingten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Kovingten finds it's target.
Kovingten lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovingten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Scott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott works the jab nicely.
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 Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kovingten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Kovingten is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott keeps Kovingten at a distance using the push kick.

Kovingten takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovingten feints a jab promting Scott to slip. Kovingten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Kovingten as he connects with a hook.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kovingten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Kovingten tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovingten throws a lazy uppercut
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovingten.
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!
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Kovingten is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Kovingten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Scott misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovingten is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott throws a low kick but Kovingten moves out of range easily.
Kovingten clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Kovingten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kovingten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Kovingten 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.

Scott throws a leg kick but Kovingten checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kovingten misses its target.
Scott lands a nice shot that snaps Kovingten's head back.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Kovingten - just one landing.
Kovingten lands a right hook to the body.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovingten.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kovingten.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott defending well as Kovingten loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Kovingten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.

Kovingten clinches up against the ropes.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scott lands a body punch.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Kovingten has double underhooks.
Kovingten avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it misses.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Scott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Kovingten pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kyle Kovingten did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kovingten connects with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kovingten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovingten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Kovingten sees coming a mile off.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott thinks about the counter body kick.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Kovingten counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scott checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott thows a leg kick but Kovingten checks it
and Kovingten counters with a straight right hand.
Kovingten moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Kovingten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovingten tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kovingten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Kovingten down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scott swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott throws a head kick but Kovingten moves out of range.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
Scott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kovingten takes a step back to recover.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Kovingten off balance momentarily.
Kovingten lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Kovingten throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the ropes and back into range.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kovingten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Kovingten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovingten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott tries a low kick but Kovingten avoids it.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Scott connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Scott tenderised Kovingten's leg. Kovingten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovingten lands a front kick.
Scott throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Michael Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kovingten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Kovingten moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Kovingten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Kovingten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovingten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovingten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
Kovingten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scott momentarily.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Scott backs away, Kovingten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
Scott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Scott.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scott - that will leave a mark!
Kovingten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scott is trying to counter with his kicks.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott slips a straight right by Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Scott.
Kovingten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Kovingten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten avoids the head kick by Scott.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten connects with a crisp jab.
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovingten momentarily.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Kovingten defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten works the jab nicely.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott thinks about the counter body kick.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
Scott throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Kovingten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovingten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michael Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Scott.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Kovingten.
Well Kovingten 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50

The fight is ruled a draw!