PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jovic (ranked 6474 p4p, 3996 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 583 p4p, 456 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The W.A.N.D. - Flaming Lips. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jovic
vs
Kuti

192 cm
18
187
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
195
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Savage Fightwear
Aspire Clothing

Core Combat
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti lands with a cross.
Jovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuti connects with a right hand. Jovic shakes it off.
Kuti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jovic clinches with his opponent.
Jovic lands a nice uppercut.
Kuti misses with a body punch.
Kuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuti lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuti lands a shot to the body.
Jovic lands with a light punch inside.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuti's brow.
Kuti has a couple of punches blocked by Jovic.
Jovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuti tries a body shot but Jovic blocks it.
Kuti lands a body shot.
Kuti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovic stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Jovic to work.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovic is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Jovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jovic.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
Jovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Jovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuti scores with a hook to the body.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Jovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kutis head.
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
Jovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuti is working Jovic over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Jovic lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
Jovic blocks a body shot from Kuti.
Kuti can't find room to land a body shot as Jovic controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kuti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuti.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
Jovic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuti.
Jovic lands a right hand.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti lands with a left to the head.
Jovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Jovic misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuti.
Still in the clinch, Kuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jovic.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Kuti tries a body shot but Jovic blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kuti.
Jovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuti.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Jovic is breathing heavily.
Kuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jovic or not.
Kuti tries to work over Jovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuti lands a right hand.
Kuti is leaning against Jovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Kuti.
Kuti misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Kuti lands a body shot.
Kuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuti tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Kuti back against the cage.
Kuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuti scores with a shot to the side of Jovic's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kuti on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuti.
Nice body punch from Kuti.
A right hand to the body from Kuti.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Kuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Kuti.
Kuti lands a body shot.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Kuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuti.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Kuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuti is leaning against Jovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuti lands a body punch.
Kuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fela Kuti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kuti lands a big uppercut and Jovic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jovic looks OK. Kuti waves Jovic back to his feet!

Jovic is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kuti throws an overhand right that drops Jovic like a sack of potatoes! Kuti dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fela Kuti!