PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18692 p4p, 22955 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 649 p4p, 653 weight class). Scorpion comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Kovingten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tool - Schism kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Scorpion
vs
Kovingten

172 cm
38
148
44 - 20 - 1

181 cm
31
164
31 - 15 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion lands with a hook. Kovingten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scorpion takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Scorpion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scorpion.
Kovingten misses the jab.
A low kick from Scorpion misses
and Kovingten counters with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovingten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scorpion doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovingten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scorpion counters with a thumping low kick.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten checks a leg kick nicely.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Scorpion throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
Kovingten throws an overhand right that lands on Scorpion's shoulder, as Scorpion tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion thuds his right hand into Kovingten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scorpion lands a nice looking body shot.
Scorpion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovingten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.

Scorpion rushes Kovingten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Scorpion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scorpion misses with some punches.

Kovingten manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kovingten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scorpion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scorpion looks to land a body kick but Kovingten moved away.
Kovingten looks to land a body kick but Scorpion moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Scorpion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a solid leg kick but Scorpion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kovingten.
Kovingten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scorpion if he has to take too many more of those.
Scorpion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kovingten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scorpion moves out of range of the body kick from Kovingten.
Scorpion wants to slow Kovingten down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovingten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scorpion misses with a leg kick.
Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Kovingten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten misses with a two punch combination.
Scorpion with a nice calf kick.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Scorpion moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
A combination from Kovingten does no damage.
Scorpion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scorpion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Kovingten.
A big left from Kovingten misses.
Scorpion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scorpion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scorpion pushes Kovingten up against the ropes in a clinch.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scorpion has Kovingten pressed against the ropes, preventing Kovingten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kovingten lands with a light punch inside.

Kovingten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion drops his hands momentarily and Kovingten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scorpion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kovingten clobbers Scorpion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Kovingten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kovingten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovingten connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovingten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scorpion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scorpion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovingten throws a one two combo.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Kovingten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scorpion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Scorpion takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scorpion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scorpion avoids it easily.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Kovingten takes one to the chin there.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Kovingten works over Scorpion's head and body with a nice combination.
Scorpion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovingten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovingten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A bone on bone clash there as Scorpion blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Scorpion with a nice cross.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Kovingten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kovingten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Scorpion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a leg kick.
Scorpion blocks a jab.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Kovingten loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kovingten takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kovingten works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Scorpion connects with a single shot there.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Scorpion digs a good hook to Kovingten's body.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Kovingten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovingten.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovingten in the body.
Scorpion jabs at Kovingten's body.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scorpion digs a good hook to Kovingten's body.
Scorpion stuns Kovingten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scorpion throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten tries to move into range but Scorpion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovingten lands with a good body shot.
Kovingten tries a low kick but Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Scorpion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kovingten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scorpion at a distance.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kovingten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kovingten throws a nice looking combination but Scorpion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scorpion takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kovingten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovingten. That did some damage!
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovingten. That did some damage!
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion checks it.
Kovingten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion is looking to wear down Kovingten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Kovingten avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scorpion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scorpion throws a solid leg kick but Kovingten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scorpion.
As Scorpion backs off Kovingten throws a huge counter combo but Scorpion manages to avoid it all.
Scorpion closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scorpion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Kovingten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kovingten lands with a cross.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Kovingten tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Scorpion scores with a leg kick.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Kovingten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Kovingten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scorpion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten lands a jab to the head.
Kovingten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kovingten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovingten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kovingten throws the kick towards the body but Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Kovingten.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Kovingten catches Scorpion right on the button with a cross.
Kovingten moves out of range of the leg kick from Scorpion.
A nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Kovingten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kovingten.
Kovingten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scorpion.
Kovingten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kovingten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kovingten looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Kovingten clobbers Scorpion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scorpion moves out of range of the body kick.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Scorpion lands with an overhand left.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scorpion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kovingten - the referee stops the clock and Scorpion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kovingten. Scorpion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Kovingten does it's job there.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scorpion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scorpion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovingten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
A jab from Scorpion misses.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Kovingten connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Scorpion.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Scorpion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovingten checks it well.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion throws a series of punches but Kovingten avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Kovingten.
Scorpion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scorpion moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Kovingten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scorpion in his tracks.
Kovingten throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Kovingten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kovingten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scorpion's hands.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Scorpion punishes Kovingten's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kovingten lands a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovingten.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kovingten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion cracks Kovingten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scorpion wants to slow Kovingten down by chopping away at his legs.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion moves out of range of the body kick from Kovingten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Kovingten.
Kovingten checks a low kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Scorpion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKovingten.
Scorpion digs a good body shot into Kovingten's ribs.
Scorpion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scorpion wants to clinch up but Kovingten keeps it at a distance.
Kovingten just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kovingten. Kovingten obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovingten.
Kovingten with the inside leg kick.
Kovingten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten tests Scorpion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion lands a leg kick that knocks Kovingten off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovingten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scorpion avoids the head kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.
Scorpion misses with a series of wild punches.
Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a low kick, looking for Scorpion's leg but Scorpion calmly moves out of range.
Kovingten connects with a single shot there.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
A big left from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion lands with a shot to the body.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Scorpion.
Kovingten throws a wild body kick that Scorpion sees coming a mile off.
Scorpion tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kovingten really dominated that round.
That's time! Scorpion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
Scorpion cracks Kovingten with an open hand slap.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Kovingten throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Kovingten swinging wildly here.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovingten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovingten checks a leg kick nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kovingten.
Scorpion will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Scorpion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion moved away.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion cracks Kovingten with a good jab.
Scorpion lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion checks the leg kick.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten avoids the head kick by Scorpion.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick.
Kovingten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crunch! Scorpion slams his shin into Kovingten's torso.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kovingten misses with a straight left.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Scorpion misses
and Kovingten counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kovingten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Scorpion throws a hook to the side of Kovingten's head but Kovingten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovingten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scorpion moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Scorpion connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Kovingten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovingten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovingten connects with a jab.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovingten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scorpion avoids it easily.
Scorpion checks the leg kick.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut
and Scorpion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion avoids a kick to the body.
Kovingten swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Kovingten is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scorpion with a body shot.
Kovingten lands with a good body shot.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Scorpion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scorpion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scorpion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scorpion tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kovingten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a low kick as Kovingten jumps back.
Kovingten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion's corner calls for a 1-2. Scorpion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scorpion swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten moves out of range of the leg kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion wants to land a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
Kovingten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scorpion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovingten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Scorpion clinches up with Kovingten and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Kovingten.
Scorpion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scorpion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kovingten's efforts to push away.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion scores with a nice right hand.
Scorpion connects with a single shot there.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Silva Scorpion 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. This is the final round!

Scorpion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.

Scorpion has Kovingten up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion dodges an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kovingten is keeping busy.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Scorpion.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Scorpion.
Scorpion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Kovingten breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a push kick but Scorpion slaps the foot to one side.
Kovingten feints a jab promting Scorpion to slip. Kovingten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scorpion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scorpion misses the jab.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Scorpion takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Kovingten circles away.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Kovingten is trying to break the clinch but Scorpion has him pressed against the ropes.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten is trying to break the clinch but Scorpion is controlling him.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Silva Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kovingten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kovingten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scorpion.
Kovingten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kovingten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scorpion scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scorpion will feel that in the morning.
Scorpion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovingten throws out the jab.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion backing away here, and Kovingten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Scorpion lands a nice looking body shot.
Scorpion tries to land a front kick but Kovingten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovingten wants to slow Scorpion down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovingten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion blocks the body kick.
Scorpion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion with a nice calf kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scorpion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kovingten blocks the body kick.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
A combination from Kovingten does no damage.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovingten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovingten throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Kovingten.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kovingten scores with a leg kick.
Scorpion scores with a decent looking hook.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Kovingten.
Scorpion takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kovingten at a distance.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovingten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion lands a glancing blow to the side of Kovingten's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Crunch! Scorpion slams his shin into Kovingten's torso.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Kovingten.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Kovingten throws out a counter right but Scorpion avoids it with no problem.
Scorpion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovingten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scorpion tries to land a front kick but Kovingten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Kovingten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Kovingten.
A lazy left from Scorpion finds it's target.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovingten. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovingten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scorpion throws out a loose jab but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scorpion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion is the new lightweight champion!
Silva Scorpion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.