PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nurlan Kovaleva (ranked 3487 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Ethan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 383 weight class). Nurlan Kovaleva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ethan Winner's chin.

Kovaleva
vs
Winner

174 cm
25
152
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nurlan Kovaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kovaleva eats them both and turns towards Winner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kovaleva backs up against the cage.
Winner feints a jab promting Kovaleva to slip. Winner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kovaleva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Winner looks to land a combination but Kovaleva avoids it well.
Kovaleva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winner tries to avoid it but Kovaleva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winner to the ground. Winner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kovaleva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winner circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Winner. Those never looked like landing.
Winner misses with the combination.
Kovaleva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovaleva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nurlan Kovaleva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovaleva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winner pinned against the cage. Winner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kovaleva fails with the takedown.
Winner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Winner looks to land a combination. Kovaleva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kovaleva misses with a takedown attempt - Winner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kovaleva shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kovaleva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Winner. Those never looked like landing.
Winner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Winner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winner throws a right hand that Kovaleva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovaleva also avoids with ease.
Winner looks winded!
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovaleva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Winner sprawls and moves away.
Winner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kovaleva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Winner's guard.
Kovaleva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winner's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kovaleva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kovaleva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kovaleva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kovaleva is working Winner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Winner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaleva working the ground and pound.
Kovaleva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Winner!
Kovaleva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kovaleva unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Winner wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kovaleva celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nurlan Kovaleva!