PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 1446 p4p, 1282 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 201 p4p, 175 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kirk
vs
Kovacs

185 cm
29
190
16 - 11 - 1

182 cm
34
192
15 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

AVALON

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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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk moves forwards but Kovacs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Kovacs.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacs.
Kirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovacs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kovacs! But no joy.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacs.
Kovacs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kirk is out of range.
Kovacs connects with a leg kick.
Kovacs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kirk on the side of the head.
Kovacs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirk.
Kovacs is looking to land body kicks.
Kovacs misses with a few strikes there.
Kovacs scores with a body shot.
Kovacs's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovacs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kovacs. Kovacs obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovacs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kirk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk looks to land a combination but Kovacs avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kovacs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kovacs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovacs pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacs.
Kirk avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovacs.
Kovacs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovacs scores with a shoulder strike.
Kovacs tries to circle away but Kirk has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Kovacs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kovacs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk lands a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Kovacs has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs trying to stall but Kirk improves his position.
Kovacs effectively controlling the action here.
Kovacs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Kovacs tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Kovacs back against the cage.
Kirk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Kovacs avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
Kovacs controlling the action here for a moment.
Kovacs blocking some punches.
Kovacs lands an uppercut.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Kovacs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kirk - that landed with a thud.
Kovacs blocks an uppercut.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs blocks an uppercut.
Kovacs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kirk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kovacs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Kovacs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovacs throws an elbow but it misses.
Kovacs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Kirk.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacs.
Kirk lands a right hand.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Kovacs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk lands a shot to the body.
Kirk struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovacs controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovacs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
Kirk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovacs or not.
Kovacs swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk lands a right hand.
Kovacs takes a shot to the head.
Kovacs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovacs is trying to break free.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovacs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovacs misses with an elbow over the top.
Kovacs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirk is defending well for now.
Kovacs blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Kirk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kirk misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andor Kovacs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kirk avoids the body shot from Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a chopping leg kick but Kirk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Kovacs.
Kirk misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kovacs counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
Kirk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacs thuds a left hand into Kirk's body.
Kovacs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovacs.
Kirk misses with a body shot.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kirk.
Kovacs scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kirk clinches with his opponent.

Kovacs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacs throws a leg kick

and Kirk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kovacs can't find room to land a body shot as Kirk controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk prevents Kovacs from breaking the clinch.

Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovacs misses with a low kick.
Kirk tries to clinch up.
Kovacs is looking for the big counter here.
Kirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacs throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Kirk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovacs.
Kovacs throws an overhand right that lands on Kirk's shoulder, as Kirk tries to avoid the shot.
Kirk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kovacs just manages to avoid it.
Kirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovacs lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirk misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Kovacs misses its intended target.
Kovacs misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovacs connects with a single shot there.
Kirk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovacs momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacs throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovacs throws a low kick, looking for Kirk's leg but Kirk calmly moves out of range.
Kirk lands a slapping body shot.
Kirk misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Kovacs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs misses with a wild body shot.
Kovacs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kovacs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirk.
Kovacs connects with a body shot that sends Kirk's belly button to the back.
Kovacs looks to land a left hand but Kirk moved out of range nicely.
Kovacs staying out of range there.
Kirk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kovacs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
Kovacs missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovacs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirk.
Kovacs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovacs misses with a head kick.
Kovacs throws a nice looking combination but Kirk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Kirk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Kirk's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
Kovacs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovacs throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirk misses the target.
Kirk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kirk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovacs throws a right hand that Kirk ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirk also avoids with ease.
Kovacs swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirk.
Kovacs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kovacs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovacs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Kirk moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovacs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses.
Kovacs throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Kovacs.
Kovacs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirk is looking to counter the offense by Kovacs and move into the clinch.
Kirk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kovacs's sensitive parts.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacs.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andor Kovacs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kirk lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovacs looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirk is just out of range.
Kirk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kovacss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kirk tries to clinch there but Kovacs circles away.
Kovacs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kirk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kovacs.
Kirk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirk wants to clinch up but Kovacs keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kovacs.
Kovacs connects with a crisp jab.
Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Kovacs's shoulder, as Kovacs tries to avoid the shot.
Kovacs throws out a counter right but Kirk avoids it with no problem.
Andor Kovacs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs lands the left hand.
Kovacs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacs misses with a low kick.
Kirk lands a head shot.
Kirk throws a solid leg kick but Kovacs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirk.
Kirk lands a really nice looking cross but Kovacs seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovacs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirk doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovacs lands with a slapping head kick.
Kirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Kovacs is rocked!
Kirk lunges at Kovacs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kovacs's hand.
Kovacs is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirk finish him?
Kovacs misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a big right hand! Oh Kovacs is in trouble here! Kirk follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kirk!
James Kirk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.