PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Kovacevic (ranked 82 p4p, 366 weight class) and Killer Mike (ranked 15 p4p, 58 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kovacevic
vs
Mike

188 cm
28
205
18 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
215
17 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Sakura Style
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Kovacevic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Mike!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic throws a shot from downtown. Mike moves away and avoids it.
Kovacevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mike on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kovacevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mike is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mike.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacevic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kovacevic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mike throws a right hand that misses
and Kovacevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovacevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Mike cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike misses the shot to the body.
Mike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacevic.
Mike fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mike there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Killer Mike has been cut.
A jab lands there for Kovacevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands with a hook. Mike tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kovacevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Mike.
Mike blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic digs a good hook to Mike's body.
Kovacevic tries to move into range but Mike moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Mike rushes Kovacevic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kovacevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Mike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kovacevic up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
Kovacevic can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
Mike blocking some punches.
Mike scores with a shot to the side of Kovacevic's head.
Kovacevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovacevic or not.
Mike lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacevic.
Mike works on Kovacevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Kovacevic tries a body shot but Mike blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovacevic.
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!
Kovacevic lands a right hand.
Mike tries to work over Kovacevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovacevic misses with the head strike.
Mike lands a body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Mike.
Mike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacevic.
Kovacevic is trying to break free.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovacevic backwards.
Kovacevic working hard to break the clinch.
Mike content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mike.
Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kovacevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Kovacevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike blocking some punches.
Kovacevic can't break the clinch.
Mike gets through Kovacevic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovacevic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mike controlling the action here for a moment.
Kovacevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike lands a body punch.
Mike tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Mike back against the cage.
Mike working aggressively here.
Kovacevic is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike.
Mike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kovacevic has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
Mike misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Mike back against the cage.
Kovacevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kovacevic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
Mike misses with the head strike.
Mike tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Mike back against the cage.
Kovacevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kovacevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kovacevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovacevic.
Kovacevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mike moves away.
Mike connects with a single shot there.
Kovacevic connects with a body shot.
Kovacevic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mike stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovacevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mike throws out the jab.
Mike connects with a body shot that sends Kovacevic's belly button to the back.
Mike jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovacevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hrvoje Kovacevic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Killer Mike's cut.
That's time! Kovacevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mike misses with an uppercut. Kovacevic saw that one coming.
Mike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovacevic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovacevic lands a nice shot that snaps Mike's head back.
Mike tries to clinch but Kovacevic moves out of range.
Kovacevic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mike fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovacevic tests Mike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovacevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kovacevic defending well as Mike loads up on a big left hand.
Kovacevic swings away with a body shot that misses

and Mike counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacevic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovacevic working aggressively here.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovacevic backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic.
A head punch on the inside from Mike fails to land.
Kovacevic throws a head punch that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mike in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike can't find room to land a body shot as Kovacevic controls the action.
Mike misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovacevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovacevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacevic fails to land.
Mike has Kovacevic pushed against the cage.
Kovacevic blocking some punches.
Mike prevents a body shot from Kovacevic.
A short left from Mike.
Kovacevic tries to work over Mike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovacevic is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Mike struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovacevic controls his hands.
Kovacevic scores with a shot to the side of Mike's head.
Kovacevic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kovacevic on the inside.
Kovacevic lands with a right to the head.
Mike misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic blocks a body shot from Mike.
Killer Mike seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mike has Kovacevic pushed against the cage.
Mike takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mike tries to throw a body punch but Kovacevic avoids it by throwing Mike back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic - that landed with a thud.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Kovacevic prevents a body shot from Mike.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mike lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike misses with some punches.
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovacevic lands with a light punch inside.
Kovacevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovacevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
Mike cracks Kovacevic with a nice body shot.
Kovacevic letting Mike take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Mike as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mike or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kovacevic lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kovacevic as Mike tries to tie him up.
Kovacevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike lands a right hand.
Mike blocking some punches.
Kovacevic misses with a body punch.
Kovacevic misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovacevic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mike lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kovacevic.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Kovacevic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacevic is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks.
Kovacevic lands with a right to the head.
Kovacevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovacevic lands a shoulder strike.
Mike lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovacevic.
Mike misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hrvoje Kovacevic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Killer Mike's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mike lands a jab.
Mike throws a right hand that Kovacevic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovacevic also avoids with ease.
It looked like Kovacevic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mike.
Kovacevic throws an overhand right that lands on Mike's shoulder, as Mike tries to avoid the shot.
Kovacevic misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mike throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kovacevic to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mike tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kovacevic counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kovacevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mike misses with a hook
and Mike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Killer Mike's cut even more.
Mike misses with a body shot
and Mike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovacevic lands a nice shot that snaps Mike's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovacevic cracks Mike with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic lands a slapping body shot.
Kovacevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Mike.
Kovacevic digs a good body shot into Mike's ribs.
Kovacevic throws a lazy right hand but Mike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Kovacevic.
Mike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mike.
A little feinted left hand from Kovacevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mike misses with an uppercut. Kovacevic saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Kovacevic.
Mike darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mike walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hrvoje Kovacevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Mike wants to clinch up but Kovacevic keeps it at a distance.
Mike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovacevic moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mike misses with a body shot
and Kovacevic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovacevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Mike is rocked!
Mike glances at the clock... BAM! Kovacevic nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mike crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mike is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hrvoje Kovacevic!
Hrvoje Kovacevic retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Hrvoje Kovacevic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Killer Mike had this to say: 'Next fight imma kill someone'.