PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pitra Kovaliakovo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitra Kovaliakovo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kovaliakovo
vs
Griffin

185 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pitra Kovaliakovo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Griffin !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kovaliakovo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kovaliakovo presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovaliakovo is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a body shot.
Griffin looks gassed!
Kovaliakovo is stalling here.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kovaliakovo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kovaliakovo as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Kovaliakovo as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand into Griffin 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin 's gas tank.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovaliakovo stops a takedown attempt from Griffin .
Pitra Kovaliakovo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Griffin .
Kovaliakovo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch.
Kovaliakovo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovaliakovo.
A hook to the body from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Kovaliakovo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovaliakovo pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kovaliakovo presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovaliakovo lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Griffin wants to break free but Kovaliakovo has control.
Kovaliakovo scores with a hook to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovaliakovo scores with a hook to the body.
Kovaliakovo pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Kovaliakovo is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Good body shot from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Griffin tries to break free but Kovaliakovo pushes him back against the cage.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Kovaliakovo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovaliakovo.
A body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kovaliakovo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Kovaliakovo as the two fighters clinch.
Kovaliakovo is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Kovaliakovo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand into Griffin 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin 's gas tank.
Good body shot from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
Griffin wants to get back to striking at distance but Kovaliakovo won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Kovaliakovo pushes Griffin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kovaliakovo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo is pushing Griffin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo works on Griffin 's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Kovaliakovo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovaliakovo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pitra Kovaliakovo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kovaliakovo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovaliakovo throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Kovaliakovo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovaliakovo is looking to clinch.

Griffin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kovaliakovo's half guard.
Griffin passes to full mount!
Griffin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaliakovo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Griffin .
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
Griffin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Griffin thowing shots but they're missing.
Kovaliakovo tries to hold on but Griffin postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kovaliakovo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kovaliakovo is in a horrible position here. Griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kovaliakovo really wants to buck Griffin off and get back to his feet.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Griffin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Griffin trying to control but Kovaliakovo is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kovaliakovo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Kovaliakovo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovaliakovo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovaliakovo swinging wilding here.
Kovaliakovo looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Kovaliakovo misses with the combination.
Kovaliakovo tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovaliakovo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Griffin drives through and clinches with Kovaliakovo against the cage.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kovaliakovo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin has Kovaliakovo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kovaliakovo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kovaliakovo prevents it.
Pitra Kovaliakovo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Griffin .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo - that landed with a thud.
Kovaliakovo scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovaliakovo presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griffin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin .
A right hook to the body lands for Kovaliakovo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovaliakovo lands a body shot.
Kovaliakovo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand underneath Griffin 's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovaliakovo lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Kovaliakovo.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Kovaliakovo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitra Kovaliakovo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kovaliakovo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovaliakovo works on Griffin 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand underneath Griffin 's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovaliakovo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands with a left to the head.
Kovaliakovo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
A right hand to the body from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand underneath Griffin 's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch.
Kovaliakovo lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovaliakovo.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovaliakovo.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin .
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griffin .
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovaliakovo prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovaliakovo.
A short body shot lands from Kovaliakovo as the two fighters clinch.
Kovaliakovo lands a left hand.
Kovaliakovo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaliakovo scores with a hook to the body.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand into Griffin 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin 's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Kovaliakovo as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovaliakovo lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaliakovo.
Good body shot from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovaliakovo digs a right hand into Griffin 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin 's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovaliakovo cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kovaliakovo.
Kovaliakovo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovaliakovo lands a body shot.
Kovaliakovo is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pitra Kovaliakovo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kovaliakovo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pitra Kovaliakovo!