PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Kovalkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kovalkin
vs
David

198 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fyodor Kovalkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kovalkin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalkin has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Kovalkin looking for a guillotine from mount but David is having none of it.
Kovalkin is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. David is in real trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kovalkin looking for the choke from the back.
David controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
David should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

David preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kovalkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kovalkin is persistently looking for the submission but David is defending it well.

David preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kovalkin.

Kovalkin is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! David is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fyodor Kovalkin!