PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bankrobber by The Clash . Paul has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kovas
vs
Paul

190 cm
22
252 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
28
273 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Kovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovas jabs at Paul's body.
Paul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovas scores with a sloppy right hand. Paul should have avoided that one.
Kovas scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul drops his hands momentarily and Kovas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovas.
Kovas throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Kovas.
Kovas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Kovas.
Kovas lands with a straight right. Paul didn't see that one coming.
Paul misses with an uppercut
and Kovas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paul!
Kovas moves away from the strike by Paul.
Kovas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovas misses with a combination
and Paul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kovas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovas moves away from the strike by Paul.
A low kick from Paul is predictable there
and Kovas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paul looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul throws a low kick but Kovas moves out of range easily.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kovas scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like David Paul has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovas connects with a looping right hand.

Kovas lands a big right hand that sends Paul crashing to the mat! Kovas stays standing though and waves Paul back to his feet!
Kovas throws a hook but Paul blocks it.

Kovas sends Paul crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kovas is motioning to the referee to let Paul up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Paul is rocked!
Kovas darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Paul's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kovas before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Kovas!