PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kovacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neely
vs
Kovacks

195 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

West Coast Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Neely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Kovacks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neely swings for the body but Kovacks moves out of range.
A slow jab from Neely misses its intended target.
Neely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neely misses with a wild body shot.

Neely fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kovacks to the ground. Neely is now in Kovacks's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kovacks keeping full guard, as Neely tries to pass.
Kovacks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neely is one step ahead there.
Neely postures up in Kovacks's guard and throws a big left but Kovacks blocks it.
Kovacks controls Neely momentarily but Neely frees himself.
Neely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kovacks is keeping the position for now.
Neely throwing strikes but missing.
Kovacks trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kovacks swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kovacks looking for a guillotine here but Neely defends easily.

Kovacks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Neely got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kovacks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neely has managed to get both his arms back between Kovacks's legs - danger averted.

Kovacks has his foot on Neely's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neely works his way back into a safe position though.
Neely working some strikes from top position.
Neely landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neely is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kovacks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neely's guard.
Kovacks wants to pass the guard but Neely is keeping the position.
Kovacks slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kovacks tries to pass to full mount but Neely defends it.
Kovacks lands strikes from half guard.
Kovacks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neely is looking for a sweep. Kovacks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neely.
Kovacks stands and throws Neely's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Neely tries to bench press Kovacks off him but Kovacks keeps the position.
Neely sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kovacks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Neely knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neely tries to roll over but Kovacks keeps him under control.
Neely wants to control but Kovacks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neely is looking to improve his position.
Kovacks works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacks with shots to the head and body - Neely looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Kovacks landing strikes, looking to finish!

Jack Neely's cut is getting worse.
Neely is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kovacks landing punches.

Jack Neely's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Neely's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Takeshi Kovacks! Takeshi Kovacks retains his super heavyweight title!
Takeshi Kovacks gave a mention to West Coast Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).