PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova has chosen Jääkärimarssi as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Micheals
vs
Kova

175 cm
28
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
169 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Kova throws a head kick but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals shoots in for a takedown but Kova shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Kova does no damage.
Kova looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
Micheals shoots for a takedown but Kova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Micheals looks for a takedown but Kova sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Micheals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Kova.
Kova looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
Kova looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
Micheals tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Micheals tries to clinch up.
Micheals misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Micheals shoots in and gets a takedown into Kova's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kova controls Micheals momentarily but Micheals frees himself.
Micheals stopping the sweep attempt from Kova.
Micheals wants to pass the guard but Kova is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals trying to control the position from guard on top but Kova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kova escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Micheals gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kova is on top in guard.
Kova won't allow Micheals to get back to his feet.
Kova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Micheals is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Micheals tries to pass to full mount but Kova defends it.
Kova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kova moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kova striking off his back, scoring a few points.

Kova has his feet on Micheals's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kova throws a head kick but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals shoots for a double leg takedown but Kova sprawls well. He's pushed Micheals's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Micheals showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.
Seppo Kova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micheals shoots in looking for a takedown. Kova tries to sprawl out of it but Micheals keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Micheals will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kova throws a head kick that Micheals semi-blocks.
Micheals slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Sloppy strikes from Kova. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Micheals fails to land the takedown.
Kova misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kova moves out of range of the leg kick from Micheals.
Kova connects with a high kick.
Kova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Micheals chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kova can pounce on him.
Kova lands with a slapping head kick.
Kova lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Micheals backs up against the cage.
A good leg kick by Kova.
Kova lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Micheals throws a body punch but Kova moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals throws a looping overhand right but Kova ducks down to avoid it.
Micheals shoots in but Kova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Micheals throws a nice looking combination but Kova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Micheals on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micheals takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Kova does no damage.
Kova throws a series of strikes that have Micheals backpedaling.
Kova lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kova.
Kova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Micheals tries to clinch but Kova is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Micheals tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Micheals somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Micheals fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Micheals is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kova.
Kova looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
Kova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kova throws a sloppy head kick and Micheals moves out of range easily.
Kova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Micheals moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Micheals throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Micheals misses with a hook. Kova ducked under it nicely.
Kova scores with a jab. Micheals acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kova misses with a double jab.
Micheals moves in looking to clinch but Kova pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch but Kova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kova works Micheals's body with a nice hook.
Kova fails to land with a series of punches.
Chad Micheals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Kova.
Micheals shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheals dodges the punch combination from Kova.
Micheals wants to clinch up but Kova keeps it at a distance.
Kova lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kova.
Micheals shoots in looking for a takedown but Kova manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Micheals's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Micheals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kova.
Kova throws a right and a left that Micheals avoids nicely.
Micheals shoots in for a double leg but Kova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Micheals misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kova cracks the inside of Micheals's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micheals takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kova scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Kova's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kova duly obliges.
Kova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Kova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Micheals fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kova lands with a nice combination. Micheals backs away looking to recover.
Micheals closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Kova misses.
A left and a right from Kova both land. Nice combination.
Seppo Kova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kova scores with a four punch combination!
Kova moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kova moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Micheals stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kova.
Kova throws a right hand that Micheals ducks under and follows up with a left that Micheals also avoids with ease.
Micheals avoids the head kick by Kova.
Seppo Kova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Micheals scores with a three punch combo!
Micheals chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kova can pounce on him.
Kova leaves Micheals with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Kova both land. Nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kova. That's going to slow Micheals down.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova throws a shot to the body.
Kova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kova is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kova stuffs the takedown attempt from Micheals. Micheals gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kova wants it to stay on the feet.
Kova lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kova scores with a hook.
Micheals takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Micheals fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kova 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. This is the final round!

Micheals is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kova.
Micheals shoots in and drives through. Kova sprawls well.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Kova.
Kova throws a head kick but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals shoots for a takedown but Kova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Micheals stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kova.
Kova connects with a leg kick. Micheals looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Micheals fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Micheals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kova.
Kova misses with the combination.
Micheals is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kova lands with a right hand.
Micheals gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kova counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kova throws a one two combo.
Kova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Micheals shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kova.
Kova lands with a nice combination. Micheals backs away looking to recover.
Kova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kova throws a head kick but Micheals moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Micheals tries to clinch up.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.
Micheals tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kova swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kova keeps Micheals at a distance using the push kick.
Kova swinging wildly here.
Kova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micheals fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Micheals showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.
Kova thumps Micheals with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kova avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kova. Those never looked like landing.
Kova lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kova works over Micheals's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Kova scores with a one two! Micheals had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Micheals wants to clinch up but Kova keeps it at a distance.
Kova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Micheals misses with a body shot.
Micheals shoots in but no luck this time.
Kova scores with a three punch combo!
Seppo Kova is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Micheals's sensitive parts.
Kova throws a series of punches but Micheals avoids them all with ease.
Kova lands a slapping body shot.
Kova goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Micheals throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kova's waist but Kova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Micheals off to one side.
Kova lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kova.
A punch combination from Kova misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Micheals throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kova misses with a few strikes there.
Kova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Micheals.
Kova throws a right hand that Micheals ducks under and follows up with a left that Micheals also avoids with ease.
Kova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Micheals.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kova!
Micheals throws a nice looking combination but Kova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kova's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kova duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kova stuffs the takedown attempt from Micheals. Micheals gets slowly back to his feet.
Kova lands a high kick!
Chad Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Kova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kova has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Kova!