PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Kovrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dane Hoy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kovrov
vs
Hoy

183 cm
25
194 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

190 cm
30
199 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Kovrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy tries to score with a low kick but Kovrov moves his leg out of the way.
Hoy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovrov checks a low kick from Hoy.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoy throws a big shot that misses.
Hoy looks to land a right hand but Kovrov moved out of range.
Hoy slips a jab and a cross from Kovrov.
Hoy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoy lands with a shot to the body.
Hoy misses with an uppercut.
Kovrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovrov swinging wildly here.
Kovrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kovrov misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoy is just out of range.
Kovrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoy. Kovrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovrov takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.
Alexsandr Kovrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoy avoids the head kick by Kovrov.
Kovrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoy is just out of range.
Kovrov lands with a right hand.
Hoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kovrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Hoy lands a jab to Kovrov's midsection.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Kovrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Hoy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kovrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovrov throws a hook but Hoy blocks it.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses
and Kovrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovrov blocks a head kick by Hoy.
Kovrov throws a front kick aimed at Hoy's knee but Hoy avoids it well.
Hoy throws a big shot that misses.
Kovrov avoids the head kick by Hoy.
Hoy tries for a takedown but Kovrov circles away easily
enabling Kovrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kovrov. Kovrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovrov misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexsandr Kovrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Hoy.
Kovrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoy throws a looping overhand right but Kovrov ducks down to avoid it.
Kovrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kovrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Kovrov misses.
Kovrov misses with a head kick.
Hoy throws a front kick aimed at Kovrov's knee but Kovrov avoids it well.
Hoy swings widly with a right hand
and Kovrov counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Kovrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoy scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy moves forwards but Kovrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoy misses with a head kick.
Kovrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kovrov. That did some damage!

Kovrov lands a big head kick that sends Hoy tumbling to the mat! Kovrov takes a step backwards and waves Hoy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hoy is rocked!
Kovrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovrov finish him?
Kovrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoy slips a straight right by Kovrov.
Kovrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Hoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovrov lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovrov checks the leg kick.
Kovrov misses with a double jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandr Kovrov dominated that round.
That's time! Kovrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoy throws the left hand but Kovrov avoids the punch easily.
Hoy is looking to chop away at Kovrov's legs.
Kovrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovrov misses with a head kick.
Kovrov with a hook.
Hoy needs to keep his hands up - Kovrov had a free shot at his head there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hoy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kovrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Kovrov throws a jab when Hoy was well out of range.
Kovrov is looking to slow Hoy down with leg kicks.
Kovrov throws a body kick that misses.
Kovrov blocks a jab.
Kovrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoy can do to turn this around?
Hoy lands a jab to Kovrov's midsection.
Alexsandr Kovrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovrov thuds his shin into the meat of Hoy's side.
Kovrov misses the shot to the body.
Alexsandr Kovrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovrov swings for the body but Hoy moves out of range.
Kovrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Kovrov does no damage.
Kovrov motions for Hoy to come forward. Kovrov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Hoy misses.
Kovrov lunges at Hoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoy's hand.

Hoy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kovrov's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovrov keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kovrov wants to stand up but Hoy is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kovrov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hoy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoy as he connects with a hook.
Kovrov looks to land a left hand but Hoy moved out of range nicely.
Hoy pushes Kovrov away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Hoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoy throws a front kick aimed at Kovrov's knee but Kovrov avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Kovrov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kovrov throws a leg kick which misses Hoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoy tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kovrov.
Kovrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kovrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hoy - the referee stops the clock and Kovrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hoy. Kovrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoy slips a jab and a cross from Kovrov.
Kovrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovrov throws an overhand right that lands on Hoy's shoulder, as Hoy tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy connects with a single shot there.
Kovrov misses with a hook. Hoy ducked under it nicely.
Hoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Hoy misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hoy takes a swing at Kovrov's ribcage but misses.
Hoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovrov cracks Hoy with a good jab.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Kovrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovrov jabs at Hoy's body.
Kovrov misses with a low kick.
Hoy misses with a wild body shot.
Kovrov misses with the combination.
Kovrov slips a straight right by Hoy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kovrov.
Hoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoy needs to keep his hands up - Kovrov had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexsandr Kovrov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Hoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Kovrov which made him look bad.
Hoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Kovrov misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kovrov as Hoy shoots in.
Kovrov tries to land a front kick but Hoy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kovrov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kovrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Kovrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexsandr Kovrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Hoy.
Kovrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Hoy.
Kovrov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoy if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovrov.
Hoy throws a head kick but Kovrov moves out of range.
Hoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovrov moves away.
Kovrov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoy's calf.
Hoy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kovrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoy swings for the body but Kovrov moves out of range.
Kovrov misses with a few strikes there.
Kovrov swings widly with a right hand

and Hoy counters with a shoot takedown. Kovrov fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Hoy seems to be looking for submissions.
Kovrov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dane Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovrov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoy.
Hoy throws an elbow that misses. Kovrov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoy's guard. Nice move by Kovrov!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy seems keen to control Kovrov's posture.
Hoy looking to control.
Hoy pulls Kovrov in close to prevent any damage.
Kovrov wants to stand but Hoy is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hoy wants to sweep here but Kovrov controlling him for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dane Hoy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Kovrov scores with a four punch combination!
Good leg kick by Hoy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Kovrov misses with a wild combination.
Kovrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexsandr Kovrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoy blocks the leg kick.
Hoy just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandr Kovrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kovrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandr Kovrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexsandr Kovrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.