PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo's entrance music is 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. A fine choice. Kenalemodisa Mabogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mabogo
vs
Kovalenko

190 cm
22
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

205 cm
36
260 lbs
43 - 22 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
A head kick misses from Mabogo.
A cross from Kovalenko lands.

It looks like Kenalemodisa Mabogo has been cut.
That kick from Kovalenko tenderised Mabogo's leg. Mabogo is trying to keep his angry face on.

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

Mabogo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Mabogo.
Oh Mabogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mabogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mabogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Mabogo.
Kovalenko throws an overhand right that has Mabogo reeling! Kovalenko follows up with more punches and Mabogo is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Kovalenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.