PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6302 p4p, 532 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 4592 p4p, 469 weight class). Sven Svensson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Kovingten
vs
Svensson

181 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovingten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovingten thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Nice body kick from Kovingten.

Svensson rushes Kovingten and presses him up against the ropes.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Kovingten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.

Kovingten manages to break the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kovingten can pounce on 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!
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Kovingten's shoulder, as Kovingten tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovingten lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kovingten coming out on top.
Kovingten lands with an overhand left.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Kovingten tenderised Svensson's leg. Svensson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Svensson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Svensson misses with a left hand
and Kovingten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svensson's knee momentarily.
Kovingten thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Kovingten defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Kovingten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovingten moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kovingten lands but Svensson takes it in his stride.
Kovingten scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovingten.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kovingten as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Kovingten throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovingten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten drops his hands momentarily and Svensson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovingten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svensson at a distance.
Kovingten connects with a body shot that sends Svensson's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Svensson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kovingten thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Kovingten scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Kovingten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Kovingten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovingten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Svensson.
Kovingten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Kovingten punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovingten jabs at Svensson's body.
Kovingten cracks Svensson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovingten cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovingten.
Svensson lands a slapping body shot.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Kovingten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
Kovingten scores with the left hand. Svensson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the head.
Kovingten swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Kovingten loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Kovingten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick from Kovingten lands but Svensson takes it in his stride.
Svensson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kovingten here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kovingten lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten throws a nice head kick!

Svensson is rocked!
Kovingten keeps Svensson at a distance using the push kick.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
Kovingten cracks Svensson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Svensson is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Svensson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Svensson could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.