PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6300 p4p, 488 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 5987 p4p, 479 weight class). Michael Scott told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kovingten
vs
Scott

181 cm
22
174 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovingten is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scott to score with a decent uppercut.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Scott slips under a jab.
Kovingten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Kovingten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovingten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovingten works Scott's body with a nice hook.
Kovingten takes one to the side of the head.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Scott.
A big left from Scott misses.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Scott.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovingten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Scott catches Kovingten right on the button with a cross.
Kovingten misses with a straight left.
Scott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Scott.
Kovingten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovingten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Scott misses
and Kovingten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovingten throws a shot to the body.
Kovingten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott moves away from the strike by Kovingten.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Kovingten punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Scott swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Kovingten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kovingten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovingten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Kovingten walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a body punch but Kovingten moves out of range.

Kovingten takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott working aggressively here.
Kovingten trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kovingten into the ropes.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott blocking some punches.
Kovingten is working Scott over against the ropes.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Scott will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Scott misses with a hook. Kovingten ducked under it nicely.
Kovingten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Kovingten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten is looking to land body kicks.
Scott takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovingten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovingten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
Scott moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
Kovingten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scott walks into a straight right hand from Kovingten.
Scott swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kovingten moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Kovingten stalling against the ropes.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovingten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovingten pushes Scott back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Kovingten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovingten pushes Scott back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Scott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten works on Scott's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kovingten throws an elbow that misses.
Kovingten tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Scott.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a right hand.
Kovingten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten wants to stall.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Scott.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kovingten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Scott is working Kovingten over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovingten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
Kovingten pushes Scott back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kovingten throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Kovingten motions for Scott to come forward. Kovingten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Scott.
Kovingten looks to land a body kick but Scott moved away.
Kovingten tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Kovingten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten walks into a straight right hand from Scott.
Kovingten slips a jab from Scott.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott slips under a jab from Kovingten.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Kovingten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Kovingten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovingten scores with a body shot.
Kovingten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scott.
Kovingten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Kovingten does no damage.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovingten.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Kovingten misses with a double jab
and Kovingten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovingten swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Kovingten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Kovingten moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Kovingten counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kovingten finds it's way through Scott's defenses.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovingten thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kovingten tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovingten is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kovingten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Kovingten closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
Kovingten is working Scott over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Good body shot from Scott.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kovingten.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Scott.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!

Kyle Kovingten wins by unanimous decision!
Kyle Kovingten decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.