PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 5973 p4p, 2277 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 633 p4p, 296 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Nenad Jovanovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nenad Jovanovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jovanovic
vs
Zoid

188 cm
30
214
15 - 1 - 0

187 cm
38
225
28 - 24 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Zoid misses.
Jovanovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zoid throws a hook but Jovanovic avoids it easily.
Zoid misses with a low kick as Jovanovic jumps back.
Jovanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Jovanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Zoid as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Zoid takes one to the side of the head.
Jovanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zoid swings widly with a right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zoid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zoid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zoid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoid throws a push kick but Jovanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Jovanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic ducks under a wild hook from Zoid.
Jovanovic walks into a stiff left hand from Zoid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a looping overhand right but Zoid ducks down to avoid it.
Zoid throws out a counter right but Jovanovic avoids it with no problem.
Zoid throws a hook but Jovanovic blocks it.
Zoid throws a hook but Jovanovic avoids it easily.
Jovanovic slips a jab from Zoid.
Zoid scores with a sloppy right hand. Jovanovic should have avoided that one.
Jovanovic clobbers Zoid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jovanovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Zoid misses.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoid throws out the jab.
Zoid scores with a body shot.
Zoid works Jovanovic's body with a nice hook.

Zoid tries to keep at a distance but Jovanovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zoid prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jovanovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zoid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zoid misses with a kick to the body.
Jovanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
Zoid is looking to chop away at Jovanovic's legs.
Zoid looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovanovic is just out of range.
It looked like Jovanovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zoid walks into a jab.
Jovanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoid now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut. Zoid saw that one coming.
Zoid misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jovanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Zoid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zoid drops his hands momentarily and Jovanovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zoid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jovanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harold Zoid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zoid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zoid misses with a straight right.
Jovanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but Zoid keeps it at a distance.
Jovanovic clobbers Zoid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zoid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zoid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jovanovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jovanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jovanovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoid can pounce on him.
Jovanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zoid on the side of the head.
It looks like Jovanovic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Zoid throws a hook but Jovanovic blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic lunges at Zoid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zoid's hand.
Jovanovic lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Zoid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jovanovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Jovanovic darts in and clinches Zoid up against the ropes.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic keeps control of Zoid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoid.
Zoid looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoid is looking to break free of the clinch but Jovanovic has double underhooks.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoid blocking some punches.
Zoid pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jovanovic.
Zoid taking a breather.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Zoid avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Zoid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Zoid manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jovanovic counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovanovic cracks Zoid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jovanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Jovanovic.
Zoid looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
Zoid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jovanovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zoid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jovanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoid.
Jovanovic slips under a jab.
Zoid lands a nice shot that snaps Jovanovic's head back.
Zoid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harold Zoid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Jovanovic blocks the low kick.
Zoid misses with a lunging right hand
and Jovanovic counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoid circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nenad Jovanovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jovanovic clinches up against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoid's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Zoid.
A short left from Jovanovic.

Zoid is rocked!
Jovanovic prevents Zoid from breaking the clinch.
Zoid is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovanovic finish him?
Zoid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jovanovic keeps control of Zoid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic pushes Zoid back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zoid seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Nenad Jovanovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jovanovic tries to work over Zoid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Zoid controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid can't break the clinch.
Jovanovic is working Zoid over against the ropes.
Jovanovic is working Zoid over against the ropes.
Zoid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoid's elbow.
Jovanovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Zoid controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoid takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jovanovic.
A left hand lands to the body for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a right hand.
Jovanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zoid backwards.
Jovanovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zoid can do to turn this around?
Jovanovic breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Zoid with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Zoid looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Zoid get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nenad Jovanovic!
A relieved looking Nenad Jovanovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.