PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aliksandr Kowaljow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kowaljow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moskau. Aliksandr Kowaljow looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kowaljow
vs
Clark

200 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 8 - 1

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aliksandr Kowaljow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Clark!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kowaljow checks a leg kick.
Kowaljow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kowaljow tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Kowaljow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowaljow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowaljow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Kowaljow misses.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kowaljow to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowaljow dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Kowaljow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
Clark tries to bum rush Kowaljow with a series of wild strikes but Kowaljow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowaljow throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Kowaljow.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Kowaljow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowaljow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kowaljow walks into a jab.
Clark jabs Kowaljow right on the nose. Kowaljow blinks but takes it well.
Kowaljow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowaljow circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark lands a really nice looking cross but Kowaljow seems unphased.
Clark lands a body shot.
Kowaljow dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Clark looks to land a combination but Kowaljow avoids it well.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kowaljow's head backwards.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kowaljow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowaljow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to de liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Kowaljow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kowaljow's head backwards.
Kowaljow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kowaljow avoids nicely.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowaljow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kowaljow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark throws a body punch but Kowaljow moves out of range.
A combination from Clark does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark stuns Kowaljow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowaljow.
Clark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kowaljow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowaljow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Kowaljow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kowaljow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Clark.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kowaljow to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Kowaljow backs away looking to recover.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kowaljow avoids nicely.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowaljow blocks a jab.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aliksandr Kowaljow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A left and a right from Clark both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Kowaljow.
Kowaljow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kowaljow throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Kowaljow off the cage and back into rage.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kowaljow on the side of the head.
Kowaljow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark thuds his right hand into Kowaljow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Kowaljow.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowaljow.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kowaljow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark tries to bum rush Kowaljow with a series of wild strikes but Kowaljow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowaljow was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowaljow counters with a two punch combo.
Kowaljow misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Clark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kowaljow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Aliksandr Kowaljow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark misses with a combination
and Kowaljow counters with a one-two to the body.
Clark looks to land a combination but Kowaljow avoids it well.
A left lands for Clark.
Clark with a nice cross.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kowaljow dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Kowaljow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Kowaljow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Kowaljow with an uppercut!
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Kowaljow saw that one coming.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Kowaljow backs away looking to recover.
Clark's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Clark duly obliges.
Kowaljow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowaljow misses with a double jab
and Kowaljow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowaljow slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowaljow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowaljow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowaljow misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good work by Kowaljow as he checks the leg kick.
Clark looks to land a combination but Kowaljow avoids it well.
Kowaljow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowaljow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a left to the body.
Kowaljow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kowaljow lands with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
Kowaljow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kowaljow avoids nicely.
Kowaljow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kowaljow. Kowaljow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kowaljow connects with a single shot there.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jerome Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Kowaljow misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Kowaljow looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Kowaljow.
Kowaljow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowaljow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowaljow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark scores with a one two! Kowaljow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kowaljow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Kowaljow.
Clark throws a series of punches but Kowaljow moves out of range.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Kowaljow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Kowaljow looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Clark throws a body punch but Kowaljow moves out of range.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kowaljow to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Kowaljow does no damage.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Kowaljow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clark misses with a double jab
and Kowaljow counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kowaljow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
Kowaljow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Clark misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kowaljow swinging wilding here.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Kowaljow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kowaljow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Kowaljow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark throws a one two combo.
Clark lands a body shot.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowaljow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a two punch combo.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowaljow moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clark cracks Kowaljow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark tries to bum rush Kowaljow with a series of wild strikes but Kowaljow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowaljow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kowaljow duly obliges.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kowaljow avoids nicely.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kowaljow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowaljow sizes up Clark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Kowaljow looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Kowaljow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Clark's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Clark duly obliges.
Kowaljow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark misses with a combination
and Kowaljow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark takes a swing at Kowaljow's ribcage but misses.
Kowaljow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark thuds a left hand into Kowaljow's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kowaljow lands a jab.
Kowaljow dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Kowaljow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Kowaljow.
Clark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clark.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowaljow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Kowaljow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowaljow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clark with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Kowaljow blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kowaljow on the side of the head.
Kowaljow misses with a few strikes there.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowaljow.
Kowaljow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowaljow.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowaljow counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Kowaljow scores with a three punch combo!
Kowaljow throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Kowaljow misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowaljow doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kowaljow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark lands with a hook. Kowaljow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kowaljow on the side of the head.
Clark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kowaljow is able to avoid easily.
Clark throws a series of punches but Kowaljow avoids them all with ease.
Kowaljow throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowaljow avoids the body shot from Clark.
Kowaljow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kowaljow scores with a body shot.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Kowaljow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Kowaljow backs away looking to recover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowaljow cracks Clark with a good jab.
Kowaljow misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Kowaljow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aliksandr Kowaljow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowaljow walks into a stiff left hand from Clark.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Clark!