PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giril Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Viva La Vida. Kovalenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Judas Priest - Grinder. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dyer
vs
Kovalenko

185 cm
21
186 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Grappling Pro Gear

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Giril Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dyer is looking to clinch but Kovalenko is avoiding it.
Dyer misses with a body kick.
Giril Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Shawn Dyer has been cut.
Kovalenko cracks Dyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kovalenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dyer.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the side of Dyer's head but Dyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dyer closes the distance and pushes Kovalenko back into the cage.
Kovalenko lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kovalenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dyer's waist but Dyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kovalenko off to one side.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the head.
Kovalenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dyer pinned against the cage. Dyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Dyer catches Kovalenko right on the button with a cross.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Dyer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovalenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kovalenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovalenko misses with a looping left.
Kovalenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyer throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalenko moves out of range easily.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Dyer avoids it well.
Kovalenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovalenko takes one on the button.
Kovalenko scores with the left hand. Dyer knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dyer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kovalenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kovalenko lands a really nice looking cross but Dyer seems unphased.

Dyer is rocked!
Dyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
Oh Dyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dyer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dyer seems to have got his legs back now.

Dyer has closed the distance and engaged Kovalenko in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kovalenko looking to stall.
Kovalenko stalling against the cage.
Kovalenko avoiding damage as Dyer throws knees to the body.
Dyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Kovalenko won't want to take too many of those.
Kovalenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kovalenko is looking to control Dyer's arms but Dyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kovalenko has his back to the cage.
Kovalenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shawn Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giril Kovalenko.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kovalenko looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dyer obliges.
Kovalenko looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovalenko avoids the damage to the body.
Dyer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovalenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dyer stops a takedown attempt from Kovalenko.
Dyer looking to throw knees to the head but Kovalenko is blocking nicely.
Dyer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovalenko is defending well for now.
Dyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dyer stalling the fight.
Kovalenko stalls.
Dyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovalenko avoids the damage to the body.
Kovalenko managing to block the knees to the body from Dyer.

Kovalenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the side of Dyer's head but Dyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer wants to clinch.
Dyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kovalenko misses the jab.
Dyer ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kovalenko avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kovalenko.
Dyer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kovalenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giril Kovalenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Dyer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dyer looks to land a right hand but Kovalenko moved out of range.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovalenko throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalenko misses with an uppercut. Dyer saw that one coming.
Kovalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dyer is out of range and Kovalenko settles back down.
Giril Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dyer tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Dyer coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko cracks the inside of Dyer's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kovalenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kovalenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dyer's head.
Kovalenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kovalenko slips a nice elbow through Dyer's hands, connecting with Dyer's forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kovalenko lands a nice short elbow.
Kovalenko lands strikes from half guard.
Kovalenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dyer's head.
Dyer manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalenko is pushing down on Dyer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dyer is fighting to maintain full guard but Kovalenko has managed to sneak the leg through.

Dyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throwing shots but Dyer is blocking nicely.
Dyer is looking to control Kovalenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dyer avoid being mounted?
Dyer pushes Kovalenko off looking to stand but Kovalenko dives back in and keeps control.
Kovalenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kovalenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko thows a huge punch but Dyer dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kovalenko thows a huge punch but Dyer dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giril Kovalenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Dyer'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!

A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalenko. Dyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovalenko fails with the takedown.
Giril Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dyer lands a head kick!
Kovalenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kovalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovalenko.
Dyer throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Dyer stuffs the takedown.
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!
Dyer blocks a jab.
Kovalenko throws a body punch but Dyer moves out of range.
Kovalenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dyer.
Kovalenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dyer.
Dyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dyer lands with a hook. Kovalenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko takes one on the button.
Kovalenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovalenko.
Dyer lands a brutal head kick. Kovalenko looks out on his feet and Dyer throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Shawn Dyer!