PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Kovalenko has chosen Небо славян! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kytta
vs
Kovalenko

188 cm
28
234 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

205 cm
22
260 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR $6 and Laundering 90%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kytta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kytta tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovalenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kytta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kovalenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Kytta misses with a combination
enabling Kovalenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kytta looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
Kytta slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Kytta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta misses with a right hand
letting Kovalenko counter with a right hand.
Kytta throws a jab when Kovalenko was well out of range.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Kytta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta misses with an uppercut.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and Kytta counters with a nice leg kick.
Mikko Kytta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kytta, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Kytta misses the target.
Kovalenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kovalenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kytta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovalenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Kytta avoids nicely.
Kytta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kytta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Kovalenko moves away from the strike by Kytta.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kytta.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kytta counters with a head kick.
Kytta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovalenko counters with a series of strikes. Kytta will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kytta moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovalenko slips a jab from Kytta.
Kytta throws a right hand that Kovalenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovalenko also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Kytta.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
Kytta tries to clinch up but Kovalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Kytta does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Kytta with a series of wild strikes but Kytta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kytta throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kytta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kytta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kytta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Kytta misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Kytta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kytta throws a shot from downtown. Kovalenko moves away and avoids it.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko misses with a hook to the body
and Kytta counters with a low kick, right behind Kovalenko 's knee.
Kovalenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kytta throws a sloppy head kick
and Kovalenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikko Kytta is winning the standup battle so far.
Kytta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kovalenko walks into a straight right hand from Kytta.
Kytta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovalenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kytta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kytta circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta scores with a nice strike.
Kovalenko lands a two punch combo.
Kytta throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalenko moves out of range easily.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kytta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko slips under a jab.
Kytta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalenko.
Kytta pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kytta tries to clinch but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and Kytta counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kytta. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kytta thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kytta stuns Kovalenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses
and Kovalenko counters with a straight right hand.

Kytta moves into the clinch.
Kovalenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short body shot lands from Kytta as the two fighters clinch.
Kovalenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kytta has double underhooks.
Kovalenko can't break the clinch.
Kytta is pushing Kovalenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Kytta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovalenko works over Kytta's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Kytta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Kytta with a series of wild strikes but Kytta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kytta misses with a hook
letting Kovalenko counter with a right hand.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kovalenko duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Kytta with a series of wild strikes but Kytta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kytta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Kytta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Kytta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kytta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Kytta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kytta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Kytta missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kytta's hands.
Kytta misses with an uppercut.
Kytta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kytta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kytta throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kytta throws a series of punches but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kytta counters with a nice body shot.
Kovalenko lunges at Kytta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kytta's hand.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kytta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
Kytta missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kovalenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kytta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko dodges the punch combination from Kytta.
Kovalenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Kytta.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kytta swings widly with a right hand
and Kovalenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Kytta misses
and Kovalenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Kovalenko defending well as Kytta loads up on a big left hand.
Kytta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws a big shot that misses.
Kytta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kovalenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kytta scrambles back to his feet.
Mikko Kytta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kytta looks to clinch
and Kovalenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Kytta misses with an uppercut
and Kovalenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kytta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovalenko slips under a jab.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kytta takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Kytta.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Kytta avoids it well.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kytta tries to clinch but Kovalenko moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikko Kytta.
Well Kytta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Kytta!