PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uzi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Iron Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uzi
vs
Kovalenko

203 cm
27
270 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

205 cm
24
260 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Uzi has managed to clinch.
Uzi misses with a knee strike.
Uzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uzi lands with a left to the head.
Uzi tries a knee to the head but Kovalenko blocks it.
Uzi tries to land a knee to the head but Kovalenko blocks with his arms.
Uzi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovalenko avoids the damage to the body.
Uzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uzi scores with a shot to the side of Kovalenko's head.
Uzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uzi lands a shoulder strike.
Uzi tries a knee to the head but Kovalenko blocks it.
Kovalenko avoiding damage as Uzi throws knees to the body.
Uzi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovalenko.
Uzi looking to throw knees to the head but Kovalenko is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovalenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Uzi tries to land a knee to the head but Kovalenko blocks with his arms.
Kovalenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uzi trying to land knees to the body.
Kovalenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uzi tries to land a knee to the head but Kovalenko blocks with his arms.

Kovalenko manages to break the clinch.
Uzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kovalenko throws a lazy right hand but Uzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uzi ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Uzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Uzi got wobbled bad by a big combination! Kovalenko presses forward with punches and knees until Uzi stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Uzi closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Russian Top Team Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.