PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rurik Kokovtsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur comes to the ring accompanied by I shall return. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Artur
vs
Kokovtsov

170 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
28
181 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rurik Kokovtsov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokovtsov throws a looping overhand right but Artur ducks down to avoid it.
Artur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artur slips a jab and a cross from Kokovtsov.
Kokovtsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artur throws a looping overhand right but Kokovtsov ducks down to avoid it.
Kokovtsov slips under a jab from Artur.
Kokovtsov throws a jab when Artur was well out of range.
Artur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kokovtsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kokovtsov ducks under a wild hook from Artur.
Artur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Artur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kokovtsov throws a hook to the side of Artur's head but Artur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kokovtsov wants to slow Artur down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kokovtsov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artur on the side of the head.
Kokovtsov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur loads up on a big right hand but Kokovtsov slips the punch.
Artur with a jab.
A jab from Artur misses.
Artur scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Artur.
Kokovtsov throws a series of punches but Artur avoids them all with ease.
Artur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokovtsov.
Artur feints a jab promting Kokovtsov to slip. Artur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kokovtsov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Artur dodges the punch combination from Kokovtsov.
Kokovtsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artur moves away.
Rurik Kokovtsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokovtsov misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokovtsov throws a leg kick but Artur checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur lands a glancing blow to the side of Kokovtsov's head.
Artur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kokovtsov.
Artur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Kokovtsov.
Artur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Artur fails to land with a series of punches.
Artur tests Kokovtsov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artur throws a push kick but Kokovtsov slaps the foot to one side.
Artur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Artur moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokovtsov.
Kokovtsov looks to land a right hand but Artur moved out of range.
Artur tries to land a front kick but Kokovtsov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Kokovtsov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Artur sprawling to the canvas! Artur rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kokovtsov finish him?!

It looks like Mak Artur has been cut.
Artur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kokovtsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Artur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokovtsov tests Artur's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Artur is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kokovtsov knocks Artur out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rurik Kokovtsov!
Rurik Kokovtsov is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Rurik Kokovtsov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.