PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes into the arena with Thuggish Ruggish Bone blaring out of the sound system. Nikolai Kovalenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Burns Jr
vs
Kovalenko

180 cm
36
210 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

205 cm
38
260 lbs
49 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovalenko misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kovalenko. Those never looked like landing.
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a right and a left that Kovalenko avoids nicely.
Burns Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovalenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovalenko misses the jab.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Burns Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kovalenko throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Kovalenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovalenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovalenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kovalenko. Those never looked like landing.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns Jr dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns Jr with a jab.
Kovalenko misses with a right hand
enabling Burns Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kovalenko avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Kovalenko unleashes a big counter combination but Burns Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Burns Jr throwing a counter right hand but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Burns Jr misses with a looping right.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Burns Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns Jr also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Burns Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Burns Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovalenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but Burns Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalenko moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Kovalenko keeps it at a distance.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Kovalenko looks winded!
Burns Jr throws a right hand that Kovalenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovalenko also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Burns Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Burns Jr is looking to counter punch.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko throws the kick towards the body but Burns Jr avoids it.
Burns Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head but Burns Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a body kick.
Kovalenko throws a lazy body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Kovalenko throws a chopping leg kick but Burns Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burns Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kovalenko looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely.
Kovalenko takes one on the button.
Kovalenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Kovalenko looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely.
Burns Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalenko.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Burns Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Burns Jr throws a nice looking combination but Kovalenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Kovalenko's legs.
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nikolai Kovalenko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kovalenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns Jr jabs Kovalenko right on the nose. Kovalenko blinks but takes it well.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Burns Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body kick there by Kovalenko.
Nice defenses there by Kovalenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kovalenko counters with a two punch combo.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Kovalenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kovalenko motions for Burns Jr to come forward. Kovalenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr connects with a jab.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Kovalenko shrugs it off.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr looks to land a body kick but Kovalenko moved away.
Kovalenko throws a head kick but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Burns Jr clinches with his opponent.

Kovalenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kovalenko scores with a head kick.
Kovalenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Kovalenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr lands a head kick. Kovalenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko is breathing heavily.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Kovalenko missing with a left hand there. Burns Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko loads up on a big right hand but Burns Jr slips the punch.
Kovalenko misses with an uppercut
and Kovalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovalenko drops his hands momentarily and Burns Jr needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kovalenko just on the top of the head. Kovalenko drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kovalenko - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, Simba Burns Jr took to the microphone: 'I'm not back, because I never left.. You know the line.. But I have the title now! I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys. I GOT that Belt finally!'.