PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kovalenko
vs
Loco

205 cm
41
260 lbs
56 - 27 - 0

205 cm
40
275 lbs
31 - 22 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 56 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco throws a body shot but no joy.

Loco cracks Kovalenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kovalenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Loco finish him?

Kovalenko is rocked!
Loco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Kovalenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Loco misses.
Kovalenko throws a front kick aimed at Loco's knee but Loco avoids it well.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalenko moves away.
Loco looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
Kovalenko seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovalenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Loco. Those never looked like landing.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalenko throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily.
Loco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Loco wants to slow Kovalenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Loco misses with a hook. Kovalenko ducked under it nicely.
Kovalenko slips a straight right by Loco.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovalenko misses with a kick to the body.
Loco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovalenko checks a low kick from Loco.
Kovalenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loco throws a jab when Kovalenko was well out of range.
As Loco looks to move away, Kovalenko throws a big counter combo but Loco just gets out of the way.
Loco swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loco lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kovalenko is looking to close the distance but Loco sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kovalenko crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kovalenko is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). El Loco!