PBP Commentary

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

Norton
vs
Kovalenko

191 cm
37
300 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

205 cm
42
260 lbs
59 - 29 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovalenko is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kovalenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norton throws a hook but Kovalenko blocks it.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Kovalenko saw that one coming.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Norton. Those never looked like landing.
Kovalenko misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Norton's head coaches at Rings Russia that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Norton misses the jab.
Kovalenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Norton sends Kovalenko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Norton is motioning to the referee to let Kovalenko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Kovalenko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovalenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kovalenko as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kovalenko clean off his feet! He's out cold! Norton stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Norton made sure he mentioned Museum of Monsters & Madmen, along with how happy he was to win his fight.