PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ylli Kovaci (ranked 6746 p4p, 6020 weight class) and Biff Bagwell (ranked 660 p4p, 625 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kovaci
vs
Bagwell

173 cm
25
170
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
175
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ylli Kovaci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biff Bagwell!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovaci.
Nice uppercut lands for Bagwell. That snapped Kovaci's head back.

It looks like Ylli Kovaci has been cut.
Kovaci takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kovaci pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bagwell back to the cage. Kovaci follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bagwell misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kovaci counter with a right hand.
Kovaci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bagwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bagwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagwell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Kovaci is rocked!
Biff Bagwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovaci.
Bagwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovaci counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bagwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagwell misses with a few strikes there.
Kovaci misses with a series of wild punches.
Bagwell connects with the punch.
Bagwell misses with a hook. Kovaci ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bagwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kovaci scores with a decent looking hook.

Bagwell is rocked!
Kovaci feints and then cracks Bagwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bagwell down.
Bagwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovaci finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kovaci knocks Bagwell out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ylli Kovaci!