PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monstra's entrance music is Slayer - Hate Worldwide. A fine choice. Kovas has chosen Bankrobber by The Clash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Monstra
vs
Kovas

219 cm
29
278 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
252 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Kovas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monstra scores with a nice strike.
Monstra misses with a right hand
and Kovas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovas throws a body punch but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra misses with a right hand
and Kovas counters with a nice body shot.
Monstra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Victor Kovas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovas throws the left hand but Monstra avoids the punch easily.
Kovas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monstra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monstra misses with the combination.
Monstra misses with a straight left.
Kovas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovas throws a big shot that misses.
Monstra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kovas misses with a left hand
and Monstra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovas slips a straight right by Monstra.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovas.
Kovas slips under a jab.
Monstra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monstra lands with a straight right. Kovas didn't see that one coming.
Monstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovas counters with a left and a right that stings Monstra.
Monstra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kovas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monstra.
Monstra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kovas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovas throws a nice looking combination but Monstra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monstra finds it's way round the side to connect with Kovas's head.
Monstra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kovas has time to react.
Monstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monstra scores with a jab to the body.
Kovas throws a right hand that misses
and Monstra counters with a left and a right that stings Kovas.
Kovas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kovas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victor Kovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monstra throws a big shot that misses.
Monstra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovas manages to avoid it.
Kovas misses with a jab to the body
and Monstra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kovas misses with a jab to the body
and Monstra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas misses with a jab to the body
and Monstra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monstra cracks Kovas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.
Monstra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monstra just misses with a punch to the body.
Monstra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monstra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovas swings widly with a right hand
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.
Kovas slips under a jab from Monstra.
Kovas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monstra throws a jab when Kovas was well out of range.
Monstra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovas misses with a lunging right hand
letting Monstra counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kovas. Kovas obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovas misses with a hook to the body
and Monstra counters with a stiff right hand.
Monstra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kovas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kovas misses with a combination
and Monstra counters with a left and a right that stings Kovas.
Kovas lands a glancing blow to the side of Monstra's head.
A low kick from Kovas is predictable there
and Monstra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kovas avoids the body shot from Monstra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kovas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monstra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovas thows a leg kick but Monstra checks it
and Kovas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monstra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Kovas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Kovas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monstra misses with a straight right.
Kovas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monstra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monstra slips under a jab from Kovas.
Monstra throws an off balance right hand
and Kovas counters with a nice leg kick.
Kovas misses with a low kick.
Monstra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kovas in his tracks.
Kovas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monstra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovas swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Kovas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Kovas.
Kovas misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Monstra as he connects with a hook.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Kovas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovas misses the shot to the body.
Monstra throws an off balance right hand
and Kovas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovas ducks under a wild hook from Monstra.
Kovas misses with a straight left.
Kovas throws a leg kick but Monstra moved away.
Monstra misses the body punch
and Kovas counters with a straight right hand.
Kovas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.
Marcus Monstra is winning the standup battle so far.
Monstra lands with a shot to the body.
Kovas throws a lazy right hand but Monstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovas swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra lands with a right hand.
A big left from Kovas misses.
Monstra lands with a nice combination. Kovas backs away looking to recover.
Kovas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kovas throws a leg kick but Monstra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monstra scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovas throws out a loose jab but Monstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monstra misses with a wild body shot.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but Kovas slips the punch.
Monstra ducks under a wild hook from Kovas.
Kovas misses with an uppercut
and Kovas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovas misses with a right hand
and Monstra counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monstra cracks a nice hook into Kovas's ribs.
Kovas is breathing heavily.
Kovas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monstra works over Kovas's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monstra misses with a wild combination.
Monstra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.
Kovas thows a leg kick but Monstra checks it
letting Monstra counter with a right hand.
Kovas slips a jab from Monstra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovas throws an off balance right hand
and Monstra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monstra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovas circles away quickly and effectively.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kovas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Monstra has got the better of the exchanges.
A big right from Kovas misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monstra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monstra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monstra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Monstra.
A combination from Monstra does no damage.
Kovas swings widly with a right hand
and Monstra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovas throws a leg kick but Monstra moved away.
Monstra lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovas throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Monstra to counter with a crisp jab.
Monstra misses with a wild body shot.
Kovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monstra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monstra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Kovas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kovas throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it.
Monstra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kovas throws a big shot that misses.
Monstra throws a looping overhand right but Kovas ducks down to avoid it.
Kovas ducks under a wild hook from Monstra.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovas.
Kovas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kovas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monstra misses with a hook
and Kovas counters with a three punch combo that has Monstra backing up. Monstra nods at Kovas to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovas throws out a loose jab but Monstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monstra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a left hand
and Kovas counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovas throws a jab when Monstra was well out of range.
Kovas works Monstra's body with a nice hook.
Monstra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monstra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovas.
Kovas staying out of range there.
Kovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Monstra.
Kovas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kovas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kovas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monstra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kovas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monstra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kovas misses with an uppercut
and Monstra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovas throws a chopping leg kick but Monstra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Monstra there.
A swing and a miss from Kovas.
Monstra slips a jab from Kovas.
Monstra looks to land a combination but Kovas avoids it well.
Kovas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovas throws a lazy uppercut
and Monstra counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas lands a leg kick that knocks Monstra off balance momentarily.
Kovas misses with a straight left.
Kovas scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Kovas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monstra's sensitive parts.
Kovas wants to land a leg kick but Monstra is out of range.
Monstra misses with a left hand
and Kovas counters with a three punch combo that has Monstra backing up. Monstra nods at Kovas to acknowledge the strikes.
Monstra checks a leg kick.
Kovas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovas takes a swing at Monstra's ribcage but misses.
Marcus Monstra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kovas misses with a straight right.
Kovas misses with a looping left.
Kovas tries to work over Monstra's front leg with a kick but Monstra checks it.
Kovas slips a jab and a cross from Monstra.
Monstra defending well as Kovas loads up on a big left hand.
Victor Kovas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovas misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kovas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovas slips a straight right by Monstra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Kovas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monstra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Monstra!