PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Latvala's choice of entrance music: Finntroll - Trollhammeren. Alexander Kovacevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kovacevic
vs
Latvala

175 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kovacevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathias Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kovacevic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Latvala quickly recovers to half guard.
Latvala looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Kovacevic there.
Kovacevic working Latvala over with strikes.
Kovacevic wants to stand up but Latvala is controlling the position.
Latvala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kovacevic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Latvala is staying active underneath Kovacevic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kovacevic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Latvala controls his leg.
Nice strikes from Kovacevic there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Kovacevic.
Latvala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kovacevic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kovacevic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kovacevic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kovacevic lands with a punch from half guard.

Latvala is rocked!
Kovacevic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Latvala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Latvala is still in real trouble! Can Kovacevic finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala wants to control but Kovacevic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kovacevic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Latvala seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovacevic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kovacevic working Latvala over with strikes here.
Latvala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kovacevic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kovacevic unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Latvala wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kovacevic celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Kovacevic!