PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Right Cheek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Kovalev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cheek
vs
Kovalev

195 cm
27
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

207 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

MayheM sportswear
Nuggetori's Nutritionals

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Right Cheek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev moves in looking to clinch but Cheek pushes him off.
Cheek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Cheek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheek controls his hands.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Cheek.
Kovalev blocks a body shot from Cheek.
Cheek lands a body punch.
Cheek blocks a body shot from Kovalev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheek.
Cheek misses with some punches.
Cheek lands with a short shot to the head.
Cheek lands a body shot.
Kovalev looks winded!
Cheek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheek tries to work over Kovalev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Cheek.

Kovalev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Cheek.
Cheek is working Kovalev over against the cage.
Cheek lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheek struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovalev controls his hands.
Cheek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheek drops Kovalev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kovalev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kovalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheek finish him?
A short body shot lands from Cheek as the two fighters clinch.
Cheek lands a big right hand that drops Kovalev! The killer instinct kicks in and Cheek finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cheek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Right Cheek!
Right Cheek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.