PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Boaler (ranked 1353 p4p, 882 weight class) and Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 179 p4p, 120 weight class). Ivan Izquierdo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Boaler
vs
Izquierdo

190 cm
27
212
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
28
216
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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MKFC

Core Combat
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Boaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Izquierdo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boaler clinches with his opponent.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Izquierdo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Izquierdo has a couple of punches blocked by Boaler.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Izquierdo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izquierdo has Boaler pressed against the cage.

Boaler gets control of Izquierdo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boaler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Izquierdo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Boaler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Boaler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Izquierdo defends well.
Izquierdo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo trying to control but Boaler is working from the bottom.

Boaler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Izquierdo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boaler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Izquierdo is aware though and is defending well.
Izquierdo tries to free his leg and advance position but Boaler is retaining full guard.
Izquierdo trying to control the position from guard on top but Boaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Boaler has his foot on Izquierdo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Izquierdo works his way back into a safe position though.

Boaler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Izquierdo is aware though and is defending well.
Izquierdo is stalling in the full guard.

Boaler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Izquierdo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Izquierdo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler tries to improve position but can't.

Izquierdo decides to stand back up.
Izquierdo scores with a body shot.
Boaler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Boaler misses
and Izquierdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izquierdo misses with a wild body shot.
Boaler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boaler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Izquierdo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boaler tries to clinch up.
Boaler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izquierdo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Izquierdo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Izquierdo.

Boaler moves into the clinch successfully.
Boaler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Izquierdo walks away with a smile on his face. Boaler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boaler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Izquierdo counter with a right hand.
Jonathan Boaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izquierdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Izquierdo counter with a right hand.
Izquierdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Boaler forces Izquierdo back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Izquierdo.
Izquierdo struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaler controls his hands.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Izquierdo breaks the clinch.
Izquierdo checks a low kick from Boaler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Izquierdo. Beautiful body shot.
Boaler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Izquierdo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boaler avoids the body shot from Izquierdo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boaler is defended easily by Izquierdo.
Izquierdo throws a shot to the body.
Boaler throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Izquierdo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Boaler throws a head kick but Izquierdo moves out of range.
Boaler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izquierdo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boaler with a body shot.
Izquierdo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boaler.
Nice takedown defense from Izquierdo. No joy for Boaler on that attempt.
Izquierdo throws out a counter right but Boaler avoids it with no problem.

Boaler moves into range and clinches up with Izquierdo.
Izquierdo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izquierdo tries to break the clinch but Boaler is controlling the position.
Boaler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Izquierdo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo misses the shot to the body.
Izquierdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boaler throws a body kick that misses
and Izquierdo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boaler thinking.
Izquierdo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Izquierdo throws a right and a left that Boaler avoids nicely.
No luck for Boaler with that takedown attempt.
Izquierdo lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivan Izquierdo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Izquierdo misses.
Izquierdo throws a jab when Boaler was well out of range.
Izquierdo misses with a looping left.
Izquierdo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boaler doesn't manage to clinch there - Izquierdo circles away.
Boaler throws a body kick that misses
and Izquierdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler throws a wild body kick that Izquierdo sees coming a mile off.
Boaler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boaler moves to clinch but Izquierdo breaks away

and Izquierdo counters with a crisp one two that drops Boaler! Izquierdo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boaler to his feet! Boaler is in big trouble!

Boaler is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boaler clinches with his opponent.
Oh Boaler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boaler jumps guard but Izquierdo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Boaler jumps guard.
Izquierdo looking to sit in guard and control but Boaler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boaler seems to have got his legs back now.
Izquierdo controls Boaler momentarily but Boaler frees himself.

Izquierdo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boaler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Izquierdo keeping full guard, as Boaler tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Izquierdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Izquierdo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jonathan Boaler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izquierdo keeping moving, preventing Boaler from controlling successfully.
Boaler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Izquierdo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Boaler has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Izquierdo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boaler is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Izquierdo pulls down on the head and he's put Boaler to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ivan Izquierdo!
Ivan Izquierdo is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ivan Izquierdo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.