PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ivanov
vs
Man

201 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
272 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man slips under a jab from Ivanov.
A lazy left from Ivanov finds it's target.
Ivanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man stuns Ivanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Ivanov throws a big shot that misses.
Man misses with a hook.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man with a jab.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Man throws a combination. Ivanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Man moves into the clinch.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.

Ivanov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Man regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanov drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Ivanov off! Ivanov jumps back into Man's guard.
Man looking to control.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanov preventing the sweep.
Man trying to control the position.
Ivanov stops Man from standing up.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ivanov off to one side.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man lands the left hand.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanov on the side of the head.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Man.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanov misses the target.
Man misses the jab.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Man.
Ivanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man slips under a jab.
Man is looking to clinch.
Bad Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Man.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanov throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanov lands a jab to the nose.
Man wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a hook.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanov scores with a three punch combo!
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ivanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ivanov swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov lands a jab to the nose.
Man scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivanov should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a punch to the head.
Man takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Man misses.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ivanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Man.
Ivanov cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Ivanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man wants to clinch.
Ivanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
Ivanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Ivanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov takes one to the side of the head.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bad Man will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Man misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ivanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov lands a body shot.
Man lands a body shot.
Man lands a two punch combo.
Ivanov misses the jab.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanov.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man slips a jab from Ivanov.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Bad Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Man looks to land a right hand but Ivanov moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
Man throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.

Ivanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Man is looking for a sweep. Ivanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man wants to get back to full guard but Ivanov has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Ivanov.

Ivanov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Man is surviving well by controlling Ivanov's body position as best he can.
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Ivanov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Man looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ivanov! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aleksander Ivanov!