PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe The KO Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inamand Ivalest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivalest has chosen Psycroptic - The Colour Of Sleep as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

The KO Man
vs
Ivalest

185 cm
19
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe The KO Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inamand Ivalest!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The KO Man shoots for a takedown but Ivalest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The KO Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivalest throws out the jab.
The KO Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivalest.
Ivalest throws a leg kick which misses The KO Man's front leg but catches the back leg as The KO Man tries to avoid it.
Ivalest walks into a stiff left hand from The KO Man.
The KO Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ivalest swivels and escapes.
Inamand Ivalest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The KO Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivalest tries to sprawl out of it but The KO Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivalest manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe The KO Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The KO Man throws a looping overhand right but Ivalest ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivalest looks to land a combination but The KO Man avoids it well.
The KO Man misses with a takedown attempt - Ivalest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivalest throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The KO Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivalest sprawls well. He's pushed The KO Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivalest.
Ivalest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The KO Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivalest slips a jab from The KO Man.
A combination from Ivalest does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest throws a body kick that misses.
The KO Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivalest sprawls well. Ivalest wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The KO Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivalest throws a nice looking combination but The KO Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The KO Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ivalest tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inamand Ivalest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The KO Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivalest.
Ivalest swings for the body but The KO Man moves out of range.
Ivalest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivalest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The KO Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inamand Ivalest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ivalest throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivalest throws a push kick but The KO Man slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The KO Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivalest avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ivalest. No joy for The KO Man on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The KO Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe The KO Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivalest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The KO Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from The KO Man misses.
The KO Man blocks a low kick nicely.
The KO Man drops his hands momentarily and Ivalest takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivalest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest slaps away a takedown attempt from The KO Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The KO Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivalest pivots, looking for a leg kick but The KO Man is out of range and Ivalest settles back down.
The KO Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivalest.
The KO Man checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ivalest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - The KO Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The KO Man tries for a takedown but Ivalest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivalest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivalest keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivalest scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivalest misses with a low kick as The KO Man jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivalest.
The KO Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inamand Ivalest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The KO Man throws a hook to the side of Ivalest's head but Ivalest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Ivalest does no damage.
Ivalest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The KO Man.
The KO Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivalest avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The KO Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivalest but Ivalest pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The KO Man tests Ivalest's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The KO Man avoids a kick to the body.
The KO Man lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The KO Man scores with a jab. Ivalest acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The KO Man is defended easily by Ivalest.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe The KO Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The KO Man slips a jab and a cross from Ivalest.
Ivalest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest throws a nice looking combination but The KO Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inamand Ivalest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The KO Man lands a slapping body shot.
The KO Man digs a good hook to Ivalest's body.
The KO Man blocks a leg kick.
The KO Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ivalest slaps away a takedown attempt from The KO Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivalest misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivalest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The KO Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivalest misses with a body shot.
Ivalest connects with a solid leg kick.
The KO Man moves out of range of the body kick from Ivalest.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Inamand Ivalest.
Well Ivalest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inamand Ivalest!