PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Tancev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Ivanovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tancev
vs
Ivanovic

190 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
199 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemanja Tancev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic is looking to clinch.
Tancev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivanovic tries to avoid it but Tancev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivanovic to the ground. Ivanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovic lands a slapping body shot.
Tancev misses with a hook. Ivanovic ducked under it nicely.
Tancev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivanovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tancev scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Nemanja Tancev has been cut.
Ivanovic connects with a leg kick. Tancev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ivanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tancev shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanovic sprawls well. He's pushed Tancev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tancev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovic misses with a low kick as Tancev jumps back.
Nice sprawl there from Ivanovic as Tancev shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemanja Tancev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanovic lands a jab to the nose.
Ivanovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Ivanovic gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Ivanovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic is struggling to control the position.
Ivanovic looking to throw knees to the head but Tancev is blocking nicely.
Ivanovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ivanovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tancev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovic looking to stall.
Ivanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tancev tries to stall but Ivanovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tancev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivanovic prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tancev stalling in the clinch but Ivanovic improves position.
Ivanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Tancev controls his hands.
Ivanovic misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic presses Tancev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tancev wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanovic won't allow it.
Ivanovic is leaning against Tancev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ivanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanovic blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanovic.

Tancev is rocked!
Ivanovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Tancev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tancev is breathing heavily.
Tancev tries for a takedown but Ivanovic manages to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Tancev jumps guard but Ivanovic stands there with Tancev around his waist. Tancev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Tancev seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tancev's elbow.
Ivanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tancev backwards.
Ivanovic working Tancev over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic is struggling to control the position.
Ivanovic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tancev! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ivanovic is unloading with more strikes now! Tancev drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Ivanovic!
A very excited looking Boris Ivanovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.