PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen - as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ivanov
vs
Hoy

182 cm
30
199 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

190 cm
32
199 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Brute

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoy lands the left hand.
Hoy misses the shot to the body.
Hoy loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Ivanov throws a looping overhand right but Hoy ducks down to avoid it.
Hoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoy throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Hoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoy fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Ivanov misses.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Hoy.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Hoy moves out of range.
Ivanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanov. That's going to slow Hoy down.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Hoy pushes him off.
Ivanov blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoy throws a leg kick but Ivanov moved away.
Ivanov thuds a left hand into Hoy's body.
Ivanov works the jab nicely.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Hoy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Hoy.
Hoy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Hoy misses.
Hoy tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoy - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ivanov!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown.
Hoy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoy defending well as Ivanov loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanov looks to land a body kick but Hoy moved away.
Ivanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoy throws a body kick that misses.
Hoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ivanov has Hoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov scores with a hook to the body.
Hoy misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Hoy.
Hoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov digs a right hand underneath Hoy's ribcage. Hoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
Hoy tries to break free but Ivanov pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoy looks winded!
Hoy working aggressively here.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ivanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoy. That did some damage!
Hoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoy swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoy has time to react.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Hoy pushes him off.
Ivanov throws a good cross that connects.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aleksander Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Hoy.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Ivanov.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov lands with a nice combination. Hoy backs away looking to recover.
Hoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Ivanov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoy moves out of range as Ivanov strikes.

Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Hoy in a clinch.
Hoy can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Hoy takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Hoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivanov circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hoy.
Ivanov is looking to chop away at Hoy's legs.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoy misses with a hook.
Ivanov avoids a kick to the body.
Hoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Hoy slips under a jab from Ivanov.
Hoy wants to land a leg kick but Ivanov is out of range.
Ivanov tries to score with a low kick but Hoy moves his leg out of the way.
Hoy lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ivanov blocks the leg kick.
Ivanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoy is out of range.
Hoy checks a low kick from Ivanov.
Hoy throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Hoy misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoy's sensitive parts.

Ivanov instigates a clinch.
Ivanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoy's elbow.

Hoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov connects with a leg kick. Hoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanov.
Hoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Hoy tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
Hoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Hoy lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
Hoy misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanov.
Hoy is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov digs a right hand underneath Hoy's ribcage. Hoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov cracks Hoy with a nice body shot.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside.
Ivanov has Hoy pushed against the cage.
Hoy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ivanov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hoy.
Hoy takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov is leaning against Hoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a nice body kick.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoy can do to turn this around?
Ivanov slips under a jab.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy misses with a leg kick
and Ivanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivanov connects with a high kick.
Ivanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoy. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ivanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Aleksander Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Hoy.
Ivanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aleksander Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Ivanov dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Ivanov tries to clinch up but Hoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Hoy's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside.
Aleksander Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoy looks for a takedown but Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoy walks into a jab.
Ivanov lands a right hook to the body.
Hoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivanov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoy if he has to take too many more of those.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivanov. That snapped Hoy's head back.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoy. Hoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Ivanov does it's job there.
Hoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanov. Ivanov obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That kick from Ivanov tenderised Hoy's leg. Hoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aleksander Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Ivanov tenderised Hoy's leg. Hoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoy should have avoided that one.
Hoy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Ivanov pushes Hoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Dane Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoy or not.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A hook to the body from Ivanov.
Hoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivanov lands a body shot.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aleksander Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanov with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov punishes Hoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Ivanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanov. That's going to slow Hoy down.
Hoy tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aleksander Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Hoy.
Ivanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanov keeps Hoy at a distance using the push kick.
Ivanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanov lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
Hoy misses with the body kick
and Ivanov counters with a low kick, right behind Hoy 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Ivanov!
Our winner, Aleksander Ivanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.