PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang The Hero of Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hero of Justice has chosen Bang Install as his entrance music. Bang The Hero of Justice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ivanovich
vs
The Hero of Justice

200 cm
32
263 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

192 cm
32
231 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bang The Hero of Justice!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hero of Justice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanovich's hands.

It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
A jab from Ivanovich does it's job there.
The Hero of Justice blocks a head kick by Ivanovich.
The Hero of Justice throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Hero of Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by The Hero of Justice.
Ivanovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hero of Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivanovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivanovich lands with an uppercut that bounces The Hero of Justice off the cage and back into range.
Ivanovich throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ivanovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivanovich slips a jab and a cross from The Hero of Justice.
Ivanovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from The Hero of Justice.
Ivanovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice lands with a right hand.
The Hero of Justice misses with an uppercut. Ivanovich saw that one coming.
The Hero of Justice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ivanovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of The Hero of Justice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Hero of Justice throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanovich counters with a leg kick.
Ivanovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovich misses with a head kick.
Ivanovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from The Hero of Justice.
Ivanovich throws a front kick that sends The Hero of Justice stumbling back into the cage.
The Hero of Justice looks winded!
Ivanovich throws a head kick that The Hero of Justice semi-blocks.
The Hero of Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Hero of Justice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Hero of Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich connects with a solid leg kick.
The Hero of Justice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich thumps The Hero of Justice with a low kick.
Ivanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivanovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovich is looking to slow The Hero of Justice down with leg kicks.
The Hero of Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for The Hero of Justice.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivanovich.
Ivanovich with a hook.
The Hero of Justice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Hero of Justice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovich.
The Hero of Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Bang The Hero of Justice has been cut.
The Hero of Justice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ivanovich.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovich with a hook.
The Hero of Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands with a nice body punch.
Ivanovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Hero of Justice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ivanovich scores with a leg kick.
Ivanovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Hero of Justice's head.
Ivanovich clobbers The Hero of Justice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ivanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Hero of Justice's calf.
Good exchange - Ivanovich coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice blocks a head kick by Ivanovich.

Ivanovich clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanovich.
The Hero of Justice prevents a body shot from Ivanovich.
A hook to the body from Ivanovich.
A short body shot lands from Ivanovich as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanovich digs a right hand underneath The Hero of Justice's ribcage. The Hero of Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivanovich lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivanovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ivanovich tries to work over The Hero of Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovich misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ivanovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ivanovich closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanovich tries a body shot but The Hero of Justice blocks it.
The Hero of Justice is trying to push Ivanovich away but Ivanovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Hero of Justice tries to circle away but Ivanovich has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as The Hero of Justice controls his hands.
Ivanovich working aggressively here.
A short right from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ivanovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hero of Justice can do to turn this around?
Ivanovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovich lands a shot to the body.
The Hero of Justice is breathing heavily.
Ivanovich works on The Hero of Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Hero of Justice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovich lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Ivanovich on the inside.
Ivanovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Hero of Justice backwards.
Ivanovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanovich has The Hero of Justice pushed against the cage.
Ivanovich misses with a body punch.
Ivanovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Hero of Justice backwards.
Ivanovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanovich has The Hero of Justice pressed against the cage.
Ivanovich seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanovich tries to work over The Hero of Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovich scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovich scores with a shot to the side of The Hero of Justice's head.
Ivanovich misses with a punch to the body.
The Hero of Justice prevents a body shot from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich stalling in the clinch.
Ivanovich lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich lands an uppercut.
The Hero of Justice tries to break free but Ivanovich pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanovich lands a left hand.
Ivanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as The Hero of Justice controls his hands.
The Hero of Justice prevents a body shot from Ivanovich.
The Hero of Justice is trying to push Ivanovich away but Ivanovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Igor Ivanovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ivanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanovich can't find room to land a body shot as The Hero of Justice controls the action.
Ivanovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivanovich scores with a hook to the body.
Ivanovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Hero of Justices head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ivanovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovich lands a shoulder strike.
Ivanovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Hero of Justice can't break the clinch.
Ivanovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovich tries a body shot but The Hero of Justice blocks it.
Ivanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ivanovich dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Hero of Justice scores with a hook.
Ivanovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Hero of Justice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ivanovich - the referee stops the clock and The Hero of Justice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ivanovich. The Hero of Justice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ivanovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ivanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang The Hero of Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivanovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivanovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Igor Ivanovich is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Ivanovich misses.
Nice shot by The Hero of Justice.
Ivanovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Ivanovich.
The Hero of Justice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Hero of Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Hero of Justice eats them both and turns towards Ivanovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A shot to the liver by Ivanovich. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Hero of Justice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Hero of Justice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Hero of Justice has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ivanovich.

Ivanovich instigates a clinch.
Ivanovich lands with a left to the head.
The Hero of Justice prevents a body shot from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivanovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivanovich tries to throw a body punch but The Hero of Justice avoids it by throwing Ivanovich back against the cage.
Ivanovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ivanovich scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Hero of Justice is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanovich has double underhooks.

Ivanovich drops The Hero of Justice onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! The Hero of Justice is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

The Hero of Justice is rocked!
Ivanovich leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Hero of Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovich finish him?
Ivanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovich misses with the head strike.
The Hero of Justice seems to have recovered his senses.
The Hero of Justice blocks an uppercut.
The Hero of Justice blocking some punches.
A short right from Ivanovich on the inside.
Ivanovich lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Hero of Justice backwards.
Ivanovich lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivanovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanovich stalling.
Ivanovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivanovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanovich tries a body shot but The Hero of Justice blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hero of Justice tries to circle away but Ivanovich has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanovich scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanovich leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanovich.
Igor Ivanovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hero of Justice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bang The Hero of Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Ivanovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanovich 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Ivanovich!