PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kavinsky - Nightcall. Ivanovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deal With the Devil --- Pop Evil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Takka
vs
Ivanovic

195 cm
35
194 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

192 cm
35
199 lbs
29 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takka shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Takka misses.
Takka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivanovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Takka .
Takka shoots in and drives through. Ivanovic sprawls well.
Takka moves away from the strike by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanovic throws a hook but Takka avoids it easily.
Ivanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivanovic.
Takka scoring well with a low kick there.
Takka avoids the body shot from Ivanovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanovic throws a looping overhand right but Takka ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Takka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ivanovic moves away from the strike by Takka .
Takka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takka moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovic.
Takka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivanovic's waist but Ivanovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takka off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Takka . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Takka takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanovic blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Takka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ivanovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takka misses with a knee strike.
Takka blocks an uppercut.
Takka lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanovic backwards.
A short right from Takka .
Takka lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovic has Takka pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ivanovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Ivanovic jumps into guard, dragging Takka to the mat.
Ivanovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takka is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Takka trying to control but Ivanovic is working from the bottom.
Takka stands and throws Ivanovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Takka trying to control the action but Ivanovic is working from the bottom.
Ivanovic stops Takka from passing to mount.

Takka tries for a kimura but Ivanovic is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic prevents Takka from improving position.
Ivanovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takka wants to take a breather but Ivanovic is having none of it.
Ivanovic trying to hold on to Takka 's head to control him but Takka postures up.
Takka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Ivanovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Takka .

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic trying to hold on to Takka 's head to control him but Takka postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takka trying to pass the guard but Ivanovic defending well.
Ivanovic is refusing to be controlled, as Takka sits in half guard.
Takka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Takka trying to control from Ivanovic's half guard. Ivanovic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanovic trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Takka dominated that round.
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.

Ivanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takka dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivanovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ivanovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takka blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Takka .
Ivanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Takka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takka misses with a knee strike.
Takka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanovic's face.
Takka has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovic.
Takka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takka avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Takka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takka misses with a knee to the head.
Takka tries to throw a body punch but Ivanovic avoids it by throwing Takka back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takka .
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Timo Takka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Takka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Takka .
Takka trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanovic stalling.
Takka blocks a body shot from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovic trying to control the position but instead, Takka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanovic into the cage.
Takka blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanovic backwards.
Takka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanovic's face.

It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
Takka landing knees to the body.
Takka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanovic avoids it.
Ivanovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takka throws a head punch that misses.
Takka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanovic managing to block the knees to the body from Takka .
A head punch on the inside from Ivanovic fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takka .
Ivanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takka tries to throw a body punch but Ivanovic avoids it by throwing Takka back against the cage.
Takka pushes Ivanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ivanovic's face.
A head punch on the inside from Takka fails to land.
Takka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovics head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Takka .
Takka missing with knees to the body.
Ivanovic gets through Takka 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ivanovic.
A knee to the head by Takka .
Ivanovic avoiding damage as Takka throws knees to the body.
Takka misses with a knee to the head.
Takka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanovic avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takka .
Ivanovic blocks an uppercut.
Takka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivanovic trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanovic backwards.
Ivanovic blocking some punches.
Ivanovic tries to work over Takka 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takka 's elbow.
Takka misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ivanovic gets control of Takka 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ivanovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanovic is pulling down on Takka 's head to control his posture.
Ivanovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takka manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka looking for a sweep. Not yet Takka , not yet.
Takka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Takka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Takka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Takka shoots in and drives through. Ivanovic sprawls well.
Ivanovic dodges the punch combination from Takka .
A low kick from Takka misses
and Ivanovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanovic is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Takka .
Takka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takka .
Timo Takka is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanovic cracks Takka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Nice defenses there by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ivanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takka .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries to clinch there but Takka circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takka . Ivanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Ivanovic does no damage.
Ivanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Takka misses with a hook to the body
and Ivanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takka looks for a takedown but Ivanovic sprawls well.
Takka shoots in for a double leg but Ivanovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Takka . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Takka scores with a punch to the head.
Ivanovic misses with an uppercut.
Takka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ivanovic's calf.
Boris Ivanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovic misses with a wild combination.
Takka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takka misses with a double jab.
Ivanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Ivanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanovic misses with a right hand
and Takka counters with a good low kick that Ivanovic was not able to check.
Takka checks a low kick from Ivanovic.
Takka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanovic throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Takka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Takka wants to control but Ivanovic is keeping him busy.
Ivanovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ivanovic is looking for a sweep. Takka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ivanovic trying to control here.
Takka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ivanovic tries to roll over but Takka keeps him under control.
Takka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Timo Takka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanovic's hands.
A jab from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Timo Takka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivanovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ivanovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takka will feel that in the morning.
Ivanovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivanovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Takka should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ivanovic really felt that one!
Ivanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Ivanovic does no damage.

Takka moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Ivanovic.
I think Takka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Takka !
An out of breath and clearly excited Timo Takka thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).