PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ellie Ervine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Pavlovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ervine
vs
Pavlovich

195 cm
19
244 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellie Ervine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ervine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ervine throws a body punch but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Ervine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pavlovich. Pavlovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ervine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlovich is out of range.
Pavlovich defending well as Ervine loads up on a big left hand.
Ervine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with a straight right.
Ervine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pavlovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ervine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ervine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Ervine sizes up Pavlovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ervine misses with an uppercut. Pavlovich saw that one coming.
Ervine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ervine is looking to clinch.
Ervine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlovich manages to avoid it.

Pavlovich gets tackled into the cage by Ervine. Ervine maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervine is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovich has double underhooks.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ervine scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pavlovich breaks the clinch.
Pavlovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ervine at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich checks a low kick from Ervine.
Ervine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ervine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ervine. Pavlovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlovich staying out of range there.
Ervine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ervine throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Ervine misses with a looping right.
Ervine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Ellie Ervine has been cut.
Ervine slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ervine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pavlovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ervine is breathing heavily.
Ervine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlovich slips a jab from Ervine.
Ervine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ervine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlovich checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pavlovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ervine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich scores with a hook.
Pavlovich clobbers Ervine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ervine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pavlovich rattles Ervine with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ervine tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pavlovich dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ervine stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anton Pavlovich!
A victorious Anton Pavlovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.