PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nazar Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Harris
vs
Ivanov

200 cm
26
244 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

205 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazar Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivanov throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris looks to land a combination. Ivanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ivanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Ivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ivanov tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivanov scores with a jab.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Ivanov manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Old Irish's Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Harris looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Ivanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
As Ivanov looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo bu Ivanov just gets out of the way.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Ivanov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris cracks Ivanov with an open hand slap.
Harris connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Ivanov's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Ivanov - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Harris!