PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inger Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pista Isvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isvan has chosen Fireball as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kessler
vs
Isvan

188 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Inger Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pista Isvan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kessler pushes Isvan up against the cage in a clinch.
Isvan is trying to pull guard but Kessler has him pressed against the cage.
Kessler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Isvan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kessler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Isvan, pushing him back against the cage.

Isvan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kessler wants to clinch
and Isvan counters with an inside leg kick.
Isvan tries a head kick but it misses.
As Isvan tries to get set, Kessler tries to push him back and clinch up but Isvan manages to avoid the attempt.
Kessler wants to clinch but Isvan slips to the side
and Isvan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kessler wants to clinch
and Isvan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Isvan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kessler is looking to clinch.

Kessler clinches.
A short right from Kessler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isvan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Isvan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kessler tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
Kessler is looking to clinch but Isvan is avoiding it.
Kessler tries to clinch there but Isvan circles away.
Isvan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
Kessler tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.

Kessler moves into the clinch successfully.
Kessler prevents a body shot from Isvan.
Kessler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Isvan backwards.
Isvan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Isvan is trying to stall.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Isvan blocks a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Isvan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isvan blocking some punches.
Isvan tries to pull guard but Kessler won't allow it.

Isvan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isvan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Isvan misses with a kick to the body.

Kessler clinches.
Kessler throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isvan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Isvan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isvan takes a shot to the head.
Kessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Isvan backwards.
Kessler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Isvan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Isvan blocking some punches.
A short right from Kessler.

Isvan successfully pulls guard.
Isvan is trying to keep Kessler in close.
Isvan looking to control but Kessler passes into half guard.
Isvan wants to control but Kessler is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isvan tries to kick Kessler off but Kessler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Isvan trying to control but Kessler postures up.
Isvan regains full guard. Nicely done.

Isvan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kessler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Isvan is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kessler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but Isvan pushes him off.
Isvan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Isvan.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Isvan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kessler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Isvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kessler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pista Isvan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Isvan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kessler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Isvan counters with a thumping low kick.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but Isvan pushes him off.
Isvan lands a slapping body shot.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but Isvan pushes him off.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isvan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kessler looks to clinch
and Isvan counters with a thumping low kick.
Kessler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kessler tries to clinch but Isvan moves out of range.
Isvan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isvan scores with a leg kick.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
Kessler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Isvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isvan.
Kessler is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Isvan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Isvan connects with a solid leg kick.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Isvan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isvan throws a fast counter high kick but Kessler manages to duck under it in time.
Isvan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Isvan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inger Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler moves to clinch but Isvan breaks away
and Isvan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Isvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kessler.
Kessler wants to clinch but Isvan slips to the side
and Isvan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Isvan throws a head kick that half lands.
Kessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kessler darts in trying to clinch
and Isvan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Isvan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isvan tries a head kick but it misses.
Isvan is looking to slow Kessler down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isvan misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Isvan.
Kessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Isvan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Isvan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
Kessler doesn't manage to clinch there - Isvan circles away.
Isvan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isvan throws a nice head kick!
Kessler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Isvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kessler.
Kessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Isvan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isvan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kessler blocks it well.
Isvan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Isvan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kessler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Isvan counters with a head kick that drops Kessler to the mat! Kessler scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Kessler is rocked!
Kessler drops his hands momentarily and Isvan needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kessler just on the top of the head. Kessler drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kessler - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pista Isvan!
An out of breath Pista Isvan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.