PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 5081 p4p, 3512 weight class) and Hendrik Lorentz (ranked 533 p4p, 401 weight class). Ivkov comes to the ring accompanied by Ludi Srbi - Dskoteka. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ivkov
vs
Lorentz

177 cm
25
149
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
164
3 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Great elbows
Solid chin

Battle Hecs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hendrik Lorentz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov tries to clinch up
and Lorentz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ivkov darts in and clinches Lorentz up against the ropes.

Lorentz manages to break the clinch.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
Lorentz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivkov counters with a leg kick.

Ivkov pushes Lorentz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ivkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivkov takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Aleksandar Ivkov has been cut.
Ivkov dodges an elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz working aggressively here.
Ivkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ivkov misses with a punch to the body.
Lorentz lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorentz.
Ivkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivkov is looking to control Lorentz's arms but Lorentz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivkov has his back to the ropes.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lorentz breaks the clinch.
Lorentz throws a hook but Ivkov blocks it.
Aleksandar Ivkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ivkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Ivkov breaks from the clinch.
Lorentz's coach down at Monkey Magic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lorentz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorentz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivkov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lorentz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lorentz throws out a counter right but Ivkov avoids it with no problem.
Ivkov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lorentz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Ivkov clinches up with Lorentz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lorentz lands a right hand.
Ivkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Ivkov lands with a right to the head.

Ivkov breaks from the clinch.

Ivkov closes the distance and pushes Lorentz back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivkov wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorentz.
Ivkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ivkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivkov.
Lorentz misses with an elbow over the top.
Lorentz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lorentz breaks the clinch.
Lorentz stuns Ivkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lorentz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ivkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ivkov closes the distance and pushes Lorentz back into the ropes.
Lorentz lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorentz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ivkov breaks from the clinch.
Ivkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lorentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivkov wants to clinch
and Lorentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hendrik Lorentz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Ivkov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ivkov rushes Lorentz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lorentz lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorentz scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ivkov is rocked!
Ivkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Ivkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lorentz misses with an elbow over the top.
Lorentz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivkov backwards.
Lorentz digs a right hand underneath Ivkov's ribcage. Ivkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lorentz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lorentz misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Ivkov.
Ivkov working hard to break the clinch.
Ivkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivkov.
Lorentz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ivkov scores with a shot to the side of Lorentz's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ivkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lorentz throws a wild body kick that Ivkov sees coming a mile off.
Lorentz jabs Ivkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorentz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivkov working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorentz.
Lorentz lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivkov backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivkov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ivkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivkov.

Ivkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorentz circles away.
Ivkov is looking to clinch.
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lorentz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivkov in his tracks.
Ivkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Lorentz is having none of it.
Lorentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lorentz.
Ivkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorentz circles away.
Ivkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorentz circles away.
Ivkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Lorentz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivkov is looking to clinch.
Lorentz cracks Ivkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ivkov wants to clinch but Lorentz slips to the side
and Lorentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivkov tries to clinch there but Lorentz circles away.
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lorentz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ivkov tries to clinch there but Lorentz circles away.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lorentz! But no joy.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Lorentz moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Lorentz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Ivkov's cut.
That's time! Ivkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Lorentz misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Lorentz moves out of range.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorentz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorentz throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ivkov counter with a right hand.
Lorentz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Lorentz moves out of range.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorentz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
Ivkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorentz misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov is looking to clinch.
Lorentz throws the left hand but Ivkov avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lorentz scores with a nice right hand.
Ivkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lorentz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lorentz scores with a jab. Ivkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ivkov is looking to clinch.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lorentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivkov tries to clinch there but Lorentz circles away.
It seemed like Lorentz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Lorentz is having none of it.
Ivkov wants to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ivkov tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Lorentz is having none of it.
Lorentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ivkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lorentz.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
Lorentz wants to clinch.
Ivkov is looking to counter punch.
Lorentz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ivkov takes the fight into the clinch.
Lorentz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivkov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorentz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivkov tries to work over Lorentz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aleksandar Ivkov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ivkov blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Lorentz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Ivkov's cut.
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.

Ivkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lorentz.

Ivkov gets a clinch.
Lorentz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lorentz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivkov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ivkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lorentz looks to throw the jab but Ivkov is out of range.
Ivkov moves to clinch but Lorentz breaks away
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendrik Lorentz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lorentz digs a good body shot into Ivkov's ribs.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ivkov has Lorentz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lorentz blocking some punches.
Ivkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorentz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lorentz tries to throw a body punch but Ivkov avoids it by throwing Lorentz back against the ropes.
Lorentz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lorentz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorentz.
A nice left hand lands by Lorentz.
Ivkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Lorentz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lorentz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lorentz misses with a hook.
Ivkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorentz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorentz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ivkov wants to clinch.
Lorentz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
The fighters circling - Lorentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lorentz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lorentz.
Ivkov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lorentz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivkov wants to clinch up but Lorentz keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lorentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lorentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lorentz misses with a hook. Ivkov ducked under it nicely.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Lorentz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Ivkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ivkov tries to clinch up but Lorentz circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleksandar Ivkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorentz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorentz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lorentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivkov moves out of range as Lorentz strikes.
Ivkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lorentz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ivkov's head.

Ivkov has managed to clinch.
Lorentz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivkov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorentz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivkov.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Ivkov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ivkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivkov lands a nice uppercut.
Ivkov is trying to force a seperation but Lorentz has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Ivkov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lorentz prevents Ivkov from breaking the clinch.
Ivkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivkov is trying to force a seperation but Lorentz has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Lorentz.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ivkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lorentz throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.

Ivkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ivkov wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorentz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ivkov throws a right hand that misses
and Lorentz counters with a nice body kick.
Ivkov moves in looking to clinch but Lorentz pushes him off.
Ivkov wants to clinch.
Lorentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorentz circles away.
Jab, jab by Lorentz - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lorentz keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Ivkov finds it's way through Lorentz's defenses.
Lorentz moves forwards but Ivkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendrik Lorentz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ivkov tries to clinch up
and Lorentz counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hendrik Lorentz.
I've got Lorentz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 45:50
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Lorentz!
Hendrik Lorentz is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Hendrik Lorentz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.