PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 1768 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 164 p4p, 103 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hataki
vs
Ivanovic

173 cm
30
157
10 - 8 - 0

179 cm
23
145
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hataki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Hataki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivanovic counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Hataki misses.
Ivanovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivanovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot.
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. Hataki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivanovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Hataki throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Hataki is rocked!

It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hataki jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic scores with the left hand. Hataki knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Hataki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Hataki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hataki takes one on the button.
Hataki swings widly with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ivanovic lands a big uppercut and Hataki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hataki looks OK. Ivanovic waves Hataki back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic throws a looping overhand right but Hataki ducks down to avoid it.
Hataki misses with a low kick.
Hataki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Hataki avoids them all with ease.
Hataki misses with a low kick.
Ivanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Hataki.
Ivanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hataki. Ivanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanovic wants to land a leg kick but Hataki is out of range.
Hataki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanovic.
Hataki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hataki tries to clinch there but Ivanovic circles away.
Ivanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hataki.
Ivanovic lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ivanovic lands a nice hook to Hataki's body. Hataki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Ivanovic.
Donk. Ivanovic catches Hataki right on the button with a cross.
Ivanovic slips a jab from Hataki.
Hataki tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ivanovic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ivanovic!
Ivanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hataki looks to land a left hand but Ivanovic moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovic feints a counter leg kick.
Ivanovic blocks a jab.
Ivanovic feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanovic drops Hataki with a beautiful combination! Hataki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ivanovic is looking for the KO!
Hataki circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ivanovic. Hataki falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ivanovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivor Ivanovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivor Ivanovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.