PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kruk Ma Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ma Kali might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ONLY FEAR OF DEATH. Ivanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Terminator Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Anatoliy Ivanov enters the cage!

Ma Kali
vs
Ivanov

187 cm
26
213 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

186 cm
20
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Conviction

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kruk Ma Kali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anatoliy Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma Kali cracks a nice hook into Ivanov's ribs.
The fighters circling - Ivanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ma Kali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanov throws a sloppy body shot
letting Ma Kali counter with a right hand.
Ivanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ma Kali cracks a nice hook into Ivanov's ribs.
Ivanov misses with a hook.
Ivanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ma Kali thuds a left hand into Ivanov's body.
Ma Kali digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Ma Kali keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ma Kali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut. Ma Kali saw that one coming.
Ivanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Ivanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ma Kali cracks Ivanov with a good jab.
Ivanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ma Kali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ma Kali tests Ivanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ma Kali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivanov.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ma Kali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ma Kali lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ma Kali.
Ma Kali lands a body shot.
Ivanov walks into a straight right hand from Ma Kali.
Ivanov throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ma Kali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ma Kali connects with a right hand. Ivanov shakes it off.
Ivanov throws an overhand right that lands on Ma Kali's shoulder, as Ma Kali tries to avoid the shot.
Ma Kali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ma Kali throws out a powerful jab.
Ma Kali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Ma Kali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anatoliy Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ma Kali lands a jab to the head.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ma Kali was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ma Kali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ma Kali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanov walks into a straight right hand from Ma Kali.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma Kali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ma Kali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanov's hands.

Ivanov is rocked!
Ma Kali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Ivanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ma Kali finish him?
Ma Kali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Ma Kali throws an overhand right that has Ivanov reeling! Ma Kali follows up with more punches and Ivanov is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kruk Ma Kali!