PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Ivanof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasiljev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scottie Ivanof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ivanof
vs
Vasiljev

182 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scottie Ivanof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vasiljev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Ivanof moves out of range.
Ivanof fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasiljev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanof is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vasiljev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivanof stalks Vasiljev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vasiljev's face. Vasiljev staggers backwards, shaken.

Ivanof gets a clinch.
Ivanof wants a takedown but no success here.
Vasiljev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vasiljev wants to break free but Ivanof has control.
Ivanof is struggling to control the position.

Vasiljev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasiljev looks to clinch

so Ivanof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasiljev is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vasiljev looks gassed!
Vasiljev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivanof has him pressed against the cage.

Vasiljev breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasiljev, right into the meat.
Ivanof has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Ivanof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasiljev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ivanof closes the distance and pushes Vasiljev back into the cage.
Vasiljev is pressed up against the cage. Ivanof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasiljev down to the mat. Vasiljev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivanof fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasiljev clinches but Ivanof breaks the clinch
and Ivanof counters with a left right combination that sends Vasiljev crashing to the mat - Ivanof wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Vasiljev out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scottie Ivanof!