PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Ivanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Ting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladmir Ivanova has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ivanova
vs
Ting

183 cm
24
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Ivanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Ting!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ting moves in looking to clinch but Ivanova pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Ting or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivanova which made him look bad.
Ting shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanova sprawls well. He's pushed Ting's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ivanova feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ivanova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ting is trying to control the position but Ivanova postures up.
Ivanova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Ting is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ting is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ivanova gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vladmir Ivanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ting.

Ivanova gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ting regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ting controlling Ivanova's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanova wants to control from the top but Ting keeps moving.
Ting thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ting is trying to control the position but Ivanova postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruno Ting hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ting avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ting shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivanova defends it nicely.
Ting shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ivanova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ting's guard now.
Ting looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivanova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivanova throws a big right hand that misses.
Ivanova wants to control from the top but Ting keeps moving.

Ting working for a triangle but Ivanova defends it easily.
Ivanova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanova distracts Ting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ivanova working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova pushing down on Ting's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ting wants to get back to full guard.
Ting is staying active underneath Ivanova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ivanova is nestled in close to Ting, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ivanova drops an elbow to the side of Ting's head.
Ivanova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ivanova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ivanova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanova lands a nice short elbow.
Ivanova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanova drops an elbow to the side of Ting's head.
Ivanova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ting taking some punishment here, with Ivanova in his half guard.
Ivanova working Ting over with strikes.
Ting wants to improve his position but Ivanova is controlling well.
Ivanova trying to control the action but Ting is working from the bottom.
Ivanova scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ting is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanova trying to control the pace.
Ivanova drops an elbow to the side of Ting's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Ivanova dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ting gets caught flat footed, as Ivanova shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivanova tries to free his leg and advance position but Ting is retaining full guard.
Ivanova trying to control the position from guard on top but Ting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ting looking for a guillotine here but Ivanova defends easily.

Ting is looking for a triangle but Ivanova pushes his legs off easily.
Ivanova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ting's head.
Ivanova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ting is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ting working a defensive guard here.
Ivanova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanova won't allow Ting to sweep him here.
Ivanova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ivanova is working Ting over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Ting is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ivanova defends well.
Ivanova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ting is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova stands up over Ting, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Ting has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ivanova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ivanova wants to control from the top but Ting keeps moving.
Ting trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanova is proving a slippery customer.
Ivanova's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ivanova passes Ting's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ivanova working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ting is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ivanova scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ivanova slips a nice elbow through Ting's hands, connecting with Ting's forehead.
Ivanova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ting has hold of Ivanova's hands but Ivanova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ivanova is taking a breather. Ting says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ting tries to get to full guard but Ivanova has control of the leg.
Ting is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ivanova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ting has hold of Ivanova's hands but Ivanova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ting on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ting wants to get back to his feet.
Ivanova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanova scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ting with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ting on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivanova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Ivanova dominated that second round.
That's time! Ivanova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Ivanova. Those never looked like landing.

Ivanova drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ting is trying to control the position but Ivanova postures up.

Ting looking for a guillotine here but Ivanova defends easily.
Ivanova scoring with some ground and pound.
Ivanova passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ivanova works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ivanova trying to control the position but Ting is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ting tries to buck Ivanova off but Ivanova is having none of it.
Ting is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ivanova connects with a decent elbow.
Ivanova is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ting wants to control but Ivanova postures up.
Ivanova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ting can do to turn this around?
Ting tries to bench press Ivanova off him but Ivanova keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Ting's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ting is looking to regain half guard here but Ivanova keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ting takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ivanova wants to control but Ting is keeping him busy.
Ivanova lands a few punches from side control.
Ivanova in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ivanova controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ting is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova is putting a hurting on Ting here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ivanova lands some shots froms side control.
Ivanova landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ivanova landing strikes.
A control attempt from Ting but he's now mounted!
The referee warns Ting that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Ivanova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ivanova landing shots from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ting wants to hold on but Ivanova pushes him away.
Ivanova breaks from Ting's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanova landing strikes from the mount.
Ivanova controlling the position easily from mount.
Ivanova landing shots from mount.
Ivanova lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ivanova landing punches.
Ivanova scoring with strikes but Ting is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ting working to try and regain half guard.
Ivanova scoring with strikes but Ting is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladmir Ivanova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladmir Ivanova!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladmir Ivanova thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.