PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cano
vs
Ivanov

187 cm
22
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
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, Igor Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Cano ducks under and follows up with a left that Cano also avoids with ease.
Cano keeps Ivanov at a distance using the push kick.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Cano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A low kick from Ivanov is predictable there
and Cano counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cano feints and then cracks Ivanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ivanov down.
No luck for Cano with that takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cano!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Cano. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cano advances to full mount.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cano has isolated one of Ivanov's arms. Ivanov looking to fight him off but Cano twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arturo Cano!