PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 4768 p4p, 4080 weight class) and Indigo Pleateu (ranked 525 p4p, 477 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ivkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ludi Srbi - Dskoteka. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ivkov
vs
Pleateu

177 cm
25
149
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155
2 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Battle Hecs

Island Boys Nutrition

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 The Island, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Indigo Pleateu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aleksandar Ivkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pleateu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivkov.

Ivkov clinches up against the ropes.
Ivkov prevents Pleateu from breaking the clinch.
Pleateu is trying to force a seperation but Ivkov has the dominant position.
Ivkov has Pleateu pushed against the ropes.
Ivkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pleateu's efforts to push away.
Ivkov tries to throw a body punch but Pleateu avoids it by throwing Ivkov back against the ropes.
Pleateu pushes Ivkov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleateu blocks an uppercut.
Ivkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pleateu is trying to break the clinch but Ivkov is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivkov lands an uppercut.
Ivkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Pleateu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pleateu lands a nice uppercut.
Pleateu lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleateu tries to circle away but Ivkov has him pinned against the ropes.
Ivkov is trying to stall.
Ivkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ivkov lands with a right to the head.
Ivkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ivkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pleateu working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Ivkov.
Pleateu misses with the head strike.
Ivkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu blocks a body shot from Ivkov.
Ivkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
Ivkov lands a shot to the body.
Pleateu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleateu is trying to break free.
Ivkov stalling in the clinch but Pleateu improves position.
Ivkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pleateus head.
Ivkov stalling.
Ivkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
Pleateu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleateu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivkov.
Ivkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleateu.
A short right from Pleateu on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ivkov.
Pleateu blocking some punches.
Ivkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivkov lands with a light punch inside.
Ivkov can't find room to land a body shot as Pleateu controls the action.
Ivkov lands a shoulder strike.
Pleateu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivkov digs a right hand into Pleateu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pleateu's gas tank.
Ivkov blocking some punches.
Pleateu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu prevents a body shot from Ivkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pleateu lands with a light punch inside.
Pleateu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivkov cracks Pleateu with a nice body shot.
Pleateu looks winded!
Pleateu misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Ivkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Ivkov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pleateu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pleateu throws out a counter right but Ivkov avoids it with no problem.
Pleateu needs to keep his hands up - Ivkov had a free shot at his head there.
Pleateu misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivkov wants to clinch.
Ivkov tries to clinch
and Pleateu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivkov tries to clinch but Pleateu moves out of range.

Ivkov has closed the distance and engaged Pleateu in a clinch.
Ivkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pleateu can do to turn this around?
Pleateu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pleateu fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pleateu's efforts to push away.
Ivkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pleateu.
Pleateu is trying to break the clinch but Ivkov has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov lands a shoulder strike.
Ivkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pleateu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivkov is trying to maintain a safe position but Pleateu gets an underhook and turns Ivkov into the ropes.
Ivkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivkov tries to throw a body punch but Pleateu avoids it by throwing Ivkov back against the ropes.
Ivkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pleateu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ivkov.
Ivkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ivkov as the two fighters clinch.
Pleateu is breathing heavily.
Ivkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivkov lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivkov.
Ivkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Ivkov scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pleateu is rocked!
Ivkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pleateu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivkov finish him?
Ivkov cracks Pleateu with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Pleateu goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Pleateu wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aleksandar Ivkov!
An out of breath Aleksandar Ivkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.