PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Crushinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Van Hannegem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Van Hannegem will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Crushinski
vs
Van Hannegem

193 cm
22
286 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Crushinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Van Hannegem!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hannegem throws a right and a left that Crushinski avoids nicely.
Van Hannegem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Hannegem misses with a double jab.
Crushinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Hannegem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crushinski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Hannegem somewhat.
Van Hannegem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crushinski.
Van Hannegem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crushinski on the side of the head.
Van Hannegem throws a series of punches but Crushinski moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Crushinski.
Van Hannegem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Hannegem looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hannegem throws a series of punches but Crushinski moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crushinski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crushinski lands a knee to the body.
Crushinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Marco Van Hannegem has been cut.
Crushinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crushinski.
Crushinski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Crushinski landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushinski slowing the pace effectively.
Van Hannegem throws a head punch that misses.
Crushinski is stalling here.
Crushinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Crushinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crushinski.
Crushinski with a knee to the head.
Crushinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Crushinski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crushinski working Van Hannegem over with knees to the body.
Crushinski avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Crushinski - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crushinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Hannegem up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Crushinski.
Van Hannegem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushinski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Hannegem sprawls well. Van Hannegem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crushinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Crushinski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crushinski throws a series of punches but Van Hannegem avoids them all with ease.
Crushinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Van Hannegem.
Van Hannegem's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Van Hannegem duly obliges.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crushinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hannegem is looking to clinch but Crushinski is avoiding it.
Crushinski misses with a combination
and Van Hannegem counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Hannegem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Hannegem tries to bum rush Crushinski with a series of wild strikes but Crushinski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crushinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crushinski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Hannegem. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Van Hannegem.
Van Hannegem fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Hannegem moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Hannegem moves in looking to clinch but Crushinski pushes him off.
Van Hannegem throws a series of punches but Crushinski avoids them all with ease.

Crushinski closes the distance and clinches.
Van Hannegem misses with some punches.
Crushinski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Hannegem wants to get back to striking at distance but Crushinski won't allow it.
Van Hannegem tries a body shot but Crushinski blocks it.

Van Hannegem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hannegem scores with a three punch combo!
Crushinski is looking to clinch.
Van Hannegem is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Hannegem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem connects with a right hand. Crushinski shakes it off.
Van Hannegem lands a head shot.
Crushinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crushinski throws a low kick but Van Hannegem avoids it.
Crushinski dodges the punch combination from Van Hannegem.
Van Hannegem misses with a series of wild punches.

Crushinski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hannegem, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Van Hannegem struggles to land a body shot inside as Crushinski controls his hands.
Van Hannegem is trying to break the clinch but Crushinski has him pressed against the cage.
Crushinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Hannegem's efforts to push away.
Van Hannegem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Hannegem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hannegem can't break the clinch.
Van Hannegem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crushinski lands an elbow that stopped Van Hannegem in his tracks for a moment.
Crushinski landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Crushinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Van Hannegem's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crushinski throws a right and a left that both miss.

Van Hannegem darts in and clinches Crushinski up against the cage.
Van Hannegem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Hannegem is trying to break the clinch but Crushinski is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Van Hannegem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hannegem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crushinski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Hannegem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Van Hannegem - just one landing.
Marco Van Hannegem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Hannegem lands with a nice combination. Crushinski backs away looking to recover.
Van Hannegem misses with a wild combination.
Crushinski misses with a wild combination.
Crushinski lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Hannegem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hannegem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crushinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Hannegem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crushinski can pounce on him.
Van Hannegem misses with a series of wild punches.

Crushinski has Van Hannegem up against the cage in a clinch.
Crushinski blocks an elbow strike.
Crushinski misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Hannegem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Hannegem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Hannegem takes an elbow to the temple.
Crushinski is struggling to control the position.
Crushinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hannegem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crushinski.
Van Hannegem wants to break free but Crushinski has control.
Crushinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hannegem is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hannegem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Hannegem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crushinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crushinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hannegem is defending well for now.
Van Hannegem wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Crushinski.
Crushinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to break free but Crushinski pushes him back against the cage.
Crushinski blocks an uppercut.
Van Hannegem tries to break the clinch but Crushinski is controlling the position.
Crushinski blocking some punches.
Van Hannegem is looking to break free of the clinch but Crushinski has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Crushinski to work.
Van Hannegem scores with a shot to the side of Crushinski's head.
Crushinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hannegem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crushinski blocking some punches.
Van Hannegem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Hannegem wants to break free but Crushinski has control.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hannegem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Hannegem has a couple of punches blocked by Crushinski.
Crushinski is pressed up against the cage. Van Hannegem has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crushinski down to the mat. Crushinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Hannegem misses with a wild combination.
Crushinski throws a solid leg kick but Van Hannegem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crushinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crushinski misses with the combination.
Van Hannegem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Hannegem!
Van Hannegem tries to clinch up.
Van Hannegem misses with a double jab.
Van Hannegem staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Hannegem is defended easily by Crushinski.
Van Hannegem throws a shot to the body.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch there but Crushinski circles away.
Crushinski tries to clinch but Van Hannegem moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crushinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hannegem.
Crushinski slips a jab and a cross from Van Hannegem.

Crushinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Crushinski misses with a knee to the head.
Van Hannegem tries to circle away but Crushinski has him pinned against the cage.
Crushinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hannegem is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crushinski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivan Crushinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Van Hannegem.
Crushinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Crushinski lands an elbow inside.
Van Hannegem takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hannegem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crushinski is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crushinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Hannegem's efforts to push away.
Van Hannegem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Van Hannegem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Van Hannegem's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Hannegem throws out a powerful jab.
Van Hannegem misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Van Hannegem does no damage.
Van Hannegem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crushinski.
Crushinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Hannegem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crushinski looks to land a combination but Van Hannegem avoids it well.

Crushinski clinches up against the cage.
Van Hannegem has a couple of punches blocked by Crushinski.
Van Hannegem tries to break free but Crushinski pushes him back against the cage.
Crushinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hannegem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hannegem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Hannegem tries to break free but Crushinski pushes him back against the cage.
Crushinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Hannegem is trying to break free.
Van Hannegem avoiding damage as Crushinski throws knees to the body.
Crushinski misses with a knee strike.
Van Hannegem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Hannegem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Hannegem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hannegem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hannegem fails to land.
Van Hannegem misses with a punch on the inside.
Crushinski trying to control the position but instead, Van Hannegem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crushinski into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hannegem fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crushinski.
Crushinski blocking some punches.
Van Hannegem is trying to drag Crushinski to the mat but Crushinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Hannegem is trying to break the clinch but Crushinski has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Crushinski.
Van Hannegem is trying to force a seperation but Crushinski has the dominant position.
Crushinski gets through Van Hannegem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Hannegem has a couple of punches blocked by Crushinski.
Ivan Crushinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Crushinski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Hannegem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crushinski obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crushinski.
Crushinski tries a knee to the head but Van Hannegem blocks it.
Van Hannegem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushinski lands an elbow inside that Van Hannegem shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Crushinski.
Crushinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Hannegem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crushinski has him pressed against the cage.
Van Hannegem tries to break free but Crushinski pushes him back against the cage.
Crushinski slowing the pace effectively.
Crushinski lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hannegem fails to land.
Van Hannegem has had enough of the clinch but Crushinski keeps him there for the moment.
Crushinski lands an elbow that stopped Van Hannegem in his tracks for a moment.
Crushinski looking to slow down the pace here.
Crushinski slowing the pace effectively.
Van Hannegem working hard to break the clinch.

Van Hannegem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hannegem looks to land a combination. Crushinski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crushinski tries to clinch but Van Hannegem is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Crushinski blocks the leg kick.
Crushinski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crushinski.

That has opened up Marco Van Hannegem's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Hannegem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crushinski scores with a nice strike.
Crushinski leaves Van Hannegem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivan Crushinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Van Hannegem.

Crushinski clinches up with Van Hannegem and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Hannegem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crushinski working Van Hannegem over with knees to the body.
Van Hannegem is trying to break free.
Van Hannegem misses with the head strike.
Crushinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Hannegem backwards.
Crushinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Hannegem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crushinski crunches a lovely knee into Van Hannegem's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hannegem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crushinski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Hannegem drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crushinski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crushinski stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Hannegem working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Crushinski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crushinski keeps control of Van Hannegem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Hannegem avoiding damage as Crushinski throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crushinski.

Van Hannegem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hannegem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crushinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Hannegem stalks Crushinski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crushinski's face. Crushinski staggers backwards, shaken.
Crushinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Crushinski has closed the distance and engaged Van Hannegem in a clinch.
The referee calls for Crushinski to work.
Van Hannegem can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hannegem.
Crushinski lands an elbow that stopped Van Hannegem in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Crushinski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crushinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Crushinski!