PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ivanovic
vs
Hartman

192 cm
19
205 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

192 cm
27
209 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartman tries to clinch there but Ivanovic circles away.
Ivanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Hartman avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick there by Ivanovic.
Hartman looks gassed!
Ivanovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanovic misses with a series of wild punches.

Ivanovic lands a left and a right that send Hartman crashing to the mat, dazed. Ivanovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hartman is rocked!

It looks like Teddy Hartman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hartman's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hartman's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Ivanovic!