PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xandra Tayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ivanov
vs
Tayman

185 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xandra Tayman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tayman sprawls well. Tayman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tayman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tayman moves into the clinch.
Ivanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tayman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ivanov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tayman regains guard.
Tayman working a defensive guard but Ivanov passes into half guard.
Ivanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tayman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tayman tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Ivanov there.
Ivanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tayman is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tayman!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayman is in a horrible position here. Ivanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tayman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Tayman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Ivanov.
Ivanov looking to control but Tayman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tayman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tayman gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov prevents Tayman from improving his position.
Ivanov content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Tayman dodges it nicely.
Tayman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Tayman wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov slips a nice elbow through Tayman's hands, connecting with Tayman's forehead.
Tayman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ivanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ivanov's back!
Ivanov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tayman.
Ivanov just trying to survive but Tayman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Tayman working for the choke.
Ivanov breaks Tayman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tayman keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ivanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tayman slaps away a takedown attempt from Ivanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ivanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tayman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ivanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tayman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tayman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ivanov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ivanov unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Tayman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tayman tries to buck Ivanov off but he can't manage it.
Tayman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tayman hang on?
Ivanov is landing with some decent strikes but Tayman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov lands a heavy elbow.
Tayman looks gassed!
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Tayman is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Tayman can't escape the position.
Ivanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tayman?
Ivanov cracks Tayman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ivanov tries for a takedown but Tayman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tayman's waist but Tayman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ivanov off to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tayman!
Tayman misses with a two punch combination.
Tayman fails to land with a series of punches.

Ivanov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tayman was covering up waiting for the punch and Ivanov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Tayman is working from the bottom.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivanov trying to control but Tayman is working from the bottom.
Tayman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tayman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanov throws a strike but Tayman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ivanov is trying to keep Tayman in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Tayman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ivanov 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 crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tayman tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tayman tries to hold on but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tayman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yuri Ivanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov landing punches.
Tayman tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov prevents Tayman from getting the reversal.
Tayman is breathing heavily.
Ivanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Tayman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ivanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tayman's face.

Tayman is rocked!
Tayman taking shots to the head.
Tayman is still in real trouble! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tayman can do to turn this around?
Ivanov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tayman bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ivanov and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Ivanov!