PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owner Barbirotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Ivan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ivan
vs
Barbirotto

190 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Ivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Owner Barbirotto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivan misses with a looping right.
Ivan swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbirotto.
Barbirotto tries to clinch but Ivan moves out of range.
Ivan scores with a nice head shot.
Ivan scores with a three punch combo!
Ivan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivan scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbirotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ivan closes the distance and clinches.
Barbirotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ivan as Barbirotto tries to tie him up.
Ivan misses with a punch on the inside.

Ivan jumps into guard, dragging Barbirotto to the mat.
Ivan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ivan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barbirotto is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbirotto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Barbirotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbirotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivan wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivan trying to keep a closed guard but Barbirotto is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbirotto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ivan is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Ivan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbirotto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbirotto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Ivan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ivan is breathing heavily.

Barbirotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbirotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbirotto clinches but Ivan breaks the clinch
and Ivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbirotto lands a really nice looking cross but Ivan seems unphased.

It looks like Boris Ivan has been cut.

Ivan has Barbirotto up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ivan tries to pull guard but Barbirotto won't allow it.
Ivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbirotto misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Barbirotto.
Ivan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbirotto is looking to control Ivan's arms but Ivan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbirotto has his back to the ropes.
Barbirotto scores with a shot to the side of Ivan's head.
Barbirotto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivan is keeping busy.
Ivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barbirotto smiles and moves away.
Barbirotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ivan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbirotto just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Ivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbirotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbirotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barbirotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivan misses with the head strike.
Barbirotto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivan tries to throw a body punch but Barbirotto avoids it by throwing Ivan back against the cage.
Barbirotto blocks an uppercut.
Ivan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivan fails to pull guard.
Barbirotto lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbirotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbirotto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbirotto wants to stall.
Barbirotto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Barbirotto.
Barbirotto misses with the head strike.
Barbirotto scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Barbirotto.
Barbirotto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivan.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barbirotto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Ivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barbirotto wants to clinch

and Ivan counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbirotto.

Ivan is rocked!
Barbirotto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Ivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivan can't find room to land a body shot as Barbirotto controls the action.
Ivan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbirotto lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ivan to his knees! Barbirotto keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owner Barbirotto!