PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Van Ironfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica comes into the arena with last mohacian blaring out of the sound system. Mikael Van Ironfist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sirovica
vs
Van Ironfist

191 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigi Sirovica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Van Ironfist!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sirovica checks a leg kick.
Sirovica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist stuffs the takedown.
Van Ironfist punishes Sirovica's body with a nice straight punch.
Sirovica moves away from the strike by Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist throws a looping overhand right but Sirovica ducks down to avoid it.
Van Ironfist misses the jab.
Sirovica misses with a hook. Van Ironfist ducked under it nicely.
Van Ironfist throws a head kick but Sirovica moves out of range.
Sirovica dodges the punch combination from Van Ironfist.
Mikael Van Ironfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirovica takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Ironfist throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Ironfist lands an overhand right.
Sirovica shoots for a takedown but Van Ironfist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Ironfist scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sirovica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist scores with a one two! Sirovica had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sirovica shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Ironfist pinned against the cage. Van Ironfist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigi Sirovica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Ironfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sirovica moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Mikael Van Ironfist has been cut.
Van Ironfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Van Ironfist gets caught flat footed, as Sirovica shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Ironfist can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sirovica loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Ironfist wants to stand and escape but Sirovica is having none of it.
Sirovica pushing down on Van Ironfist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Ironfist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirovica.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist tries to kick Sirovica off but Sirovica keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sirovica scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sirovica tries to pass to full mount but Van Ironfist defends it.
Sirovica lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Sirovica is pressing down on Van Ironfist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Ironfist is holding on for now.
Sirovica 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.
Van Ironfist wants to get back to his feet.
Sirovica landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Ironfist is trying to stand back up but Sirovica is controlling him
Van Ironfist looks gassed!

Sirovica decides to stand up.
Van Ironfist looks to land a combination but Sirovica avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Van Ironfist as Sirovica shoots in.
Sirovica shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Ironfist as he jumps to the side.
Sirovica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Ironfist tries to avoid it but Sirovica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Ironfist to the ground. Van Ironfist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Ironfist misses with a double jab.
Van Ironfist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirovica.
Van Ironfist tries to score with a low kick but Sirovica moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Van Ironfist misses.
Van Ironfist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sirovica's calf.
Van Ironfist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Ironfist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sirovica backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Ironfist throws a series of punches but Sirovica avoids them all with ease.
Van Ironfist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Ironfist looks to land a left hand but Sirovica moved out of range nicely.
Van Ironfist misses with a two punch combination.
Sirovica has a takedown stuffed.
Van Ironfist missing with a left hand there. Sirovica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Ironfist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Ironfist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirovica circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirovica avoids the head kick by Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikael Van Ironfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Van Ironfist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A left lands for Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Ironfist misses with a straight left.
Van Ironfist misses the shot to the body.
Van Ironfist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Ironfist ducks under a wild hook from Sirovica.
Van Ironfist swinging wildly here.
Van Ironfist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirovica.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Ironfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Ironfist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Van Ironfist gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sirovica to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sirovica stops Van Ironfist from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica connects with a couple of short punches.
Sirovica with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sirovica lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sirovica's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sirovica tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Ironfist is retaining full guard.
Van Ironfist has momentary wrist control but Sirovica slips an elbow through the middle.

Van Ironfist has his feet on Sirovica's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Van Ironfist misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Ironfist misses with a double jab.
Sirovica chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Ironfist can pounce on him.
Van Ironfist misses with a low kick as Sirovica jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica needs to keep his hands up - Van Ironfist had a free shot at his head there.
Sirovica takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sirovica takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Ironfist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirovica sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Ironfist throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sirovica.
Van Ironfist misses with a hook. Sirovica ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Van Ironfist does no damage.
Van Ironfist moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Sirovica feints and as Van Ironfist raises his hands in defense, Sirovica changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sirovica sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Ironfist's guard.
Sirovica landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirovica lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sirovica sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Ironfist defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica thows a huge punch but Van Ironfist dodges it nicely.
Van Ironfist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirovica.
Sirovica landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sirovica tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist wants to get back to his feet.
Sirovica is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Ironfist lands with an uppercut that bounces Sirovica off the cage and back into rage.
A punch combination from Van Ironfist misses.
Sirovica shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left and a right from Van Ironfist both land. Nice combination.
Van Ironfist lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mikael Van Ironfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirovica slips a straight right by Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist misses with an uppercut. Sirovica saw that one coming.
Van Ironfist connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Ironfist scores with a punch to the head.
Sirovica moves away from the strike by Van Ironfist.
Mikael Van Ironfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sirovica stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Van Ironfist.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Ironfist. Sirovica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Van Ironfist coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gigi Sirovica will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Van Ironfist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sirovica shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Ironfist cracks Sirovica with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Ironfist misses with the combination.
Van Ironfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sirovica moves away from the strike by Van Ironfist.
Sirovica shoots in but Van Ironfist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Ironfist moves out of range as Sirovica throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Ironfist scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sirovica in his tracks.
Van Ironfist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Van Ironfist.
Mikael Van Ironfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Ironfist throws a right and a left that Sirovica avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Ironfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Ironfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sirovica throws a lazy head kick
and Van Ironfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Ironfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Ironfist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Van Ironfist.
Sirovica takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Van Ironfist misses its intended target.
Van Ironfist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Van Ironfist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Ironfist looks to land a combination but Sirovica avoids it well.
Van Ironfist throws out a loose jab but Sirovica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirovica dodges the punch combination from Van Ironfist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Ironfist.
Sirovica looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Ironfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Ironfist misses with the combination.
Van Ironfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Van Ironfist misses.
Van Ironfist cracks Sirovica with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Van Ironfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sirovica.
Sirovica slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Ironfist.
Van Ironfist stalks Sirovica and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sirovica's face. Sirovica staggers backwards, shaken.
Sirovica takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Ironfist misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Van Ironfist.
Sirovica fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Ironfist avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Ironfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Van Ironfist both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Ironfist throws a solid leg kick but Sirovica takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Ironfist.
Sirovica moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Ironfist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Ironfist lands a two punch combo.
Van Ironfist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Ironfist throws a series of punches but Sirovica avoids them all with ease.
Van Ironfist cracks Sirovica with an open hand slap.
Van Ironfist throws and low kick but Sirovica moves out of range easily.
Sirovica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Ironfist throws a series of punches but Sirovica moves out of range.
Sirovica slips a jab and a cross from Van Ironfist.
Sirovica slips a jab from Van Ironfist.
Sirovica blocks a jab.
Van Ironfist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirovica.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Van Ironfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Ironfist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!