PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and otsosi ka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). otsosi ka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ivanov
vs
ka

208 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, otsosi ka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ivanov advances nicely into full mount.
Ivanov landing punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Ivanov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ivanov lands a big elbow.

Ivanov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, ka has worked his arm free - good work by ka!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
ka defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Ivanov stalls from top position.
ka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ivanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov stands up.

ka tries to sprawl but Ivanov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, ka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ivanov controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Ivanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ivanov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. ka quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanov lands a nice short elbow.

Ivanov stands up from half guard.
Danga de danga de dang - Ivanov scores with a four punch combination!
ka is breathing heavily.

Ivanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Ivanov stands up and waves to ka to follow him.
A head kick from Ivanov lands but ka takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming ka to the mat! ka manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ivanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivanov advances position into side control!

Ivanov decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov thows a body kick. ka tries to catch it but that hurt him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from ka enables Ivanov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. ka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
ka being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Ivanov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ka, up you get!

Ivanov scores with a takedown into ka's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov cracks ka with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Ivanov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

ka gets caught flat footed, as Ivanov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ivanov pushing down on ka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ivanov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.

Ivanov is looking for a kimura but ka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ivanov to get the leverage.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ka can do to turn this around?
ka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanov escapes and gets back to his feet.

ka tries to sprawl but Ivanov drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Ivanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ivanov.
ka taking some punishment here, with Ivanov in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ivanov controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ivanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Ivanov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from ka enables Ivanov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. ka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Nikolay Ivanov!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Nikolay Ivanov!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Nikolay Ivanov!

Nikolay Ivanov wins by unanimous decision!