PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ou has chosen Advance On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivanovich
vs
Ou

200 cm
24
263 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Ou.
Joe Ou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ou misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanovich scores with a nice strike.
Ivanovich swings for the body but Ou moves out of range.

Ou closes the distance and clinches.
Ou pushes Ivanovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Ou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ou lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ou - that landed with a thud.
Ivanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ou wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanovich won't allow it.
Ou has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovich.
Ou scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Ou.
Ivanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ou works on Ivanovich's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ou has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ou misses with a wild combination.
Ivanovich lands a jab to the head.
Ivanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ou.
Ou throws out a loose jab but Ivanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ou throws a hook but Ivanovich avoids it easily.
Ou cracks Ivanovich with an open hand slap.

Ou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ou scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovich's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ou.
A right handed body shot lands from Ou.
Ivanovich is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Ou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ou lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ou takes the fight into the clinch.
Ou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanovich or not.

Ou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ou darts in and clinches Ivanovich up against the cage.

Ou breaks the clinch.
Ou lands a body shot.
Ou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanovich has time to react.

Igor Ivanovich's cut is getting worse.

Ou forces Ivanovich back against the cage and clinches.

Ou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ou scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanovich on the side of the head.
Ivanovich defending well as Ou loads up on a big left hand.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ou! Ivanovich is backing up but he can't get away as Ou lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ivanovich and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Ou!