PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norrin Radd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey's entrance music is Friday. A fine choice. Radd has chosen Starrider as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ivey
vs
Radd

188 cm
25
215 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

194 cm
29
215 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norrin Radd!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Radd keeps the fight on the outside.
Radd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivey counters with a nice uppercut.
Radd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivey misses with a shot to the body
and Radd counters with a low kick, right behind Ivey 's knee.
A shot to the liver by Ivey. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ivey counters with a right hand to the body.
Radd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ivey. Ivey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Radd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Radd swings widly with a right hand
and Ivey counters with an inside leg kick.
Radd misses with a left hand
and Ivey counters with an inside leg kick.
Radd looks for the body kick but Ivey saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radd throws a one two combo.
Radd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivey takes one to the side of the head.
Ivey throws a leg kick
and Ivey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Radd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radd throws a lazy body kick
letting Ivey counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Radd misses.
Norrin Radd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radd throws a leg kick
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivey looks to land a left hand but Radd moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Radd.
Ivey misses with a lunging right hand
and Radd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivey thinking.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Radd misses with a kick to the body
and Ivey counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey connects with a body shot that sends Radd's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Radd. Beautiful body shot.
Ivey misses with a body kick.
Radd misses with a wild body shot.
Ivey tries to clinch but Radd is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Radd counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Radd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Ivey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Radd tries to land a body kick
and Ivey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Radd tries to score with a low kick but Ivey moves his leg out of the way.
Ivey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Radd has time to react.
Ivey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radd misses with a jab to the body
and Ivey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Radd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivey.
Ivey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivey, right into the meat.
A big right from Radd misses.
Ivey throws a wild body kick that Radd sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivey throws a leg kick
and Radd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ivey lunges at Radd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Radd's hand.
Radd misses with a leg kick.
Radd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivey. Radd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivey throws a leg kick
and Radd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ivey's knee momentarily.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radd was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
Radd fakes the leg kick and cracks Ivey in the body.
Radd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radd looks to land a right hand but Ivey moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ivey slips a jab from Radd.
Ivey misses with a kick to the body.
Radd throws a right hand that misses
and Ivey counters with a leg kick.
Radd misses with a kick to the body.
Ivey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radd moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey dominated that second round.
That's time! Ivey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Radd throws a series of punches but Ivey avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivey. Radd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Radd throws a head kick but Ivey moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ivey. Beautiful body shot.
Radd misses with a leg kick
enabling Ivey to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick
and Radd counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey lands with a nice body punch.
Radd throws a body kick the misses
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.
Radd blocks a jab.
Radd throws a leg kick
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Radd.
Ivey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tries to land a body kick
and Radd counters with a three punch combo that has Ivey backing up. Ivey nods at Radd to acknowledge the strikes.
Radd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ivey is out of range and Radd settles back down.
Ivey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Radd counters with a leg kick.
Radd wants to slow Ivey down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Radd fakes the leg kick and cracks Ivey in the body.
Radd blocks a low kick nicely.

Ivey pushes Radd up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Radd blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radd is looking to control Ivey's arms but Ivey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Radd has his back to the cage.
Radd prevents a body shot from Ivey.

That's four 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.
Radd blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Radd lands with a right to the head.
Ivey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Radd works on Ivey's body with a couple of short punches.
Radd slows down the pace here.
Radd prevents Ivey from breaking the clinch.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Radd is trying to push Ivey away but Ivey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Radd is trying to break the clinch but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
Ivey digs a right hand underneath Radd's ribcage. Radd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radd's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radd wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivey won't allow it.
Radd blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Ivey blocking some punches.
Ivey tries a body shot but Radd blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ivey misses with a wild body shot.
Radd throws a leg kick that misses.
Ivey tries to clinch but Radd moves out of range.
Radd throws a body punch but Ivey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radd throws a leg kick
and Ivey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Radd misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Radd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Radd throws a low kick but Ivey moves out of range easily.
Radd looks to throw a body kick
and Ivey counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radd. That's going to slow Ivey down.
Phil Ivey is winning the standup battle so far.
Radd swings widly with a right hand
and Ivey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Radd thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivey.
Radd throws a leg kick

and Ivey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Radd takes an elbow to the temple.
Radd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivey or not.
Radd prevents a body shot from Ivey.
A short body shot lands from Radd as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radd is trying to push Ivey away but Ivey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Radd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Radd thumps Ivey with a low kick.
Radd misses with a left hand
and Ivey counters with a thumping low kick.
Radd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ivey looks for the body kick but Radd saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radd misses with a left hand
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radd misses with a shot to the body
and Ivey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Ivey misses
and Radd counters with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Radd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Radd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Radd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivey moves out of range as Radd throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey had his way with Norrin Radd in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Radd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Radd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Radd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Radd looks to land a right hand but Ivey moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radd. Ivey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivey staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Radd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Radd just misses with a punch to the body.
Radd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Radd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivey was well out of range. Poor timing from Radd.
A shot to the body from Radd misses
and Ivey counters with an inside leg kick.
Ivey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ivey counters with a leg kick.
Radd throws an off balance right hand
and Ivey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Radd is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Ivey has closed the distance and engaged Radd in a clinch.
Radd struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivey controls his hands.
Ivey struggles to land a body shot inside as Radd controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ivey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivey's elbow.
Ivey swings wildly with an uppercut but Radd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norrin Radd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivey lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ivey.
Radd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivey.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike.
Ivey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phil Ivey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivey lands a shot to the body.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radd backwards.
Phil Ivey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ivey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ivey works on Radd's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Ivey.
Radd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Ivey - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ivey.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ivey.
A short uppercut from Ivey.
Ivey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Radd or not.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
Ivey presses Radd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ivey manages to break the clinch.
Radd swings widly with a right hand
and Ivey counters with a good, hard body kick but Radd shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ivey!
Phil Ivey is the new light heavyweight champion!