PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Luna
vs
Ivanov

188 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Luna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luna is defending well for now.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luna blocks it with crossed arms.
Luna lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Maxim Ivanov has been cut.

Luna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Luna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ivanov throws an elbow but misses.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luna closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Luna blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Ivanov wants to break free but Luna has control.

Luna manages to break the clinch.

Luna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Luna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.

Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luna throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ivanov.
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!

Luna clinches.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Luna blocks it.
Luna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Luna.

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

Luna has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
Luna lands with a left to the head.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Luna. Luna maintains the clinch.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Luna.

Luna manages to break the clinch.

Luna closes the distance and clinches.
Luna is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Luna is controlling him.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Luna cracks Ivanov with a nice body shot.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Luna lands with a right to the head.
Ivanov pushes off an throws an elbow but Luna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Luna.
Luna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luna misses with an elbow over the top.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Luna breaks the clinch.

Luna has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
Ivanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna working aggressively here.
Ivanov tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Luna.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luna moves into the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Luna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luna breaks the clinch.
Luna throws a leg kick which misses Ivanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ivanov tries to avoid it.

Luna closes the distance and clinches.
Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Luna.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivanov blocks an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land.
Luna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivanov tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Luna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with an elbow strike.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luna, as that shot connected.
Ivanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Luna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luna lands a body punch.
Luna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luna blocks an elbow strike.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luna scores with a leg kick.

Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Luna. Luna maintains the clinch.
Ivanov has Luna pressed against the cage, preventing Luna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luna pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov drives through and clinches with Luna against the cage.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Luna is out of range.

Luna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luna blocks it with crossed arms.
Luna managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Nice body punch from Luna.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Luna.
Luna digs a right hand into Ivanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ivanov's gas tank.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luna works on Ivanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Luna lands a right hand.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
A body shot lands from Luna.
Luna misses with a knee to the head.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Luna closes the distance and clinches.
Luna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luna's face.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Luna, against the cage.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Luna blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ivanov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Luna. Luna maintains the clinch.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Luna won't allow it.
Luna throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luna moves into the clinch.
Luna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanov or not.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Luna, against the cage.

Luna breaks the clinch.

Ivanov rushes Luna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Luna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Luna.

Luna pushes Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luna lands a shoulder strike.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Luna.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luna throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luna throws an elbow but it misses.
Luna lands with a right to the head.
Luna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovs head.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Luna.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Juan Luna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luna misses with an elbow over the top.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ivanov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Luna throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luna.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Luna misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Luna blocks with his arms.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Luna.
Luna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivanov or not.
Ivanov tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.
Luna misses with a knee strike.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Luna blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luna is working Ivanov over against the cage.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ivanov tries to work over Luna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivanov.
Luna pushes Ivanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Luna breaks the clinch.

Luna instigates a clinch.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Luna.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luna moves into the clinch.
Luna presses Ivanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luna wants to break free but Ivanov has control.
Luna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov blocks an elbow strike from Luna.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Luna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luna lands with a thumping leg kick.

Ivanov moves into the clinch.

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

Luna closes the distance and clinches.
Luna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Luna avoids the damage to the body.
Luna wants to break free but Ivanov has control.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luna avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luna throws a half hearted mid kick.

Ivanov darts in and clinches Luna up against the cage.

Luna breaks the clinch.
Ivanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Luna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov with a knee to the head.
Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Luna breaks from the clinch.

Luna gets tackled into the cage by Ivanov. Ivanov maintains the clinch.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Luna keeps him there for the moment.
Ivanov working aggressively here.
Luna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luna is working Ivanov over against the cage.
Luna lands a right hand.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanov's sensitive parts.

Luna closes the distance and pushes Ivanov back into the cage.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luna's face.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luna digs a right hand underneath Ivanov's ribcage. Ivanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luna is working Ivanov over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luna wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivanov has him pressed against the cage.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ivanov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Luna. Luna maintains the clinch.

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

Luna clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Luna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luna misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Ivanov.
Luna misses with a knee strike.

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

Luna gets tackled into the cage by Ivanov. Ivanov maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.

Luna gets a clinch.

Luna breaks the clinch.
Ivanov checks a low kick from Luna.

Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Luna.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanov lands a nice elbow.
Ivanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ivanov is trying to force a seperation but Luna has the dominant position.
Luna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Luna won't want to take too many of those.

Luna manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Luna.

Luna manages to break the clinch.

Luna rushes Ivanov and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Luna.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Luna throws a head punch that misses.
Luna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luna lands a left hand.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.

Luna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Luna instigates a clinch.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from Luna.
Luna dodges an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Luna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Luna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov misses with an elbow strike.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Luna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov working Luna over with knees to the body.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ivanov tries to keep at a distance but Luna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luna's face.

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

Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Luna in a clinch.
Luna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to break free but Luna pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Luna blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Luna.

Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ivanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luna, pushing him back against the cage.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Luna.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luna lands with a light punch inside.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luna blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Luna has him pressed against the cage.
Luna is working Ivanov over against the cage.
Luna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luna has him pressed against the cage.

Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Luna.

Luna closes the distance and pushes Ivanov back into the cage.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Luna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luna is trying to push Ivanov away but Ivanov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ivanov rushes Luna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luna lands a right hand.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna is trying to force a seperation but Ivanov has the dominant position.
Luna wants to break free but Ivanov has control.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Luna.

Ivanov manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luna moves into the clinch.
Ivanov tries to circle away but Luna has him pinned against the cage.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Luna lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luna.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luna.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luna - that will leave a mark!
Luna looks for the body kick but Ivanov saw that one coming.

Luna darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivanov has Luna pressed against the cage, preventing Luna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luna is trying to break free.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Luna.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxim Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luna looking to throw knees to the head but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luna.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Luna.
Well Luna 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!