PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Ivarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallorca comes to the cage accompanied by I Can Talk. Miguel Mallorca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mallorca
vs
Ivarsson

189 cm
24
199 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Ivarsson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivarsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Ulf Ivarsson has been cut.
Ivarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Ivarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallorca was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallorca manages to avoid it.
Mallorca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ivarsson misses with a shot to the body

and Mallorca counters with a crisp one two that drops Ivarsson! Mallorca thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ivarsson to his feet! Ivarsson is in big trouble!

Ivarsson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallorca throws a lazy right hand but Ivarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mallorca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivarsson works the jab nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mallorca.
Mallorca slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivarsson misses the target.
Ivarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ulf Ivarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallorca punishes Ivarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Mallorca thuds his shin into the meat of Ivarsson's side.
Ivarsson looks gassed!
Mallorca thuds his shin into the meat of Ivarsson's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mallorca.
Mallorca misses the shot to the body.
Mallorca lands a glancing blow to the side of Ivarsson's head.

That has opened up Ulf Ivarsson's cut even more.
Mallorca thumps Ivarsson with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Mallorca.
Mallorca scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mallorca tries to clinch up.
Ivarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mallorca can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallorca is looking to clinch.
Ivarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mallorca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ivarsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mallorca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mallorca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ivarsson. That did some damage!
Ivarsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some wild striking there from Mallorca.
Ivarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ivarsson cracks Mallorca with a good jab.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Mallorca moves out of range.
Mallorca lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ivarsson will feel that in the morning.
Mallorca wants to clinch.
Mallorca scores with a nice body kick.
Mallorca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mallorca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivarsson misses with a body shot.
Mallorca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mallorca looks to land a combination but Ivarsson avoids it well.
Ivarsson misses with a double jab
and Mallorca counters with a body kick.
Ivarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mallorca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mallorca off the cage and back into rage.
Mallorca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivarsson's hands.
Ivarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mallorca.
Mallorca lands a front kick.
Ivarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mallorca counters with a solid body kick.
Mallorca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallorca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivarsson backs up against the cage.
Ivarsson throws a hook but Mallorca avoids it easily.
Ivarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mallorca to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivarsson misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mallorca. Those never looked like landing.
Ivarsson misses with a combination
and Mallorca counters with a body kick that stops Ivarsson in his tracks momentarily.
Ivarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mallorca counters with a one-two to the body.

The cut above Ulf Ivarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson lands a two punch combo.
Ivarsson throws a nice looking combination but Mallorca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Mallorca avoids them all with ease.
Mallorca slips a jab and a cross from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallorca.
Sloppy strikes from Mallorca. Those never looked like landing.
Mallorca is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ivarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallorca lands a nice shot that snaps Ivarsson's head back.
Mallorca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivarsson tests Mallorca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallorca counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Mallorca to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivarsson throws the left hand but Mallorca avoids the punch easily.
Ivarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mallorca scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mallorca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulf Ivarsson's cut.
That's time! Mallorca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ivarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mallorca throws a hook to the side of Ivarsson's head but Ivarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mallorca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivarsson tests Mallorca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Ivarsson does it's job there.
Mallorca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivarsson can do to turn this around?
Mallorca needs to keep his hands up - Ivarsson had a free shot at his head there.
Ivarsson tests Mallorca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivarsson throws a right and a left that Mallorca avoids nicely.
Ivarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Mallorca does no damage.
Miguel Mallorca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mallorca thuds a left hand into Ivarsson's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mallorca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ivarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallorca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ivarsson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ivarsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mallorca has got the better of the exchanges.
Mallorca slips a jab from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson swinging wildly here.
Ivarsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ivarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivarsson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mallorca to counter with a crisp jab.

Ulf Ivarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Mallorca gets a clinch.
Ivarsson is trying to break free.
Mallorca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mallorca has Ivarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Ivarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ivarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mallorca has double underhooks.
Ivarsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mallorca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mallorca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivarsson is keeping busy.
Ivarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivarsson cracks Mallorca with a nice body shot.
Mallorca tries to work over Ivarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ivarsson fails to land.
Ivarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivarsson lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Ivarsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mallorca has Ivarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Ivarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ivarsson misses with the head strike.
Ivarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mallorca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mallorcas head.
Ivarsson lands a left hand.
Ivarsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mallorca has double underhooks.
Mallorca struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivarsson controls his hands.
Ivarsson tries to break the clinch but Mallorca is controlling the position.
Ivarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mallorca taking a breather.
Mallorca blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ivarsson 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mallorca struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivarsson controls his hands.
Ivarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ivarsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Mallorca.
Mallorca leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Mallorca.

Mallorca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Mallorca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivarsson throws a combination that misses
and Mallorca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ivarsson misses with a body punch
and Mallorca counters with a series of strikes. Ivarsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ivarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ivarsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miguel Mallorca is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallorca counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallorca takes a swing at Ivarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ivarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Mallorca counters with a left to the body.
Ivarsson misses with a hook
and Mallorca counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ulf Ivarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miguel Mallorca!