PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vdrobodan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vdrobodan's choice of entrance music: can't be touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ward
vs
Vdrobodan

185 cm
21
249 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vdrobodan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward lands an overhand right.

It looks like Ivan Vdrobodan has been cut.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Vdrobodan saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Ward.
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!
Ward misses the jab.
Ward misses with an uppercut.
Vdrobodan staying out of range there.
Ward throws a jab but it's blocked by Vdrobodan.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Vdrobodan moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Ward swings widly with a right hand

and Vdrobodan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vdrobodan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vdrobodan lands a nice forearm strike.

Vdrobodan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ward gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ward knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vdrobodan on the ground.
Vdrobodan landing strikes from the mount and Ward is in trouble!
Vdrobodan postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Ward out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Vdrobodan goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Vdrobodan!