PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day of Victory. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ivanovic
vs
Couture

192 cm
23
205 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Hilo Nutrition (video proof)

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ivanovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic crunches a lovely knee into Couture's ribcage.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanovic lands a shot to the body.
Couture looks gassed!
Ivanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couture is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Ivanovic lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivanovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Couture won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
Ivanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanovic just leaning against Couture, taking a breather.
Ivanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivanovic avoiding damage.
Ivanovic misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanovic slows down the pace here.
Ivanovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couture blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Ivanovic.

Couture is rocked!
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Couture is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovic finish him?
Ivanovic creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Couture's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Couture drops to his knees and Ivanovic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Ivanovic!
Boris Ivanovic is the new light heavyweight champion!