PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ivanov
vs
Harrison

185 cm
24
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
31
195 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ivanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison punishes Ivanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Ivanov lands with an overhand left.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Ivanov throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivanov pinned against the cage. Ivanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuri Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Ivanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanov counters with a nice body shot.
Harrison connects with a single shot there.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivanov sprawls well. Ivanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a leg kick
and Harrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ivanov throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Harrison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison scores with a nice right hand.
Harrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov throws a head kick that half lands.
Ivanov thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Ivanov throws a lazy head kick

and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Ivanov didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison has gone for a leg lock! Ivanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrison's guard.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Ivanov tries to stand but Harrison is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ivanov has picked Harrison up and slammed him! Harrison can't keep hold of the triangle and Ivanov manages to pass to side control!
Harrison wants to control but Ivanov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ivanov stands up and beckons Harrison to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov misses with a body kick.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov wants to slow Harrison down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuri Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Harrison blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Ivanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison checks a low kick from Ivanov.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Yuri Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Ivanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
Ivanov scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land a body kick
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off.

Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.

Ivanov is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harrison seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanov defends the submission attempt.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to pass Ivanov's guard but actually Ivanov recovers to full guard.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
Harrison throws a strike but Ivanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Ivanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harrison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Ivanov stands and steps away. Harrison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanov doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Harrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanov pushes Harrison away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Ivanov dominated that second round.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ivanov misses with a head kick.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ivanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ivanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harrison throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Ivanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
Yuri Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrison under the eye.

Ivanov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
Ivanov pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Harrison has gone for a leg lock! Ivanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrison's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is in close to Harrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrison is trying to keep Ivanov in close.

Harrison working for a triangle but Ivanov defends it easily.
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!

Ivanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ivanov throws a hook to the side of Harrison's head but Harrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Ivanov lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Harrison goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ivanov is on top in guard.
Ivanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Ivanov won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.

Harrison has an active guard here but Ivanov has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Ivanov!
A relieved looking Yuri Ivanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.