PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolohe Hakoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakoa has chosen Ol Dirty Bastard - Snakes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ivanovic
vs
Hakoa

192 cm
24
205 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
208 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Steel Penn's Laundry
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Steel Penn's Laundry

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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolohe Hakoa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivanovic rushes Hakoa and presses him up against the cage.
Ivanovic digs a right hand into Hakoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hakoa's gas tank.
Ivanovic works on Hakoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakoa wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanovic won't allow it.
Ivanovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hakoa looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hakoa is blocking nicely.
Ivanovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hakoa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hakoa avoids it.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hakoa avoids it.
Ivanovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ivanovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hakoa is blocking nicely.
Hakoa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ivanovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but Hakoa blocks it.
Hakoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boris Ivanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kolohe Hakoa.
Ivanovic lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kolohe Hakoa has been cut.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hakoa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanovic pushes Hakoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ivanovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hakoa is defending well for now.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hakoa is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakoa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivanovic.
Hakoa has Ivanovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ivanovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakoa is trying to break the clinch but Ivanovic is controlling him.
Ivanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic has Hakoa pressed against the cage.
Ivanovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanovic is struggling to control the position.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hakoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanovic throws a shot to the body.
Ivanovic punishes Hakoa's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakoa moves away.
Hakoa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ivanovic tests Hakoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivanovic cracks Hakoa with an open hand slap.
Ivanovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Ivanovic closes the distance and pushes Hakoa back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Hakoa backwards.

That has opened up Kolohe Hakoa's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hakoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hakoa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ivanovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanovic connects with a knee to the head.
Hakoa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ivanovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Hakoa blocks with his arms.
Ivanovic stalling.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hakoa tries to work over Ivanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hakoa.
Ivanovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakoa's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Ivanovic.
A bit of stalling here from Ivanovic.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ivanovic for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ivanovic digs a right hand underneath Hakoa's ribcage. Hakoa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Ivanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolohe Hakoa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ivanovic jabs at Hakoa's body.
A right-left combo lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. Hakoa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Ivanovic cracks Hakoa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ivanovic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hakoa to stand back up!

Hakoa is rocked!

The cut above Kolohe Hakoa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boris Ivanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic flashes Hakoa a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Hakoa's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Hakoa crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Ivanovic punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Ivanovic!
Boris Ivanovic very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.