PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keivan Straikker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ivanov
vs
Straikker

198 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BioLuvoil
BioLuvoil

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keivan Straikker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov moves out of range of the body kick from Straikker.
Straikker throws the kick towards the body but Ivanov avoids it.
Straikker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Straikker 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 Ivanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Straikker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Straikker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Straikker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Straikker avoids the damage to the body.
Straikker tries a body shot but Ivanov blocks it.
Straikker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Ivanov misses with a knee strike.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Straikker.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.
Straikker misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.
Straikker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Keivan Straikker has been cut.

Straikker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Straikker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivanov lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Straikker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Straikker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Good standup being displayed there by Straikker as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Straikker looks for the body kick but Ivanov saw that one coming.
Straikker defending well as Ivanov loads up on a big left hand.
Straikker fakes the leg kick and cracks Ivanov in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Straikker closes the distance and clinches.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Straikker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov looking to stall.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Straikker is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanov has double underhooks.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Straikker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Straikker looks gassed!
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Straikker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straikker looking to slow down the pace here.
Straikker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivanov's elbow.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Straikker blocks an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Straikker lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Straikker tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanov avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Straikker is blocking nicely.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivanov throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Straikker lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.
Straikker looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Straikker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Straikker lands with a light punch inside.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov taking a breather.
Straikker managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Straikker pushes Ivanov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Straikker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Straikker managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker has Ivanov pressed against the ropes.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keivan Straikker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keivan Straikker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Straikker throws a push kick but Ivanov slaps the foot to one side.
Straikker is looking to land body kicks.
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Straikker throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Straikker circles away.
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 Straikker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Straikker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Straikker tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Straikker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Straikker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Straikker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Straikker is breathing heavily.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Straikker.
Ivanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Straikker avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the ropes.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Straikker pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ivanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanov blocks a body shot from Straikker.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Straikker blocks a body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Straikker blocks it with crossed arms.
Straikker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Straikker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov trying to control the position but instead, Straikker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanov into the ropes.
Straikker throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Straikker managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Straikker avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Straikker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Straikker lands with a light punch inside.
Straikker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Straikker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Straikker.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Straikker avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straikker lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Straikker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Straikker won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Straikker tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanov avoids the damage to the body.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Straikker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivanov.
Straikker blocking some punches.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Straikker blocks it with crossed arms.
Sergei Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Straikker.
Straikker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Straikker throws knees to the body.
Straikker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Straikker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Straikker avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Straikker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Straikker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Straikker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Straikker controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Straikker misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ivanov.
Straikker missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Straikker blocks with his arms.
Ivanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Straikker is defending well for now.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Straikker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Straikker is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanov has double underhooks.
Straikker tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanov avoids the damage to the body.
Straikker tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanov avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Straikker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from Straikker.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Straikker lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Ivanov.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Sergei Ivanov!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Sergei Ivanov!

Sergei Ivanov wins by split decision!