PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislov Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Payne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Payne
vs
Ivanov

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Fast

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislov Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches up with Payne, looking for a takedown. Ivanov pushes Payne against the cage but Payne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Payne both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Ivanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Payne which made him look bad.

Payne tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brian Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislov Ivanov.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Payne misses with a double jab.
Payne scores with a three punch combo!
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Payne sprawls well.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Payne duly obliges.
Payne stuffs the takedown.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Payne misses with the combination.
Ivanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payne counters with a left and a right that stings Ivanov.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Ivanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payne is fending him off so far but Ivanov persists. Nope, Payne circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Payne lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Payne.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Payne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense.

Ivanov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Payne won't let him.
Ivanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ivanov cracks Payne with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Payne is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Ivanov throws and elbow that misses. Payne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ivanov's guard. Nice move by Payne!
Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Payne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivanov passes Payne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ivanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanov working Payne over with strikes.

Ivanov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Payne misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Payne gets a clinch.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanov won't allow it.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Payne is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ivanov looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Ivanov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislov Ivanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.

Ivanov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ivanov manages to end up in side control.
Payne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Payne is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov working the head with strikes.
Oh Payne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ivanov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Payne taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ivanov stands up and beckons Payne to his feet.
Brian Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanov closes the distance looking for a takedown. Ivanov picks Payne up and slams him brutally to the floor. Payne is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Stanislov Ivanov!