PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York comes to the cage accompanied by British Grenadiers Song. Barac has chosen Connected as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

York
vs
Barac

192 cm
23
285 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nigel York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac lands a jab to the nose.
York throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
York scores with a hook to the body. Barac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
York takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
York wants to land a leg kick but Barac is out of range.
Barac misses with an uppercut
and York counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barac throws a big shot that misses.
Barac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from York finds it's way round the side to connect with Barac's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
York checks a leg kick.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Barac. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barac.
Barac lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Barac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
York connects with a crisp jab.
York smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as York throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
York looks to throw the jab but Barac is out of range.
Barac throws a sloppy head kick and York moves out of range easily.
Barac scores with a punch to the head.
Barac connects with a body shot that sends York's belly button to the back.
Barac misses with a hook.
York lands with an uppercut that bounces Barac off the cage and back into range.
Barac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
York moves out of range as Barac strikes.
York gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Barac misses.
Barac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. York manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barac with a jab.
York uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York misses with a hook to the body
and Barac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
York is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by York.
York avoids the body shot from Barac.
A lazy body kick from York
and Barac counters with a nice uppercut.

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

York is rocked!
The crowd cheers as York lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barac doesn't seem phased though.
Oh York is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Barac lands a big uppercut and York crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but York looks OK. Barac waves York back to his feet!
York misses with a body shot.
Barac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
York seems to have got his legs back now.
York misses the shot to the body.
York gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barac.
Barac connects with a right hand. York shakes it off.
York throws a leg kick
and Barac counters with a huge left! York is in big trouble! He's backing up but Barac isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save York from any more damage. A dominating finish by Barac!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Barac!
Ivan Barac looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Been cranking nuts since 1993! C'mon in boy, the water is fiineee.'.