PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko comes into the arena with Only God Can Judge Me blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wong's choice of entrance music: Legend of the USS Titanic. Ivan Illianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Illianenko
vs
Wong

195 cm
29
245 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

185 cm
28
255 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Wong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Illianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Illianenko throws a right hand that Wong ducks under and follows up with a left that Wong also avoids with ease.
Illianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Illianenko.
Illianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Illianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wong has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Illianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Wong.
Wong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Illianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to bum rush Illianenko with a series of wild strikes but Illianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Illianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Illianenko stalling the fight.
Wong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Illianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Illianenko lands a two punch combo.
Illianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illianenko misses with a low kick.
Illianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko misses the body punch
and Wong counters with a right hand to the body.
Illianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Wong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Illianenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong is looking to advance position but Illianenko won't allow it.
Illianenko wants to improve his position but Wong is controlling well.
Wong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Illianenko tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
Illianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko working a defensive guard here.
Illianenko is looking to sweep but instead, Wong has passed into half guard.
Wong is pressing down on Illianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Illianenko is holding on for now.
Illianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Wong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Illianenko wants to control but Wong is having none of it.
Wong controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong avoids the attempt from Illianenko to control.
Wong wants to control the pace but Illianenko is squirming around nicely.
Illianenko tries to hold on but Wong postures up.

Wong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Illianenko has worked his arm free - good work by Illianenko!
Illianenko tries to buck Wong off but Wong is having none of it.
Wong controlling the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko tries to buck Wong off but Wong is having none of it.
Wong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Illianenko keeps working.
Wong taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Illianenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Illianenko prevents Wong from moving into mount.
Wong trying to control the action but Illianenko is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Edward Wong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Illianenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wong's half guard.
Illianenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Illianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wong's head.
Wong trying to control but Illianenko postures up.
Illianenko is looking to take a break and control but Wong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Illianenko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wong to regain full guard.
Illianenko passes into half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko prevents Wong from improving his position.
Illianenko working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wong's thigh. Wong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Illianenko throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
Wong trying to control the position here.
Illianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong is pulling down on Illianenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Illianenko, at least for the moment.
Wong keeping full guard, as Illianenko tries to pass.
Illianenko trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Illianenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wong is defended easily by Illianenko.
Wong fails to land the takedown.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko avoids the body shot from Wong.
Illianenko is looking to slow Wong down with leg kicks.
Illianenko with a hook.

Illianenko dives in and scores a takedown into Wong's guard.
Illianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illianenko passes Wong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wong is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Illianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Illianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Illianenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Wong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Illianenko to the mat! Illianenko manages to get full guard.

Illianenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wong passes into side control.
Illianenko tries to control but Wong manages to take his back.

Wong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Illianenko defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Illianenko covering up well under a series of strikes from Wong.
Illianenko staying busy and making it hard for Wong to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko tries to break free.
Well, with Wong on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Illianenko is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Wong working for the choke.
Illianenko covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Illianenko looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wong.
Good control from Wong.
Wong gets his hands free as Illianenko looks to control.
Illianenko tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko staying busy and making it hard for Wong to control.
Edward Wong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Illianenko is really stuck here.
Illianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Illianenko avoids the strikes from Wong.
Wong is not going to allow Illianenko to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong keeps control of the position as Illianenko tries to break free.
Illianenko looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Illianenko trying to control the action but Wong just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeps control of the position as Illianenko tries to break free.

Illianenko is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wong gets his way!
Illianenko wants to escape the position.
Wong connects with a big shot to the side of Illianenko's head.

Wong is looking for the choke from the back position but Illianenko is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Illianenko's body.
Illianenko can't escape the position.
Wong tries to keep control of the position but Illianenko is staying busy.
Illianenko can't escape the position.
Wong is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Illianenko trying to control the hands but Wong won't let him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wong punishes Illianenko with strikes from the back mount.
Illianenko turns into Wong and is now in his guard.
Wong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Wong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Illianenko defends it easily.
Illianenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Illianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Wong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Illianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Illianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Wong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Illianenko is controlling Wong's posture.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Wong lying in Illianenko's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Illianenko decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Wong taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Illianenko!
Ivan Illianenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.