PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good has chosen The Boxer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ivanovic
vs
Good

192 cm
28
199 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

183 cm
30
198 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Good!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic scores with a nice right hand.
Ivanovic tries to bum rush Good with a series of wild strikes but Good uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanovic lands a nice hook to Good's body. Good takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivanovic misses with a looping left.
Good takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanovic throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Good throws a combination that misses
letting Ivanovic counter with a right hand.
Good connects with a single shot there.
Ivanovic tries to clinch but Good moves out of range.
Good takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boris Ivanovic 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.
Ivanovic throws a nice looking combination but Good bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanovic moves in looking to clinch but Good pushes him off.
Ivanovic thuds a left hand into Good's body.
Good throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ivanovic blocks the low kick.
Ivanovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic cracks Good with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ivanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Good lands with an overhand left.
Good misses with a low kick.
Ivanovic darts in trying to clinch
and Good counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ivanovic is looking to clinch but Good is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivanovic clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Ivanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanovic cracks Good with a nice body shot.
Good stalls.
Ivanovic misses with a body punch.
Ivanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Good backwards.
Good avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
Ivanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Good misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanovic.
Good tries for a takedown but Ivanovic manages to get underhooks.
Ivanovic tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Good's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Good is defending well for now.
A short right from Good on the inside.
Ivanovic tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Good breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanovic works over Good's head and body with a nice combination.
Good connects with a right hand. Ivanovic shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shoots in looking for a takedown but Ivanovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Good's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good loads up on a big right hand but Ivanovic slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanovic misses the target.
Ivanovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Good counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivanovic closes the distance and pushes Good back into the cage.
Good tries to score a body lock takedown but Ivanovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boris Ivanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Good.
Ivanovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ivanovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ivanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Good avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Ivanovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivanovic tries to clinch up but Good circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Ivanovic dominated that round.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Good counters with a one-two to the body.
Good lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Boris Ivanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanovic tries to clinch
and Good counters with a nice body shot.
Ivanovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Good. Good gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good walks into a jab.
Ivanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Good.
Good avoids the head kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a nice head shot.
Good just misses with a punch to the body.
Good throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanovic backs up against the cage.

It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
Ivanovic throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good lands with a straight right. Ivanovic didn't see that one coming.

Ivanovic rushes Good and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanovic scores with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Good blocks with his arms.
Good scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovic's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ivanovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivanovic.
Good swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovic tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivanovic is keeping busy.
Good avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
Good blocks a body shot from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good looking to stall.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
Ivanovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Good breaks the clinch.
Ivanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Jonny Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good throws out a powerful jab.
Good takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Good scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ivanovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ivanovic wants to improve his position but Good is controlling well.
Ivanovic trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Good manages to pass to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good is stalling here but it's allowed Ivanovic to get half guard.
Ivanovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Good is working away from the top position though.
Good is trying to control. Ivanovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ivanovic's thigh. Ivanovic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Good trying to control but Ivanovic is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovic controls Good momentarily but Good frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonny Good will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanovic backs up against the cage.
Good lands a two punch combo.
Ivanovic lands with a good body shot.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanovic moves out of range easily.
Good uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanovic throws a head kick that Good semi-blocks.
Good scores with a head kick.
Good takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ivanovic. No joy for Good on that attempt.
Good takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanovic misses with a leg kick

and Good counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ivanovic pulls Good in to control the position.
Ivanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Good stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ivanovic keeping full guard, as Good tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Boris Ivanovic just wasn't active enough.
Good swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Ivanovic misses.

Ivanovic takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanovic is defending well for now.
Good is trying to break free.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Ivanovic taking a breather.
Ivanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivanovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Good.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ivanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Good's efforts to push away.
Ivanovic trying to control the position but instead, Good has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanovic into the cage.
Good blocks a body shot from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good tries to score a body lock takedown but Ivanovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boris Ivanovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good stalling in the clinch but Ivanovic improves position.
Ivanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Boris Ivanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Good.
Good is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ivanovic is defending well.
Ivanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good trying to stall but Ivanovic improves his position.
Ivanovic tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Good blocks with his arms.
Ivanovic prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanovic misses with a knee strike.
Ivanovic stalling in the clinch but Good improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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 Boris Ivanovic.
I think Ivanovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Ivanovic!
A relieved looking Boris Ivanovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.