PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pavelic
vs
Smart

187 cm
23
263 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pavelic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod Smart!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavelic shoots in and drives through. Smart sprawls well.
Pavelic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smart. Pavelic shrugs it off though.

Pavelic feints and as Smart raises his hands in defense, Pavelic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smart is looking to stand up but Pavelic isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pavelic looking to pass the guard.
Pavelic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smart wants to stand but Pavelic is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic looking to sit in guard and control but Smart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pavelic is working an open guard so Smart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pavelic throws a hook to the side of Smart's head but Smart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavelic closes the distance and clinches up with Smart, looking for a takedown. Pavelic pushes Smart against the cage but Smart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Pavelic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavelic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Pavelic with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavelic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smart shoots and misses

and Pavelic counters with a takedown into side control.
Smart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pavelic wants to take a breather but Smart manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pavelic.

Pavelic drops back looking for a leg! Smart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smart manages to kick Pavelic off! Pavelic jumps back into Smart's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic wants to control from the top but Smart keeps moving.
Pavelic is breathing heavily.

Pavelic stands up and waves to Smart to follow him.
Pavelic checks a leg kick.
Smart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pavelic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pavelic is working for a kimura but Smart is defending it quite comfortably.
Smart is trying to stand.
Smart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pavelic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Pavelic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Smart pushes Pavelic off and gets back to his feet.
Smart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smart throws a series of punches but Pavelic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Pavelic 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.

Pavelic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smart pushes Pavelic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pavelic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pavelic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smart keeps working.
Smart is trying to get back to his feet.

Pavelic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smart has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pavelic swings around for an armbar but Smart sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pavelic's guard.
Pavelic looking to control.

Smart stands and steps away. Pavelic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smart doesn't manage to clinch there - Pavelic circles away.
Smart blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smart jabs at Pavelic's body.
Smart fails to land with a series of punches.
Rod Smart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavelic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Smart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smart is pressed up against the cage. Pavelic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smart down to the mat. Smart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Pavelic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Pavelic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smart wants to get back to his feet but Pavelic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pavelic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart is looking to stand up but Pavelic isn't so interested in that idea.
Pavelic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smart wants to stand up but Pavelic is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smart throws a leg kick but Pavelic checks it.
Pavelic moves out of range as Smart strikes.

Pavelic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pavelic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Pavelic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pavelic misses with the ground and pound.

Pavelic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Pavelic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smart, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Pavelic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pavelic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Smart has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pavelic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pavelic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavelic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smart tries to avoid it but Pavelic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smart to the ground. Smart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart missing with a left hand there. Pavelic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smart tries to clinch but Pavelic is having none of it.
Smart wants to clinch up but Pavelic keeps it at a distance.
Smart is looking to clinch.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavelic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rod Smart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavelic fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Pavelic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pavelic shoots in but Smart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pavelic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smart pinned against the cage. Smart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pavelic fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smart.
Rod Smart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smart slips under a jab.
Smart tries to clinch but Pavelic moves out of range.
Smart takes a swing at Pavelic's ribcage but misses.
Smart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Pavelic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pavelic showed some decent athleticism there.
Smart tries to kick Pavelic off but Pavelic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pavelic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pavelic takes Smart's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Smart is in trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pavelic looking to break Smart's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smart remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pavelic will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Pavelic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavelic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Pavelic!