PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Bivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes to the cage accompanied by Tagidi Li Masheu. Bivar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC Back In Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avitan
vs
Bivar

191 cm
26
203 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

196 cm
27
214 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luciano Bivar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan scores with a hook.
Avitan looks to land a left hand but Bivar moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Avitan.
Avitan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bivar off the cage and back into range.
Avitan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Avitan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Avitan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bivar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bivar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avitan misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bivar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bivar blocks a low kick nicely.
Bivar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Avitan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bivar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bivar throws a head kick that misses.
Bivar moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Avitan slams his shin into Bivar's torso.
Yossi Avitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avitan tried to score with a low kick but Bivar checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Avitan.
Bivar checks a low kick from Avitan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avitan.
Avitan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bivar's calf.
Avitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bivar avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bivar checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan looks to land a body kick but Bivar moved away.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. Bivar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
A low kick from Avitan is predictable there

and Bivar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bivar postures up in Avitan's guard and throws a big left but Avitan blocks it.
Bivar with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bivar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avitan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Avitan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bivar wants to control from the top but Avitan keeps moving.
Avitan looking for a sweep. Not yet Avitan, not yet.

Bivar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bivar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bivar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan looking to control.
Avitan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bivar on the ground.
Bivar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bivar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avitan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bivar throwing strikes from guard but Avitan blocks nicely.
Avitan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Avitan tries to get out of the position.
Bivar with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Avitan holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bivar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bivar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Avitan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Avitan has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bivar is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bivar landing with the ground and pound.
Avitan is trying to keep Bivar in close.
Bivar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bivar landing with the ground and pound.
Bivar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bivar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yossi Avitan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bivar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Avitan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Bivar.
Avitan throws a shot from downtown. Bivar moves away and avoids it.
Avitan loads up on a big right hand but Bivar slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Avitan misses the target.
Avitan swings widly with a right hand

and Bivar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bivar.
A bit of stalling here from Avitan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bivar.
Bivar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Avitan is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Avitan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Avitan.
Avitan stops a takedown attempt from Bivar.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luciano Bivar.
Avitan is pushing Bivar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bivar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Avitans head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Avitan digs a right hand into Bivar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bivar's gas tank.
Bivar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avitan's elbow.
Avitan trying to stall but Bivar improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bivar throws an elbow but misses.
Avitan stops a takedown attempt from Bivar.
Bivar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bivar goes for a takedown attempt but Avitan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Avitan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Avitan.

It looks like Luciano Bivar has been cut.
Bivar shoots in and drives through. Avitan sprawls well.
Avitan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bivar is breathing heavily.

That's two 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!
Avitan throws a shot from downtown. Bivar moves away and avoids it.
Avitan throws a wild body kick that Bivar sees coming a mile off.
Yossi Avitan is winning the standup battle so far.
Avitan catches Bivar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avitan thumps Bivar with a low kick.
Bivar throws a head kick but Avitan moves out of range.
Avitan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avitan. Bivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avitan throws a leg kick
and Bivar counters with a straight right hand.
Avitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Avitan's corner calls for a 1-2. Avitan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bivar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avitan throws a hook but Bivar avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bivar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bivar clinches up against the cage.
Bivar managing to block the knees to the body from Avitan.
Bivar tries to land a knee to the head but Avitan blocks with his arms.
Bivar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bivar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avitan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bivar.
Avitan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bivar.
Avitan trying to land knees to the body.
Bivar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Avitan to keep the fight standing.
Avitan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bivar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Avitan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Avitan gets underhooks to prevent Bivar's takedown attempt.
Avitan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bivar is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bivar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Avitan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Avitan on the inside.

Avitan manages to break the clinch.
Yossi Avitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avitan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avitan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Avitan thuds his right hand into Bivar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Avitan.

Bivar is rocked!
Avitan flashes Bivar a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bivar's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bivar crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Avitan punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.