PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aleksey Ivanov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Christian
vs
Ivanov

190 cm
31
193 lbs
19 - 11 - 2

180 cm
31
186 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Conviction
Sex Panther Supplements

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 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Archer Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov checks a leg kick.
Ivanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Christian lands a leg kick that knocks Ivanov off balance momentarily.
Christian misses with a wild body shot.
Christian slips under a jab.
Archer Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Christian.
Christian scoring well with a low kick there.
Christian scores with a leg kick.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Christian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christian stuns Ivanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christian misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivanov lands a jab to Christian's midsection.
Christian stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanov. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Christian scores with the left hand. Ivanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christian throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christian.
Christian misses with a hook to the body
and Ivanov counters with a straight right hand.
Christian thuds a left hand into Ivanov's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Christian moves out of range.
Ivanov lands with a hook. Christian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Christian avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov digs a good hook to Christian's body.
Ivanov throws a shot from downtown. Christian moves away and avoids it.
Christian misses with a double jab.
Christian misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Christian avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Christian.
Christian tried to score with a low kick but Ivanov checks it.
Christian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christian scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Ivanov. Beautiful body shot.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Christian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ivanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Christian is just out of range.
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Christian sprawls well.
Archer Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksey Ivanov.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Christian.
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christian swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Christian moves out of range.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ivanov there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov takes one to the side of the head.
Ivanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Christian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christian throws a front kick aimed at Ivanov's knee but Ivanov avoids it well.
Ivanov scores with a nice right hand.
Christian throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ivanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christian connects with a solid leg kick.
Ivanov jabs Christian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov blocks a leg kick.
Christian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archer Christian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Christian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Christian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Christian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Archer Christian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ivanov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christian's half guard.
Christian is not content to let Ivanov control the position.
Ivanov is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but Christian defending well.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ivanov there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Christian wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov looking to land elbow strikes but Christian uses the position to regain half guard.

Ivanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christian sees it coming and defends easily.
Ivanov is pressing down on Christian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christian is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christian is pressing down on Ivanov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Christian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ivanov is looking to pass into half guard but Christian pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Christian is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ivanov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christian has managed to get both his arms back between Ivanov's legs - danger averted.
Christian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ivanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksey Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ivanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christian on the side of the head.
Ivanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christian takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Christian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Archer Christian is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Christian misses the target.
Ivanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christian. Christian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ivanov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Christian wants to land a leg kick but Ivanov is out of range.
Ivanov lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivanov misses with a straight left.
A cross from Ivanov lands.
Christian throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
A big left from Christian misses.
Christian misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanov shoots in but Christian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christian is looking to wear down Ivanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Christian.
Christian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Christian.

Ivanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Ivanov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov is looking to take a break and control but Christian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivanov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Christian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Ivanov tries for a kimura but Christian is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ivanov.

Ivanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Christian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Christian is not content to let Ivanov control the position.
Ivanov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working the ground and pound from side control.
Ivanov with the ground and pound but Christian regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ivanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ivanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksey Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksey Ivanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Aleksey Ivanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.