PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jani Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitrofan Ivanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pirkka First Choice Cola - . Mitrofan Ivanich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tor
vs
Ivanich

169 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitrofan Ivanich!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivanich tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tor connects with a right hand. Ivanich shakes it off.

Ivanich is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Tor misses the target.
Ivanich is still on wobbly legs! Can Tor finish him?
Tor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Ivanich has closed the distance and engaged Tor in a clinch.
Ivanich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tor is keeping busy.

Tor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tor looks to throw the jab but Ivanich is out of range.

Ivanich has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanich is trying to stall.
Ivanich missing with knees to the body.
Tor scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tor.
Ivanich trying to land knees to the body.

Tor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tor throws a shot from downtown. Ivanich moves away and avoids it.
Ivanich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tor.
Ivanich walks straight into a solid jab from Tor. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Tor follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Ivanich out cold! Ivanich toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jani Tor!
Jani Tor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.