PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic has chosen More then a Feeling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ingvar
vs
Tunjic

180 cm
27
173 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

177 cm
28
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar throws a front kick that sends Tunjic stumbling back into the cage.
Tunjic throws a hook but Ingvar avoids it easily.
Tunjic shoots in for a double leg but Ingvar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tunjic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunjic misses the shot to the body.
Tunjic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tunjic takes a swing at Ingvar's ribcage but misses.
Ingvar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tunjic.
Ingvar connects with the punch.
Tunjic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ingvar as he jumps to the side.
Ingvar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ingvar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tunjic. That did some damage!
Ingvar thows a body shot but no joy.
Ingvar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tunjic manages to avoid it.
Ingvar punishes Tunjic's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingvar throws a hook but Tunjic blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ingvar is looking to clinch but Tunjic is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Ingvar finds it's target.
Tunjic thows a body shot but no joy.
Ingvar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tunjic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ingvar is fending him off so far but Tunjic persists. Nope, Ingvar circles away and we're back to standing.
Yngve Ingvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tunjic.
Tunjic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ingvar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ingvar lands a really nice looking cross but Tunjic seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Ingvar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tunjic stuns Ingvar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tunjic moves out of range as Ingvar strikes.
Ingvar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Tunjic.
Ingvar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tunjic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ingvar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tunjic's head.
Ingvar connects with a single shot there.
Tunjic cracks Ingvar with a good jab.
Tunjic throws a looping overhand right but Ingvar ducks down to avoid it.
Ingvar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tunjic. That did some damage!

Ingvar has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ingvar throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunjic.
Ingvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tunjic throws a head punch that misses.
Tunjic misses with the head strike.
Tunjic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tunjic lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Tunjic.
Ingvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar throws a head punch that misses.
Ingvar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tunjic backwards.

Tunjic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ingvar regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tunjic won't allow Ingvar to sweep him here.
Ingvar trying to keep a closed guard but Tunjic is proving a slippery customer.

Ingvar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tunjic has passed into half guard!

Ingvar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tunjic pulls his head out easily.
Tunjic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar wants to improve his position but Tunjic is controlling well.
Tunjic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ingvar's head.
Ingvar wants to get back to full guard.
Ingvar trying to control but Tunjic postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ingvar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tunjic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingvar is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Ingvar 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.

Ingvar misses with an uppercut.
Ingvar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tunjic counters with a takedown into side control.
Ingvar is holding Tunjic down, trying to stall.
Tunjic lands a few punches from side control.
Ingvar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ingvar trying to control but Tunjic postures up.
Tunjic wants to take a breather but Ingvar is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingvar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tunjic scores with a couple of nice shots.

Ingvar looking for a kimura from the bottom but Tunjic passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar tries to bench press Tunjic off him but Tunjic keeps the position.
Ingvar manages to get back to half guard.
Tunjic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ingvar is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Tunjic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tunjic landing shots from mount.

Ingvar is rocked!
Ingvar is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic with shots to the head and body - Ingvar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Ingvar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ingvar is trying desperately to improve position.
Ingvar seems to have got his legs back now.
Tunjic raining down shots from the mount!
Ingvar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tunjic loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ingvar scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tunjic land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tunjic stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Tunjic!
A relieved looking Ivan Tunjic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.