PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Truman Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Mic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ken Mic enters the cage!

Ivey
vs
Mic

196 cm
23
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Truman Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Mic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mic avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivey is looking to clinch.
Ivey misses with a body kick.

Mic clinches with his opponent.
Ivey fails to pull guard.
Mic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey can't break the clinch.
Ivey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mic after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Truman Ivey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivey backwards.
Mic gets underhooks to prevent Ivey's takedown attempt.
Ivey tries to break free but Mic pushes him back against the cage.
Ivey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've been hearing reports that Ivey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Mic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ivey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mic to the mat. Mic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mic being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivey trying to move into half guard but instead Mic has managed to sweep!
Mic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mic throwing strikes from guard but Ivey blocks nicely.
Mic with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivey looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivey, not yet.
Mic with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mic throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ivey tries to get out of the position.
Mic throws a big elbow that misses.
Mic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ivey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivey pulls Mic in close to prevent any damage.
Ivey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mic is controlling him.
Mic throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivey wants to stand but Mic is controlling the position.
Mic lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey is trying to keep Mic in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ivey is on top in guard.
Ivey throwing strikes from guard but Mic blocks nicely.
Mic keeping full guard, as Ivey tries to pass.
Ivey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey trying to control but Mic is working from the bottom.
Ivey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mic's guard.
Ivey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ivey wants to pass to mount but Mic is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truman Ivey 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.

Mic throws a body kick that misses.
Mic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivey.
Mic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown but Mic shows good takedown defense.
Mic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheers as Mic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ivey doesn't seem phased though.
Mic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mic lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mic.
Horrible takedown by Ivey or perhaps it was just good defense by Mic which made him look bad.
Ivey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivey in his tracks.

Ivey feints and as Mic raises his hands in defense, Ivey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ivey controlling from the top position.
Ivey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mic is keeping the position for now.
Mic wants to get back to his feet but Ivey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ivey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truman Ivey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Truman Ivey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Ivey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mic's half guard.
Ivey wants to take a breather but Mic is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ivey prevents Mic from standing back up.
Ivey sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ivey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ivey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ivey stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivey trying to control from half guard but Mic is working away.

We're going to have a standup here because Truman Ivey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Mic does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Ivey.
Ivey misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mic.
Mic misses with a double jab

and Ivey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Truman Ivey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivey fails to land the takedown.
Ivey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mic defends it nicely.
Truman Ivey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ivey closes the distance and pushes Mic back into the cage.
Ivey has Mic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Truman Ivey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mic wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivey won't allow it.
Ivey is looking for a takedown.
Mic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iveys head.

Ivey works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ivey wants to control from the top but Mic keeps moving.
Ivey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ivey is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ivey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Truman Ivey.

Ivey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ivey showed some decent athleticism there.
Ivey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mic is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Truman Ivey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ivey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ivey shoots in but no luck this time.
Ken Mic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivey's head.
Ivey fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivey shoots in looking for a takedown but Mic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ivey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ken Mic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Truman Ivey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Mic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Truman Ivey!