PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Deal With the Devil --- Pop Evil. Nunes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Be Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ivanovic
vs
Nunes

192 cm
33
199 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

185 cm
33
196 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes takes one to the side of the head.
Ivanovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
Ivanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes counters with a low kick, right behind Ivanovic 's knee.
Ivanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Ivanovic keeps it at a distance.

Nunes moves into range and clinches up with Ivanovic.
A bit of stalling here from Nunes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Nunes.

Ivanovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nunes uses from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovic seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nunes content to stall in guard here.
Nunes throwing strikes but missing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nunes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nunes trying to control but Ivanovic is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Evangelista Nunes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nunes throws a push kick but Ivanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Nunes throws a leg kick but Ivanovic checks it.
Nunes scores with a kick to the body.
Nunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ivanovic at a distance.
Ivanovic dodges the punch combination from Nunes.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ivanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes throws a leg kick but Ivanovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ivanovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ivanovic throws a nice looking combination but Nunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Nunes. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nunes.
Ivanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Ivanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
Nunes thows a body kick. Ivanovic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ivanovic misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
Nunes tries to bum rush Ivanovic with a series of wild strikes but Ivanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovic.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ivanovic.
Good work by Ivanovic as he checks the leg kick.
Ivanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanovic lands with a cross.
Nunes misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovic connects with a leg kick. Nunes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ivanovic checks it well.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes lands a slapping body shot.
Nunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ivanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Ivanovic avoids nicely.
Nunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanovic thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Ivanovic there.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanovic takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Nunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovic.
Boris Ivanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nunes wants to land a leg kick but Ivanovic is out of range.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Nunes is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanovic, right into the meat.
Nunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Nunes.
Nunes throws a push kick but Ivanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Nunes throws a head kick that Ivanovic semi-blocks.
A bone on bone clash there as Ivanovic blocks the leg kick.
Ivanovic misses the shot to the body.
Ivanovic missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evangelista Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanovic tries to bum rush Nunes with a series of wild strikes but Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nunes thuds his shin into the meat of Ivanovic's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes lands a head kick!
Nunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ivanovic is out of range.
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ivanovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ivanovic is able to avoid easily.
Nunes catches Ivanovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivanovic cracks a nice hook into Nunes's ribs.
Ivanovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivanovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nunes moves out of range as Ivanovic strikes.
Nunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Ivanovic.
Crunch! Nunes slams his shin into Ivanovic's torso.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanovic missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Ivanovic.
Nunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Boris Ivanovic's cut is getting worse.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ivanovic.

Nunes closes the distance and clinches.

Nunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot
and Nunes counters with a series of strikes. Ivanovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nunes throws a hook but Ivanovic avoids it easily.
A jab from Nunes misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes is looking to clinch.
Ivanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evangelista Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ivanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanovic backs up against the cage.
Ivanovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ivanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nunes's sensitive parts.
Nunes cracks the inside of Ivanovic's front leg.
Nunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ivanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Nunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanovic tries to work over Nunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes stalling in the clinch but Ivanovic improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nunes blocking some punches.
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivanovic trying to land knees to the body.
Nunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ivanovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nunes to keep the fight standing.
Ivanovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nunes smiles and moves away.
Nunes connects with the punch.
Boris Ivanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Ivanovic does no damage.
Ivanovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ivanovic lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Nunes can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ivanovic and Nunes drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ivanovic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Ivanovic!
An out of breath Boris Ivanovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.