PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilya Ivanov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kos
vs
Ivanov

189 cm
28
225 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos thows a leg kick but Ivanov checks it

and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kos defending well though.
Ivanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
Kos is not content to let Ivanov control the position.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kos's head.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Kos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Ivanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kos is trying to stand back up but Ivanov is controlling him
Ivanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Kos is rocked!
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kos defending well though.
Ivanov content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throwing shots but Kos is blocking nicely.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Kos is working from the bottom.
Kos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kos's head.
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kos defending well though.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Kos dodges it nicely.
Ivanov prevents Kos from standing back up.
Kos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ivanov manages to move to mount!
Ivanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Kos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov loads up with a big shot that hurts Kos! He's pulled Ivanov in close but Ivanov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kos survive? More strikes from Ivanov and Kos is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ilya Ivanov!