PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gymer Alexandersson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gymer Alexandersson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Alexandersson
vs
Ivanov

197 cm
20
269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
230 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Alexandersson.

It looks like Ivan Ivanov has been cut.
Nice jab there from Alexandersson.
Ivanov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandersson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ivanov to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanov misses the target.

Alexandersson moves into range and clinches up with Ivanov.
Alexandersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Alexandersson is controlling him.
Alexandersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Alexandersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandersson misses the jab.
Alexandersson cracks Ivanov with a hook to the temple - Ivanov is on wobbly legs here! Alexandersson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ivanov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alexandersson wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gymer Alexandersson!