PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pista Isvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Soldan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isvan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fireball. 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.

Isvan
vs
Soldan

190 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pista Isvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silvio Soldan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Isvan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soldan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soldan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soldan!

It looks like Pista Isvan has been cut.
Soldan misses with a wild combination.
Isvan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Isvan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Isvan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soldan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soldan misses with a looping left.
Isvan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldan.
Isvan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isvan just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Soldan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isvan tries to score with a low kick but Soldan moves his leg out of the way.

Isvan lands a big head kick that sends Soldan tumbling to the mat! Isvan takes a step backwards and waves Soldan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Soldan is rocked!

It looks like Silvio Soldan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldan is still on wobbly legs! Can Isvan finish him?
Silvio Soldan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soldan swinging wildly here.
Soldan seems to have recovered his senses.
Soldan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Isvan under the eye.
Isvan takes one to the chin there.
Soldan misses with a body punch
and Isvan counters with an inside leg kick.

Soldan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soldan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Isvan misses with some punches.

Isvan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Isvan misses with a head kick.
Isvan avoids the body shot from Soldan.
Isvan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soldan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Isvan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Isvan connects with a solid leg kick.
Soldan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Isvan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soldan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Isvan throws a front kick that sends Soldan stumbling back into the cage.
Soldan tries to close the distance and clinch but Isvan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Isvan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Soldan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Isvan throws a head kick but Soldan moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Isvan. Beautiful body shot.
Soldan misses with a looping left.
Isvan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Soldan misses with a few strikes there.
Soldan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soldan swings widly with a right hand
and Isvan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Isvan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soldan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Isvan throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Isvan was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldan.
Isvan moves out of range of the strikes.
Isvan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Isvan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldan.
Sloppy strikes from Soldan. Those never looked like landing.
Isvan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldan moves away.
Soldan tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
Soldan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Isvan - that will leave a mark!
Isvan throws a head kick that misses.
Soldan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Soldan there.
Soldan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soldan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Isvan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isvan is looking to wear down Soldan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldan throws a right hand that Isvan ducks under and follows up with a left that Isvan also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isvan throws a head kick but Soldan moves out of range.
Soldan misses with the combination.
Soldan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Isvan throws a head kick that Soldan semi-blocks.
Soldan jabs at Isvan's body.
Isvan throws a head kick that misses.
Soldan tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isvan.
And Isvan counters with a quick kick to the body but Soldan blocks it.
Soldan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isvan.
Isvan throws a head kick that misses
and Soldan counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pista Isvan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Isvan scores with a leg kick.
Soldan blocks a head kick by Isvan.
Isvan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Soldan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isvan.
Soldan scores with a jab to the body.
Isvan scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Soldan. Beautiful body shot.
Pista Isvan is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Isvan slips a straight right by Soldan.
Isvan scores with a head kick.
A big right from Isvan misses.
Isvan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soldan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isvan.
Soldan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isvan.
Isvan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Isvan misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soldan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Isvan.
Isvan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soldan.
Isvan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soldan counters with a three punch combo that has Isvan backing up. Isvan nods at Soldan to acknowledge the strikes.
Soldan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Isvan.
Silvio Soldan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
Isvan slips a jab and a cross from Soldan.
A slow jab from Soldan misses its intended target.
Isvan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Soldan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soldan swings wildly with an uppercut but Isvan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Isvan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isvan takes one on the button.

Soldan moves into the clinch successfully.
Soldan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soldan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soldan misses with a body punch.

Isvan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldan swings for the body but Isvan moves out of range.
Soldan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soldan lands with a shot to the body.
Soldan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isvan pushes Soldan away with a front kick.
Soldan wants to clinch up but Isvan keeps it at a distance.
Soldan misses with a hook
and Isvan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soldan thinking.
Isvan dodges the punch combination from Soldan.
Isvan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Soldan is breathing heavily.
Isvan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Isvan scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isvan. Soldan shrugs it off though.
Isvan cracks the inside of Soldan's front leg.
Isvan scores with a head kick. Soldan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Isvan throws the kick towards the body but Soldan avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Isvan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldan lands an overhand right.
Soldan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isvan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soldan if he has to take too many more of those.
Soldan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Isvan.
Soldan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Isvan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Isvan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Soldan takes a step back to recover.
Isvan defending well as Soldan loads up on a big left hand.
Isvan looks for the body kick but Soldan saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Soldan.
Soldan looks to score with a jab to the body but Isvan is just out of range.
Isvan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soldan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Isvan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
Isvan delivers a nice body kick.
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 Pista Isvan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Soldan lands a glancing blow to the side of Isvan's head.
Isvan delivers a nice body kick.
Soldan wants to clinch up but Isvan keeps it at a distance.
Soldan is looking to clinch but Isvan is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Isvan.
Isvan tries to move into range but Soldan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soldan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Isvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soldan throws a series of punches but Isvan avoids them all with ease.
Isvan scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soldan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Isvan misses with a punch to the body.

Soldan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isvan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Soldan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isvan manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isvan. Soldan shrugs it off though.
Isvan lands with a good body shot.
Isvan defending well as Soldan loads up on a big left hand.
Isvan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soldan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Isvan looks to throw a body kick
and Isvan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Isvan blocks a jab.
It appears Isvan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Soldan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Isvan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isvan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Soldan.
Isvan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Isvan connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldan throws out a loose jab but Isvan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isvan throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isvan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Isvan throws a wild body kick that Soldan sees coming a mile off.
Soldan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soldan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Isvan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Soldan avoids it.
Soldan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Isvan can pounce on him.
Soldan misses with a double jab.
It appears Isvan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Isvan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soldan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Soldan darts in and clinches Isvan up against the cage.

Isvan breaks the clinch.
Soldan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isvan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Isvan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Isvan lands with a slapping head kick.
Soldan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Isvan.
Soldan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvio Soldan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soldan blocks a jab.
Soldan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Soldan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isvan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soldan misses with a straight left.
Isvan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soldan misses with a left hand
and Isvan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soldan tries to clinch up but Isvan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isvan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Isvan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isvan fakes the leg kick and cracks Soldan in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isvan.
Soldan lands a two punch combo.
Soldan tries to clinch up.
Isvan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soldan. That did some damage!
Isvan throws a push kick but Soldan slaps the foot to one side.
Soldan moves out of range as Isvan throws a body kick.

Soldan clinches.
Pista Isvan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soldan prevents a body shot from Isvan.
Soldan taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silvio Soldan.
I think Isvan 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pista Isvan!
A relieved looking Pista Isvan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.