PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Pride FC - Theme. Vasily Ivanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adams
vs
Ivanov

180 cm
26
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasily Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Ivanov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ivanov is looking to land body kicks.
Adams works Ivanov's body with a nice hook.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Ivanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adams with a body shot.
Adams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ivanov eats them both and turns towards Adams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Adams.
Adams misses with a combination

and Ivanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Ivanov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ivanov is pushing down on Adams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adams is fighting to maintain full guard but Ivanov has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Ivanov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ivanov stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
Ivanov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams is trying to stand back up but Ivanov is controlling him
Ivanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ivanov controlling the pace.
It looks like Ivanov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ivanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adams is looking to get back to is feet but Ivanov passes into side control.
Check out the look on Ivanov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ivanov happy to just control the position for now.
Ivanov cracks Adams with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov prevents Adams from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams throws Ivanov to one side and escapes!
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Adams lands with a good body shot.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ivanov counters with a single leg into guard. Adams didn't expect that.
Ivanov content to stall in guard here.
Ivanov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ivanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good exchange - Adams coming out on top.
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!
Ivanov walks into a jab.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.

Adams throws Ivanov to one side and escapes!
Ivanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ivanov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Adams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Adams misses.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams misses with a double jab.

Adams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Adams manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A short right from Adams.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Adams.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivanov can do to turn this around?
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.

Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adams tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanov. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ivanov misses.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanov.
Scott Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams misses with a combination

so Ivanov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Adams has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ivanov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanov blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams works on Ivanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Scott Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Ivanov.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Adams throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Scott Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Ivanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adams.
Adams tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ivanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ivanov.
Ivanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ivanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vasily Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ivanov landing with the ground and pound.
Ivanov controlling from the top position.
More stalling from Ivanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Adams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Adams falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ivanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ivanov.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ivanov stays in close to Adams's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ivanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ivanov is taking a breather. Adams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ivanov is continuing to stall.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ivanov wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The adventures of Ivanov the control monster continue. Boring.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanov lands a nice short elbow.
Ivanov controlling the action here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ivanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ivanov works his way into full mount!
Adams really wants to buck Ivanov off and get back to his feet.
Ivanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Adams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ivanov controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov unloading with bombs!
Ivanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adams is trying to stand.
Ivanov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams tries to buck Ivanov off but he can't manage it.
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Adams is in trouble!
Ivanov controlling the pace for now.
Adams really wants to buck Ivanov off and get back to his feet.
Ivanov content just to control the position here.
Ivanov working Adams over with strikes here.
Ivanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Ivanov controlling from the full mount.
Vasily Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Adams somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams misses with a combination

and Ivanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Adams is rocked!
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
Ivanov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Adams! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ivanov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Ivanov!