PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keola Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivo
vs
Fatu

190 cm
26
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Ivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keola Fatu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivo connects with a single shot there.
Ivo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fatu's hands.
Ivo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fatu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivo throws a leg kick but Fatu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ivo throws a front kick aimed at Fatu's knee but Fatu avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Ivo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Fatu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fatu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fatu controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu won't allow Ivo to get back to his feet.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivo keeping full guard, as Fatu tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ivo cracks Fatu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fatu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivo catches Fatu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fatu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivo throws a leg kick which misses Fatu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatu tries to avoid it.
Ivo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ivo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fatu tries for a takedown but Ivo circles away easily
and Ivo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fatu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fatu scrambles back to his feet.
Ivo throws a push kick but Fatu slaps the foot to one side.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fatu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivo. Ivo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivo thuds a left hand into Fatu's body.
A punch lands to the side of Fatu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ivo cracks Fatu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ivo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fatu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anthony Ivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivo thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Ivo lands an overhand right.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Ivo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fatus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fatu looks to land a left hand but Ivo moved out of range nicely.
Ivo lands a really nice looking cross but Fatu seems unphased.
Fatu throws a right hand that misses
and Ivo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fatu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivo manages to avoid it.

Fatu closes the distance and clinches.
Fatu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivo lands with a left to the head.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fatu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fatu managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fatu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivo's efforts to push away.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Fatu slows down the pace here.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Ivo missing with knees to the body.
Ivo working hard to break the clinch.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fatu is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivo.
Fatu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ivo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fatu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fatu misses with a hook. Ivo ducked under it nicely.
Fatu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fatu misses with a hook
and Ivo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivo catches Fatu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ivo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ivo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab lands there for Ivo.
Ivo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ivo connects with a single shot there.
Anthony Ivo is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivo. That's going to slow Fatu down.
Ivo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu has his takedown stuffed
and Ivo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivo scores with a jab.
Ivo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fatu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fatu ducks right into an uppercut from Ivo.
Anthony Ivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivo thuds a left hand into Fatu's body.
Ivo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fatu can do to turn this around?
Fatu swings widly with a right hand
and Ivo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivo is looking to slow Fatu down with leg kicks.
Ivo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fatu throws out the jab.
Fatu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivo can pounce on him.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatu momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ivo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ivo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fatu's head.
Ivo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.
Fatu blocks a head kick by Ivo.

Fatu has managed to clinch.
Fatu managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.
Fatu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fatu avoids it.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fatu avoids it.

Fatu successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fatu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fatu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fatu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ivo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fatu working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fatu on the ground.
Ivo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fatu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fatu stands and throws Ivo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fatu in side control, throwing shots but Ivo defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ivo dominated that second round.
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.

Ivo throws a low kick but Fatu moves out of range easily.
Ivo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ivo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ivo lands with a straight right. Fatu didn't see that one coming.
Ivo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivo throws a leg kick which misses Fatu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatu tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ivo there.
Ivo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivo throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ivo defends it well.
Ivo lands a right hook to the body.
Fatu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivo cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fatu ducks right into an uppercut from Ivo.
Fatu misses with a hook.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivo scores with a nice head shot.
Ivo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fatu cracks Ivo with an open hand slap.
Ivo scores with a nice strike.
Fatu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivo lands a leg kick that knocks Fatu off balance momentarily.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fatu's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fatu fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
Ivo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fatu.
Ivo scores with a jab. Fatu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ivo lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fatu. Ivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivo tries to land a front kick but Fatu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fatu misses with a takedown
enabling Ivo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
Fatu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ivo counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivo lands a leg kick that knocks Fatu off balance momentarily.
Ivo throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu misses with a left hand
and Ivo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivo blocks a leg kick.
Ivo takes one to the chin there.
Ivo scores with a nice right hand.
Keola Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fatu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fatu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fatu's calf.
Fatu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fatu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivo thumps Fatu with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivo. Fatu shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatu momentarily.
Ivo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ivo connects with a high kick.
Ivo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.
Ivo lands a jab to the head.
Fatu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Fatu catches Ivo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ivo to the canvas!

It looks like Anthony Ivo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatu lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ivo is rocked!
Fatu arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ivo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keola Fatu!
Our winner, Keola Fatu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.