PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hansov Assid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Iordanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansov Assid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Assid
vs
Iordanov

178 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

177 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hansov Assid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Iordanov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assid fails with the takedown
and Iordanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Assid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Iordanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iordanov landing knees to the head.
Iordanov effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Iordanov.
Iordanov effectively controlling the action here.

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

Iordanov has closed the distance and engaged Assid in a clinch.
Assid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Iordanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hansov Assid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iordanov stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Iordanov pulls his leg out and moves away.

Iordanov darts in and clinches Assid up against the ropes.
Iordanov prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Iordanov slows down the pace here.
Iordanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Assid won't want to take too many of those.
Assid takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Iordanov manages to break the clinch.
Assid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iordanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iordanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Assid appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Iordanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Iordanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Assid is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Assid looking for a takedown.
Assid definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Iordanov is struggling to control the position.
Iordanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Assid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iordanov smiles and moves away.

Iordanov closes the distance and pushes Assid back into the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Assid is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Iordanov scores with a hook to the body.
Iordanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Iordanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Assid up against the ropes.
Iordanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assid.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov with a knee to the head.
Assid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iordanov smiles and moves away.

Iordanov pushes Assid up against the ropes in a clinch.
Assid takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Assid looking to slow down the pace here.
Assid is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Iordanov lands an elbow inside that Assid shrugs off.
Iordanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iordanov stalls.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Assid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Iordanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Iordanov.
Iordanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iordanov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iordanov blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Iordanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Iordanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assid fails with a takedown attempt.

Iordanov has closed the distance and engaged Assid in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iordanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Assid up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iordanov is pressed up against the ropes. Assid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Iordanov down to the mat. Iordanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Iordanov moves into the clinch.

Iordanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Iordanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Assid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gregor Iordanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Iordanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Assid is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hansov Assid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iordanov working Assid over with knees to the body.
Iordanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Iordanov.
Iordanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assid is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Iordanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Iordanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assid.
Iordanov taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Iordanov breaks from the clinch.

Iordanov rushes Assid and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Assid avoiding damage as Iordanov throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Iordanov obliges.
Iordanov has Assid pressed against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Iordanov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Assid takes an elbow to the temple.
Iordanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Assid up against the ropes.
Assid letting Iordanov take a breather here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gregor Iordanov.

Iordanov closes the distance and clinches.

Iordanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iordanov but Iordanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iordanov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hansov Assid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Iordanov closes the distance and clinches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iordanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Well,Assid is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Iordanov lands a nice elbow.
Assid wants to take the fight to the mat but Iordanov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Assid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Iordanov.
Assid tries to stall but Iordanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Iordanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Iordanov moves into the clinch.

Iordanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iordanov scores with a one two! Assid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Iordanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Assid letting Iordanov take a breather here.

Iordanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Iordanov clinches up against the ropes.
Iordanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Iordanov lands a knee to the body.
Iordanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Assid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iordanov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hansov Assid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregor Iordanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iordanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Iordanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iordanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Gregor Iordanov!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Gregor Iordanov!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Gregor Iordanov!

Gregor Iordanov wins by unanimous decision!