PBP Commentary

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

Bass
vs
Ivinovich

174 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Ivinovich!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bass lands a leg kick that knocks Ivinovich off balance momentarily.
Ivinovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bass closes the distance but Ivinovich moves to the side
and Ivinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivinovich moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Bret Bass has been cut.

Ivinovich manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bass on his heels. He'll look to pass Bass's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivinovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivinovich throws a strike but Bass rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ivinovich trying to control the position here.
Ivinovich is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivinovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bass trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bass really is a fat lump.
Ivinovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivinovich, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ivinovich controlling Bass's posture.
Bass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ivinovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bass wants to clinch but Ivinovich slips to the side
and Ivinovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to clinch there but Ivinovich circles away.
Ivinovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Ivinovich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivinovich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivinovich.
Bass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivinovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bass regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ivinovich.
Ivinovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Ivinovich content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivinovich landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivinovich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ivinovich throws an elbow that misses. Bass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ivinovich's guard. Nice move by Bass!

Ivinovich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ivinovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Bass's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ivinovich gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Ivinovich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bass avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ivinovich.
Ivinovich in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ivinovich lands a strong strike to the head of Bass. That's dazed him! Ivinovich looking to finish here. Bass is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ivinovich lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Ivinovich!