PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Ivanov (ranked 5924 p4p, 4565 weight class) and Lee Chan (ranked 345 p4p, 305 weight class). Georgi Ivanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ivanov
vs
Chan

180 cm
18
145
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
150
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgi Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Chan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivanov instigates a clinch.
Chan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ivanov up against the cage.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov stalling the fight.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Chan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chan tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chan moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chan lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.
Chan avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Chan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov misses with a leg kick
and Chan counters with a nice body kick.
Ivanov misses the body punch
and Chan counters with a series of strikes. Ivanov will be more careful next time no doubt.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Chan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ivanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgi Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Chan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ivanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Chan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanov, pushing him back against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ivanov up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chan wants to stand but Ivanov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.

Chan gets to his feet - Ivanov follows without any prompting.

Chan clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov can't get the takedown.
Ivanov tries to pull guard but Chan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ivanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.

Chan pushes Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan stalling in the clinch.

Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Chan slowing the pace effectively.
Ivanov fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries a body shot but Ivanov blocks it.
Chan leaning against his opponent.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Ivanov fails with the takedown
and Chan counters with an inside leg kick.

Chan moves into the clinch.

Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chan clinches.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bit of stalling here from Chan.
Chan stalls.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Georgi Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Chan circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov'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.

Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan pushes Ivanov away with a front kick.
Chan tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov throws a lazy head kick
and Chan counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chan.

Ivanov tries to keep at a distance but Chan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chan stalls.
Chan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ivanov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chan can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ivanov throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
Chan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Chan. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
As Ivanov backs off Chan throws a huge counter combo but Ivanov manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgi Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan keeps Ivanov at a distance using the push kick.

Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Chan.
Ivanov being controlled against the cage.

Ivanov jumps guard and drags Chan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ivanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ivanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Chan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Chan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivanov avoids the damage to the body.

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov fails with the takedown
and Chan counters with a solid body kick.

Chan pushes Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ivanov letting Chan take a breather here.
Ivanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ivanov up against the cage.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ivanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivanov is working for takedown but Chan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgi Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.

Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Lee Chan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Georgi Ivanov has been cut.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Ivanov's takedown attempt.

Ivanov jumps guard.

Ivanov is working an open guard so Chan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chan closes the distance and pushes Ivanov back into the cage.
Ivanov prevents a body shot from Chan.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chan circles away.
Ivanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ivanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Chan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Chan forces Ivanov back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chan'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.
Ivanov tries to pull guard but Chan won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Chan.
Chan stalls.
Ivanov letting Chan take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Chan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Chan!