PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Ioveanu (ranked 4107 p4p, 4137 weight class) and Jimmy White (ranked 436 p4p, 438 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ioveanu
vs
White

190 cm
18
193
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
190
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Tokzik Dope L.A.
Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $97

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drazen Ioveanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy White!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As White looks to move away, Ioveanu throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Ioveanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
White stuns Ioveanu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ioveanu ducks under a wild hook from White.
Ioveanu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ioveanu swinging wildly here.
Ioveanu misses the shot to the body.
Ioveanu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Ioveanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
A head kick misses from Ioveanu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ioveanu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Ioveanu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ioveanu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Ioveanu wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Ioveanu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ioveanu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ioveanu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
White struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White seems a little lost for a moment, as Ioveanu dominates the positioning.
Ioveanu is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ioveanu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ioveanu is chipping away with strikes.
Ioveanu trying to control the position but White is working away.
The referee asks Ioveanu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ioveanu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ioveanu wants to control but White is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ioveanu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White is trying to escape the position but Ioveanu is controlling the position.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ioveanu wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Ioveanu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ioveanu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Ioveanu in side control, throwing shots but White defends.

Ioveanu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ioveanu wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu working the head and body with strikes.
White parries the strikes from Ioveanu easily there. Ioveanu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White to escape.
Ioveanu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ioveanu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ioveanu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ioveanu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Ioveanu scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Ioveanu trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Ioveanu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioveanu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ioveanu throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ioveanu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ioveanu wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Ioveanu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White misses with a hook to the body

and Ioveanu counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Drazen Ioveanu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ioveanu wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Ioveanu postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ioveanu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ioveanu wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Ioveanu is working hard here to advance position.
Ioveanu wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Ioveanu is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Ioveanu with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ioveanu tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Ioveanu.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ioveanu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White misses with a straight left.

Ioveanu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ioveanu tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ioveanu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ioveanu is looking to pass into half guard but White pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now White is in guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ioveanu is controlling White's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ioveanu pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
Ioveanu is looking to clinch.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ioveanu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Ioveanu's head back.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Ioveanu is rocked!
Drazen Ioveanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ioveanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Ioveanu ducks under a wild hook from White.
Ioveanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
A swing and a miss from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ioveanu shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ioveanu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ioveanu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ioveanu trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ioveanu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ioveanu.
Ioveanu is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Ioveanu trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ioveanu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Ioveanu persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.

White gets tackled into the cage by Ioveanu. Ioveanu maintains the clinch.
Ioveanu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ioveanu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ioveanu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimmy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Ioveanu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Ioveanu.
Ioveanu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ioveanu wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ioveanu lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ioveanu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ioveanu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ioveanu controlling the position.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ioveanu scoring with punches from side control.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White trying to remain calm as Ioveanu controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drazen Ioveanu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ioveanu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drazen Ioveanu!