PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 546 p4p, 339 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 67 p4p, 39 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alexander
vs
Jankovic

185 cm
35
192
22 - 14 - 1

192 cm
28
200
11 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

Conviction
© Trap House

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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Alexander throws a hook but Jankovic avoids it easily.
Jankovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexander jabs Jankovic right on the nose. Jankovic blinks but takes it well.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Jankovic's shoulder, as Jankovic tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jankovic throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jankovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Jankovic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alexander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Jankovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Alexander.
Jankovic moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
Alexander clobbers Jankovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jankovic wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jankovic. Jankovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexander. That one must have hurt.
Jankovic walks into a straight right hand from Alexander.
Jankovic blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexander connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexander scores with a push kick.
Alexander tries to land a leg kick but Jankovic saw it coming and moves away.
Alexander misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Jankovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jankovic avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Jankovic moved out of range.
Jankovic slips under a jab.
Jankovic thinks about the counter body kick.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Jankovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Alexander steps away.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankovic.
Jankovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic slips under a jab from Alexander.
Alexander works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.

Alexander gets a clinch.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander is looking to control Jankovic's arms but Jankovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jankovic.
A body shot lands from Jankovic.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
Jankovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankovic.
Jankovic lands an uppercut.
Jankovic gets through Alexander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexander is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jankovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Jankovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jankovic lands an uppercut.
Jankovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jankovic is keeping busy.
Alexander looking to stall.
Jankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Jankovic misses with a body punch.
Jankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jankovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexander in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jankovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Alexander.
Jankovic blocks an uppercut.
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankovic's elbow.
Jankovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alexander throws a right and a left that Jankovic avoids nicely.
Jankovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Jankovic's head but Jankovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jankovic throws a fast counter high kick but Alexander manages to duck under it in time.
Alexander is looking to slow Jankovic down with leg kicks.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice cross by Alexander.
Alexander defending well as Jankovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jankovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Jankovic misses with a wild body shot.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexander misses with a hook. Jankovic ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic ducks right into an uppercut from Alexander.
Jankovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexander. That one must have hurt.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jankovic in his tracks.
Alexander misses with a hook to the body
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic avoids a kick to the body.
Jankovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Alexander is wise to it.
Alexander is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jankovic! But no joy.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexander gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Jankovic counters with a right hand that sends Alexander tumbling to the canvas! Can Jankovic finish him? He dives into Alexander's guard looking to do just that!

It looks like Marcus Alexander has been cut.
Jankovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankovic throwing strikes but missing.
Jankovic cracks Alexander with a solid left hand.
Jankovic trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Jankovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jankovic throws a strike but Alexander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic pulls Alexander in to control the position.
Jankovic punching from the bottom.
Jankovic controls Alexander momentarily but Alexander frees himself.
Jankovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jankovic trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic has control of Alexander's left arm, preventing Alexander from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Jankovic.
Alexander throws the left hand but Jankovic avoids the punch easily.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Alexander catches Jankovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jankovic under the eye.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Jankovic.
Alexander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big right from Alexander misses.
Alexander backing away here, and Jankovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Jankovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jankovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankovic.
Jankovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Jankovic moves away and avoids it.
Jankovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexander throws a poor cross that misses

and Jankovic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Alexander down! Jankovic is looking to finish but Alexander is intelligently defending himself.

Alexander is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankovic cracks Alexander with a solid left hand.
Oh Alexander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jankovic postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Alexander covers up, he's hurt! Jankovic keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jankovic and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jankovic can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jankovic!
A very excited looking Ivan Jankovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.