PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ister Band has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Band
vs
Ivanov

184 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
204 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

BLKOUT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Band swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Band pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Band, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Band throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Band is avoiding it.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Band pushes him off.

Ivanov clinches.
Nice elbow from Ivanov.
Band on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Band takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ister Band has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov taking a breather.
Band tries to throw a body punch but Ivanov avoids it by throwing Band back against the cage.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside.
Band trying to control the position but instead, Ivanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Band into the cage.
Band looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Band is looking to control Ivanov's arms but Ivanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Band has his back to the cage.
Band holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ivanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Band's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Band works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Band is breathing heavily.
Band is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivanov has wrist control.

Ivanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ivanov is looking for a triangle but Band pushes his legs off easily.

Band is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Band scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ivanov working for a triangle but Band defends it easily.
Band scoring with some ground and pound.
Band 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.

Ivanov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Band can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ivanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band chips away with some ground and pound.

Ivanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Band defends well.
Band connects with a couple of short punches.
Band working some strikes from top position.

Ivanov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Band has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Band scores with a couple of nice shots.
Band scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Band working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanov looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov has hold of Band's hands but Band slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Band is working for a kimura but Ivanov is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Band lands a nice short elbow.
Band is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Band is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Band working over Ivanov with some ground and pound. Ivanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Ivanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Band is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ivanov?
Ivanov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Band looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Band punishing his opponent with strikes.
Band landing punches.
Band connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ivanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Band.
Band with shots to the head and body - Ivanov looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Band.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Band is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ivanov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Band is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ister Band dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ister Band's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ivanov is looking to clinch but Band is avoiding it.
Ivanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Band is trying to force a seperation but Ivanov has the dominant position.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Band manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Band managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Band blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Band breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Band circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Band.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Band moves out of range.
Ister Band seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Band gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Band takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Band winds up and cracks Ivanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Band working the head and body with strikes.
Band working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Band working the head and body with strikes.
Band looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ivanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ivanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Band is aware though and is defending well.
Band is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Ivanov working for a triangle but Band defends it easily.

Band got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ivanov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Band has managed to get both his arms back between Ivanov's legs - danger averted.

Ivanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Band defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ivanov has momentary wrist control but Band slips an elbow through the middle.
Band scoring with punches to the head and body.
Band scoring with some ground and pound.
Band with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ivanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Band stands and throws Ivanov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Band working the head with strikes.
Band landing a few strikes.
Ivanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Band lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Band's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Band tries to advance to mount but Ivanov denies him.
Band scoring with punches and elbows.
Ivanov is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Band's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ivanov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Band off and has taken his back!

Band is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ivanov gets his way!
Ister Band overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ivanov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Ivanov looking for the choke but no joy.
Band trying to control the hands but Ivanov breaks the grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ivanov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Band turns into Ivanov and is now in his guard.
Band working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivanov's head.
Band lands a couple of digs.

Ivanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Band cracks Ivanov with a solid left hand.
Band is working Ivanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Band scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Band manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ister Band dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ister Band's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Band.
Band throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.

Band scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Band's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Band creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Band lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ivanov sneaks back into half guard.
Ivanov tries to get to full guard but Band has control of the leg.
Band throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ivanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Band pulls his head out easily.

Band is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ivanov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Band.

Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Band is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Ivanov looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov is looking to improve his position.

Band seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ivanov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ister Band!