PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lime Lister could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolay Ivanov's chin.

Lister
vs
Ivanov

190 cm
19
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

208 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lime Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Lister moves out of range.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lister feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ivanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.

Lister has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.

Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Lister throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov tries to clinch
and Lister counters with a series of strikes. Ivanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanov looks to clinch
and Lister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.

Ivanov instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lister.

Lister jumps guard and drags Ivanov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov wants to stand but Lister is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ivanov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lister controlling his opponent.
Ivanov wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Lister controlling his opponent.
Ivanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Lime Lister wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ivanov walks into a straight right hand from Lister.

Lister has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lister manages to pull guard.
Ivanov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lister is proving hard to escape from.
Ivanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ivanov is fighting to break Lister's control of his arms but Lister is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ivanov wants to get up but he can't break Lister's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ivanov trying to control but Lister is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nikolay Ivanov.
Lister scores with a jab to the head.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lister fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.

Lister gets a takedown into half guard.
Lister perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lister is keen to just control but Ivanov is a slippery customer.
Ivanov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ivanov wants to control but Lister is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ivanov looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Ivanov.
Lister fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lister changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Lister moves away
and Lister counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov wants to clinch but Lister slips to the side
and Lister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lister scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ivanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lister throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov throws a looping overhand right but Lister ducks down to avoid it.

Ivanov clinches up with Lister and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ivanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Ivanov is trying to force a seperation but Lister has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lime Lister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ivanov looks to clinch
and Lister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lister takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivanov lands with a slapping head kick.
Lister blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
Nice shot lands for Lister.
Ivanov tries to clinch up
and Lister counters with a nice uppercut.
Lister swinging wildly here.

Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lister wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ivanov.
Lister tries to hold on but Ivanov postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov prevents Lister from getting the reversal.
Ivanov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lister wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Lister tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Ivanov is working for a guillotine from mount but Lister frees his head quite easily.
Lister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Ivanov is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nikolay Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Lister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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.
Ivanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lister counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lister.
Lister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lister works Ivanov's body with a nice hook.
Ivanov wants to clinch but Lister slips to the side
and Lister counters with a stiff right hand.
Lister slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Lister blocks the leg kick.
Ivanov wants to clinch but Lister slips to the side
and Lister counters with a three punch combo that has Ivanov backing up. Ivanov nods at Lister to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lister circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister connects with a body shot.
Lister scores with a jab. Ivanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Lister there.
Nice jab there from Lister.
Lister misses with a body shot.
Lister fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Lister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lister punishes Ivanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Lister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivanov's head.
Lister scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivanov should have avoided that one.
Lister connects with a body shot that sends Ivanov's belly button to the back.
Lister lands a nice shot that snaps Ivanov's head back.
Lister misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister lands with a nice body punch.
Lister cracks Ivanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nikolay Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lister lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lister jabs at Ivanov's body.
Ivanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lister scores with a body shot.
Lister's corner calls for a 1-2. Lister obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lister lands a right hook to the body.
Lister lands with a good body shot.
Lister thuds a left hand into Ivanov's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lister has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivanov can't break the clinch.

Lister jumps guard and drags Ivanov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lister wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lister manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ivanov manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lime Lister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lister works Ivanov's body with a nice hook.
Ivanov needs to keep his hands up - Lister had a free shot at his head there.
Lime Lister is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Lister misses.
Ivanov misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Lister scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivanov should have avoided that one.
Lister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Lister moves away
and Lister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Ivanov misses.

Lister closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lister lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivanov.
A hook to the body from Lister.

Lister decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lister throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lister pulls Ivanov in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lister is keeping the position for now.
Lister has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Lister won't let him.
Lister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ivanov postures up in Lister's guard and throws a big left but Lister blocks it.
Lister pulls Ivanov in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lime Lister.
Lister lands a nice shot to the body.

Lister pushes Ivanov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lister lands with a right to the head.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as Lister controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivanov jumps guard but Lister stands there with Ivanov around his waist. Ivanov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Lister keeps him there for the moment.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanov tries to circle away but Lister has him pinned against the ropes.
Ivanov is trying to push Lister away but Lister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Lister.
Lister pushes Ivanov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovs head.

Lister pulls guard.
Lister is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ivanov wanted to stand there but Lister had control of the position.
Lister looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Lister won't let him.
Lister is controlling Ivanov's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov looks to clinch

and Lister counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lister is working Ivanov over against the ropes.
Lister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lister.
Lister lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Lister pulls guard successfully.
Ivanov wants to stand but Lister is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lister is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ivanov has his hands clasped together but Lister extends an breaks Ivanov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lister.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lime Lister!