PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On The Dub-ble. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ivanov
vs
Takeshi

185 cm
22
201 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
190 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi scores with a nice right hand.
Takeshi closes the distance but Ivanov moves to the side
and Ivanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takeshi closes the distance but Ivanov moves to the side
and Ivanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takeshi's knee momentarily.
Takeshi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ivanov counter with a right hand.
Ivanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Takeshi wants to clinch
and Ivanov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Takeshi sprawls well.
Ivanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takeshi checks it well.
Takeshi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takeshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a leg kick

and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Takeshi is trying to control the position but Ivanov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeshi wants to stand and escape but Ivanov is having none of it.
Takeshi keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.
Takeshi wants to stand and escape but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Takeshi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Takeshi misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takeshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanov is defending well for now.
Takeshi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ivanov.
Takeshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Takeshi stalling in the clinch but Ivanov improves position.
A shot in the inside from Ivanov.
A hook to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Ivanov.
Takeshi looks gassed!
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takeshi.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Ivanov.
Ivanov cracks Takeshi with a nice body shot.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ivanov.

Ivanov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ivanov manages to end up in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ivanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ivanov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ivanov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ivanov staying calm.

That's four 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 in side control, throwing shots but Takeshi defends.
Ivanov takes a little break here. Takeshi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ivanov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Takeshi for as long as he can get away with.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ivanov cracks Takeshi with a big elbow.
Takeshi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ivanov.
Takeshi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ivanov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ivanov working the head and body with strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takeshi is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov controlling from the top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ivanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Takeshi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanov. Ivanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Takeshi throws a right hand that misses

and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov cracks Takeshi with a solid left hand.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takeshi wants to stand up but Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi wants to stand but Ivanov is controlling the position.
Ivanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takeshi working a defensive guard here.
Takeshi keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Takeshi wants to clinch

and Ivanov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Takeshi!
Takeshi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Takeshi is in a horrible position here. Ivanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ivanov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ivanov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yuri Ivanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivanov punching from mount but Takeshi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ivanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi is trying to stand up.
Ivanov looking to ground and pound but Takeshi is blocking nicely.
Ivanov lands a big shot there that rocks Takeshi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ivanov looking to finish with strikes here!
Ivanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi really wants to buck Ivanov off and get back to his feet.
Ivanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takeshi is looking to escape.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takeshi can do to turn this around?
Ivanov thowing shots but they're missing.
Ivanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Takeshi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four 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.
Takeshi is bucking up trying to escape but Ivanov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Takeshi blocking the ground and pound.
Ivanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takeshi is looking to escape.
Takeshi trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov controlling from the full mount.
Ivanov unloads with some shots from mount but Takeshi bucks and avoids them well.
Takeshi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ivanov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ivanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's six 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.
Takeshi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ivanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takeshi?
Takeshi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ivanov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ivanov controlling his opponent.
Takeshi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ivanov.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ivanov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ivanov controlling from mount.
Ivanov punching from mount but Takeshi doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ivanov throwing strikes but Takeshi recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Ivanov looks to land a strike but Takeshi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ivanov prevents Takeshi from getting back to his feet.
Ivanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ivanov throwing strikes from guard but Takeshi blocks nicely.
Ivanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov slips nicely into half guard.
Ivanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Takeshi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov is looking to pass Takeshi's guard but actually Takeshi recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Ivanov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A low kick from Takeshi is predictable there
and Ivanov counters with a nice leg kick.
Takeshi misses with a left hand
and Ivanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takeshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takeshi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ivanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses
and Ivanov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takeshi throws a big shot that misses.
Takeshi looks to clinch

and Ivanov counters with a single leg into guard. Takeshi didn't expect that.
Ivanov looking to sit in guard and control but Takeshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Takeshi gets to his feet. Ivanov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Takeshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a strike but Takeshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ivanov trying to keep a closed guard but Takeshi is proving a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Yuri Ivanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takeshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivanov counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takeshi misses with an uppercut

and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ivanov trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
Ivanov lands a couple of elbows.
Takeshi keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov prevents Takeshi from getting back to his feet.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takeshi is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov thows a big elbow that misses.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takeshis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takeshi misses with a combination
and Ivanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Takeshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeshi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ivanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Takeshi's guard now.
Ivanov wants to pass the guard but Takeshi is keeping the position.
Ivanov trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takeshi trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanov is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Takeshi. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
Ivanov throws a push kick but Takeshi slaps the foot to one side.
Ryuu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov moves out of range as Takeshi throws a body kick.
Takeshi throws a leg kick
and Ivanov counters with a three punch combo that has Takeshi backing up. Takeshi nods at Ivanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Takeshi throws a right hand that misses

and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ivanov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takeshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryuu Takeshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws and elbow that misses. Takeshi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ivanov's guard. Nice move by Takeshi!
Ivanov controlling the position.

Yuri Ivanov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Takeshi throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takeshi won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Yuri Ivanov!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yuri Ivanov!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Yuri Ivanov!

Yuri Ivanov wins by unanimous decision!