PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ivanovich
vs
Dragic

200 cm
27
263 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

194 cm
23
281 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Real Fighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.
Dragic misses with a body kick.
Dragic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragic. That's going to slow Ivanovich down.
Dragic moves out of range as Ivanovich throws a body kick.
Dragic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragic.
Dragic ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovich.
Dragic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragic swings for the body but Ivanovich moves out of range.
Ivanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragic.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Dragic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanovich throws a head kick but Dragic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovich.
Dragic wants to land a leg kick but Ivanovich is out of range.
Dragic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovich throws a leg kick
and Dragic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivanovich avoids the head kick by Dragic.
Dragic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ivanovich throws a leg kick but Dragic moved away.
Dragic misses with a hook. Ivanovich ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Ivanovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragic doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivanovich misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic jabs Ivanovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ivanovich defending well as Dragic loads up on a big left hand.
Dragic tries to move into range but Ivanovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivanovich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dragic misses with a looping right.
Ivanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dragic moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovich.
Dragic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragic moves out of range as Ivanovich strikes.
Dragic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanovich throws a push kick but Dragic slaps the foot to one side.
Dragic misses with a two punch combination.
Dragic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick
and Ivanovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragic looks gassed!
Ivanovich scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragic. That did some damage!
Ivanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Ivanovich misses.
Ivanovich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dragic back to the ropes. Ivanovich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Dragan Dragic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Ivanovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragic moves away.
Dragic throws a shot from downtown. Ivanovich moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ivanovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dragic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragic.
Ivanovich cracks Dragic with an open hand slap.
Ivanovich tries to score with a low kick but Dragic moves his leg out of the way.
Dragic walks into a straight right hand from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich scores with a decent looking hook.
Dragic throws a right and a left that Ivanovich avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Dragic finds it's target.
Dragic throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanovich counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic misses with a left hand
and Ivanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ivanovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanovich scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ivanovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ivanovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragic ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragic. That did some damage!
Dragic blocks a head kick by Ivanovich.
Dragic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragic.
A shot to the liver by Ivanovich. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ivanovich lands a big head kick that sends Dragic tumbling to the mat! Ivanovich takes a step backwards and waves Dragic back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dragic is rocked!
Dragic gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Ivanovich!