PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitar Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fury
vs
Ivanov

180 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitar Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury lands with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Ivanov as Fury shoots in.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fury can pounce on him.
Fury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Dimitar Ivanov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Ivanov.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury tries to clinch up
and Ivanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury connects with a leg kick. Ivanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Fury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Fury is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivanov tries to sprawl out of it but Fury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Fury jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivanov sprawls well. Ivanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fury connects with an inside leg kick.
Dimitar Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury lands with a kick to the temple. Ivanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls well. He's pushed Fury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanov leaves Fury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury misses with a body kick.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Fury darts in trying to clinch
and Ivanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitar Ivanov'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.

Fury wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Fury tries to clinch but Ivanov moves away
and Ivanov counters with a straight right hand.
Fury throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Fury wants to clinch.
Fury has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Fury's head.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fury throws a head kick that Ivanov semi-blocks.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Ivanov works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ivanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fury tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Nice shot by Ivanov.
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!
Ivanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov punishes Fury's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by Fury.
Nick Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ivanov swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Ivanov. No joy for Fury on that attempt.

Fury drives through and clinches with Ivanov against the cage.
Ivanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury looking to slow down the pace here.
Fury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivanov has him pressed against the cage.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Fury breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by Fury.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury wants to clinch.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Ivanov working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Fury finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fury.
Nick Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
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!

Fury manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ivanov on his heels. He'll look to pass Ivanov's guard now, I'm sure.
Fury trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Fury is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ivanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dimitar Ivanov'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!

Fury throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ivanov stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Fury follows into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury working the ground and pound effectively.
Fury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ivanov because Fury loaded up on that one.
Fury trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Fury throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fury trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fury looking to ground and pound but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Ivanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fury.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fury tries to control but Ivanov wriggling away.
Nick Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fury controlling from the full mount.
Ivanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Dimitar Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fury.
Fury sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fury unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fury there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fury controlling from the full mount.
Fury throws some wild stikes that Ivanov manages to avoid easily.
Fury can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivanov is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Fury!