PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivanov
vs
Devlin

183 cm
26
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a right hand that Devlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Devlin also avoids with ease.
Devlin is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Ivanov cracks Devlin with a good jab.
Ivanov throws a jab when Devlin was well out of range.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devlin.
Devlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanov circles away.

Devlin instigates a clinch.
Devlin keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devlin tries to throw a body punch but Ivanov avoids it by throwing Devlin back against the cage.
Devlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Devlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Devlin 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.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
Devlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devlin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devlin lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Oleg Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Devlin has him pressed against the cage.
Devlin tries to throw a body punch but Ivanov avoids it by throwing Devlin back against the cage.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Devlin tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Devlin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Devlin wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Devlin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Devlin slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devlin tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Devlin tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov feints a jab promting Devlin to slip. Ivanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Devlin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Ivanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonathan Devlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Devlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin misses with a wild combination.
Jonathan Devlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.

Ivanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Devlin is trying to get back to his feet.
Ivanov lands a few punches from side control.
Ivanov prevents Devlin from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov landing a few strikes.
Ivanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devlin taking a bit of punishment here - Ivanov scoring with strikes.
Ivanov 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Devlin wants to get back to his feet but Ivanov drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ivanov throws a strike aimed at the side of Devlin's head but Devlin avoids it well.
Devlin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Devlin bucks up and tries to throw Ivanov off but instead Ivanov has got his back!
Devlin covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Devlin takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Devlin is rocked!
Ivanov connects with a couple of big shots that have Devlin covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Devlin! Ivanov fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Ivanov!