PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Spartak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ivan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ivan
vs
Spartak

210 cm
18
299 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
21
297 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spartak!
Ivan looking to finish with strikes here!
Spartak is desperately trying to improve his position but Ivan has a good base and remains in mount.
Ivan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Spartak wants to hold on but Ivan pushes him away.
Ivan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spartak is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spartak can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartak is trying to escape the mount.
Spartak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ivan.
Ivan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ivan is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Ivan looking to control but Spartak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartak wants to hold on but Ivan pushes him away.
Spartak is looking to get to half guard.
Spartak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ivan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivan wants to get back to his feet but Spartak is holding on tight.
Ivan controlling his opponent.
Ivan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spartak regains half guard.
Ivan controlling the pace.
Spartak is staying active underneath Ivan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spartak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Spartak kicks off Ivan and gets to his feet.
Spartak looks gassed!

Spartak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spartak trying to control the action but Ivan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ivan pushes Spartak off looking to stand but Spartak dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartak wants to control but Ivan is keeping him busy.
Ivan is positioning himself well to prevent Spartak advancing to mount.
Ivan is looking for a sweep. Spartak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivan wants to get back to his feet.
Ivan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Spartak jumps into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartak advances to full mount.
Spartak lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Ivan dominated that round.
That's time! Ivan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ivan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Spartak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ivan punching from mount but Spartak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Spartak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spartak wants to hold on but Ivan pushes him away.
Ivan throws some wild stikes that Spartak manages to avoid easily.

Ivan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Spartak is now in Ivan's guard. A big mistake from Ivan there, giving up the dominant position!
Ivan Ivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivan keeping moving, preventing Spartak from controlling successfully.
Spartak is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Ivan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spartak defends it easily.

Spartak gets to his feet. Ivan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ivan clinches up against the cage.
Spartak prevents Ivan from breaking the clinch.

Spartak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan cracks a nice hook into Spartak's ribs.
Ivan throws a nice looking combination but Spartak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spartak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ivan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ivan wants to control from the top but Spartak keeps moving.
Spartak wants to get back to his feet but Ivan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartak pulls Ivan in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartak keeping moving, preventing Ivan from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivan is really struggling to control Spartak but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Ivan wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Ivan looking to score a takedown here. Spartak is defending well but Ivan drives through and ends up in Spartak's guard.

Spartak working for a triangle but Ivan defends it easily.
Ivan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ivan wanted to stand there but Spartak had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spartak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ivan postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivan Ivan just wasn't active enough.

Ivan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spartak's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Ivan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ivan has Spartak up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spartak is trying to pull guard but Ivan has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan avoiding damage.
Spartak fails to pull guard.

Spartak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ivan wants to control from the top but Spartak keeps moving.
Spartak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spartak pulls Ivan in close to his closed guard and prevents Ivan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Spartak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivan Ivan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spartak blocks a head kick by Ivan.

Ivan drives through with a takedown into Spartak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ivan postures up.

Spartak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ivan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ivan slips nicely into half guard.
Ivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spartak's head.
Ivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartak keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spartak trying to control here.
Ivan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Ivan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ivan trying to control from half guard but Spartak is working away.
Ivan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivan is trying to control the action in half guard but Spartak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Ivan.

Ivan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spartak!
Ivan controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivan looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Ivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivan 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Ivan!