PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kveldulfsson has chosen Moti Ragnarokum as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vasilii Ivanov
vs
Kveldulfsson

187 cm
22
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov swings widly with a right hand
and Kveldulfsson counters with a nice body shot.
Kveldulfsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kveldulfsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Kveldulfsson delivers a nice body kick.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Kveldulfsson avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov lands with a right hand.
Kveldulfsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kveldulfsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Ivanov.
Kveldulfsson misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kveldulfsson staggers Ivanov with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ivanov looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Kveldulfsson lands a front kick to the face, that drops Ivanov to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Kveldulfsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanov instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Kveldulfsson.
Ivanov prevents Kveldulfsson from breaking the clinch.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kveldulfsson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ivanov throws an elbow but misses.
Kveldulfsson stalling in the clinch but Ivanov improves position.
Kveldulfsson avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson working hard to break the clinch.
Kveldulfsson tries to break free but Ivanov pushes him back against the ropes.
Ivanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kveldulfsson.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kveldulfsson.
Ivanov misses with an elbow strike.
Kveldulfsson letting Ivanov take a breather here.
Kveldulfsson is looking to control Ivanov's arms but Ivanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kveldulfsson has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ivanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kveldulfsson blocks an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Nice elbow from Ivanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kveldulfsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivanov has him pressed against the ropes.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov lands with a nice combination. Kveldulfsson backs away looking to recover.
Kveldulfsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Kveldulfsson's head.
A left and a right from Kveldulfsson both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Kveldulfsson misses.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson misses with a head kick.
Ivanov throws a hook but Kveldulfsson blocks it.
Ivanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Ivanov has Kveldulfsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kveldulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kveldulfsson wants to stall.
Ivanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Kveldulfsson blocks with his arms.
Ivanov working Kveldulfsson over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kveldulfsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kveldulfsson's face.
Ivanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Ivanov.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov just leaning against Kveldulfsson, taking a breather.
Kveldulfsson is trying to stall.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivanov misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov blocks a body shot from Kveldulfsson.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kveldulfsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov pushes off an throws an elbow but Kveldulfsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside that Kveldulfsson shrugs off.
Ivanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kveldulfsson's defenses.
Nice elbow from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a nice elbow.
Kveldulfsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kveldulfsson is breathing heavily.
Ivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ivanov as Kveldulfsson tries to tie him up.
Kveldulfsson is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kveldulfsson throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov lands with a right hand.
Ivanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kveldulfsson manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanov, right into the meat.
Kveldulfsson avoids the head kick by Ivanov.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Kveldulfsson dodges an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ivanov lands a nice elbow.
Ivanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kveldulfsson.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kveldulfsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivanov is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kveldulfsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kveldulfsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Kveldulfsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kveldulfsson misses with an elbow over the top.

Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kveldulfsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kveldulfsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kveldulfsson throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanov.
Ivanov takes one to the chin there.
Ivanov throws a series of strikes that have Kveldulfsson backpedaling.
Ivanov feints a jab promting Kveldulfsson to slip. Ivanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kveldulfsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kveldulfsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kveldulfsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kveldulfsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ivanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kveldulfsson's hands.
Ivanov cracks Kveldulfsson with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov clobbers Kveldulfsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ivanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kveldulfsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ivanov checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.