PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil comes to the cage accompanied by If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough. Ivey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dunowevil
vs
Ivey

194 cm
34
221 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

188 cm
37
215 lbs
40 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Cynical Truth (steel penn)

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunowevil scores with a head kick.
Dunowevil lands with a slapping head kick.
Ivey throws a head kick that Dunowevil semi-blocks.

It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Ivey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dunowevil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ivey's coach down at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ivey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dunowevil misses with a body punch

so Ivey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dunowevil wants to stand and escape but Ivey is having none of it.
Dunowevil bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ivey's guard.
Ivey is adopting a defensive guard.
Ivey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivey striking off his back but it's not causing Dunowevil any problems.
Dunowevil looking to pass the guard.
Dunowevil stopping the sweep attempt from Ivey.
Ivey wants to stand and escape but Dunowevil is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dunowevil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunowevil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dunowevil trying to control but Ivey is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Ivey.
Nice takedown defense from Ivey. No joy for Dunowevil on that attempt.
Ivey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunowevil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunowevil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivey misses with a straight left.
Dunowevil thumps Ivey with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunowevil throws a hook to the side of Ivey's head but Ivey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil lands with a shot to the body.
Dunowevil misses the shot to the body.

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

Dunowevil is rocked!
Dunowevil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Dunowevil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A leg kick checked by Ivey.
Dunowevil throws a right and a left that Ivey avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Dunowevil misses

and Ivey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunowevil won't be happy with that.
Dunowevil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dunowevil regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ivey's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ivey misses with a head shot. Dunowevil uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dunowevil seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey wants to control from the top but Dunowevil keeps moving.
Ivey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunowevil wants to control the position but Ivey says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dunowevil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dunowevil!
Ivey with shots to the head and body - Dunowevil looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil is looking to get to half guard.
Dunowevil is working hard here to advance position.
Ivey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dunowevil's face.
Ivey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivey raining down shots from the mount!
Ivey loads up with a big shot that hurts Dunowevil! He's pulled Ivey in close but Ivey has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dunowevil survive? More strikes from Ivey and Dunowevil is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Phil Ivey!
A very excited looking Phil Ivey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.