PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by 100. Ivanovits has chosen 2pac-Tupac Holla At Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Montana
vs
Ivanovits

195 cm
35
270 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

220 cm
39
277 lbs
31 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Ivanovits tenderised Montana's leg. Montana is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Montana's head coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ivanovits connects with a body shot that sends Montana's belly button to the back.
Ivanovits takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ivanovits connects with a right hand. Montana shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovits connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovits is looking to score with low kicks.
Montana throws a low kick, looking for Ivanovits's leg but Ivanovits calmly moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ivanovits.
Montana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ivanovits scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Ivanovits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovits has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Montana avoids the head kick by Ivanovits.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanovits moves out of range easily.
Ivanovits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivanovits.
Ivanovits is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovits lands with a straight right. Montana didn't see that one coming.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovits was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Ivanovits connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sergei Ivanovits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanovits fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanovits motions for Montana to come forward. Ivanovits throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Ivanovits avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovits tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montana.
Ivanovits feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
Montana wants to slow Ivanovits down by chopping away at his legs.
Montana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivanovits is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Montana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ivanovits cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivanovits throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivanovits throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanovits swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a body kick that misses
and Ivanovits counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montana thinking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montana checks a leg kick.
Montana works Ivanovits's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Ivanovits - just one landing.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanovits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivanovits connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ivanovits is out of range.
Ivanovits comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovits throws a half hearted mid kick.

Ivanovits drops Montana with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Montana looks back up at him and smiles so Ivanovits waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Montana is rocked!
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanovits manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Montana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana misses with an uppercut. Ivanovits saw that one coming.
Montana seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Montana's defenses. It connects perfectly with Montana's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Ivanovits!
Sergei Ivanovits seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.