PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 4870 p4p, 4923 weight class) and Koya Ibushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Morrison
vs
Ibushi

172 cm
24
151
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koya Ibushi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ibushi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ibushi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibushi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Ibushi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ibushi looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Ibushi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibushi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Ibushi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ibushi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibushi throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibushi gets underhooks to prevent Morrison's takedown attempt.
Ibushi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrison blocks it with crossed arms.

Morrison is trying to trip Ibushi. He has hold of a leg but Ibushi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morrison persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morrison advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Morrison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ibushi is squirming around, avoiding Morrison's attempts to control the action.
Ibushi looks winded!

Morrison has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ibushi is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Morrison!