PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funden Ibe (ranked 3452 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Thor Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 150 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ibe
vs
Jack

225 cm
25
300
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
300
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Shadow Realm Tokyo
Urban Fighter

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Funden Ibe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Ibe.

It looks like Thor Jack has been cut.
Ibe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack digs a good body shot into Ibe's ribs.
Ibe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Ibe forces Jack back against the cage and clinches.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Jack is trying to push Ibe away but Ibe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ibe pushes Jack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jack or not.
Ibe lands a shoulder strike.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Ibe has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to circle away but Ibe has him pinned against the cage.
Jack blocking some punches.
Ibe lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Ibe.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibe scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibe lands a right hand.
Jack wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibe won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Ibe scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibe looking for a takedown.
Ibe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ibe misses with the head strike.
Ibe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibe as Jack tries to tie him up.
Ibe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibe lands a body punch.
Ibe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Ibe on the inside.
Jack prevents a body shot from Ibe.
Ibe tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Ibe back against the cage.
Jack wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibe won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Ibe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Ibe.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibe's elbow.
Ibe misses with a body punch.
Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibe tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack tries to break the clinch but Ibe is controlling the position.
Ibe is working Jack over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ibe scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Funden Ibe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Jack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ibe takes the fight into the clinch.

Ibe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ibe has managed to clinch.
Ibe lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ibe.
Ibe lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ibe.
Ibe misses with a body punch.

Ibe breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Ibe moved out of range.
Ibe swinging wildly here.
A combination from Ibe does no damage.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Ibe pushes Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ibe.
Ibe lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jack's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ibe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jack clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibe doesn't have the hooks in and Jack manages to turn into his guard.
Jack wants to get up but he can't break Ibe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jack wants to control from the top but Ibe keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ibe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ibe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ibe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibe is pulling down on Jack's head to control his posture.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack wants to stand but Ibe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ibe looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibe has a closed guard, preventing Jack from standing up.

Ibe is looking for a triangle but Jack pushes his legs off easily.
Jack passes into half guard.
Jack is looking to take a break and control but Ibe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibe is looking for a sweep. Jack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ibe trying to get back to full guard but Jack takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack avoids the attempt from Ibe to control.
Ibe is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibe wants to hold on but Jack pushes him away.
Ibe is trying to escape the mount.
Ibe is squirming around, avoiding Jack's attempts to control the action.
Jack wants to stand but Ibe is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Funden Ibe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor Jack's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ibe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibe off to one side.
Jack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Jack gets tackled into the cage by Ibe. Ibe maintains the clinch.
Ibe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibe being controlled against the cage.
Ibe tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Ibe back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack is pressed up against the cage. Ibe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jack down to the mat. Jack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Funden Ibe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack dodges the punch combination from Ibe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibe should have avoided that one.
Ibe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jack can do to turn this around?
Ibe misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ibe moves into range and clinches up with Jack.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibe.
Jack working hard to break the clinch.
Ibe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibe digs a right hand into Jack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jack's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibe.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ibe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funden Ibe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibe tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Ibe back against the cage.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ibe breaks the clinch.
Ibe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Ibe clinches with his opponent.
Ibe lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibe keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ibe.
Jack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibe lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Ibe prevents Jack from breaking the clinch.
Ibe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ibe manages to break the clinch.
Thor Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funden Ibe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibe.

Jack gets tackled into the cage by Ibe. Ibe maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Funden Ibe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ibe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Funden Ibe!