PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Funches (ranked 2287 p4p, 3021 weight class) and Melvin Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funches comes to the cage accompanied by Homosapien. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Funches
vs
Ibarra

175 cm
33
148
12 - 9 - 0

175 cm
27
159
3 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Funches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
Funches prevents the takedown attempt.
Funches pushes Ibarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
Funches lands a left hand.
Funches lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Ibarra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Funches gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Funches has a couple of punches blocked by Ibarra.
Funches lands an uppercut.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Ibarra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Funches pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ron Funches has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Ibarra.
Ibarra wants a takedown but no success here.
Ibarra is working for takedown but Funches is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ibarra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Funches pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Funches scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funches lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibarra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Funches avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
Ibarra wants a takedown but no success here.
Ibarra is working for takedown but Funches is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funches stops a takedown attempt from Ibarra.
Ibarra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Funches seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ibarra can turn it around.
Funches working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibarra is looking for a takedown.
Ibarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funches's elbow.
Funches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funches.
Ibarra tries to pull guard but Funches forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Funches scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head.
Still in the clinch, Funches scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funches lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Ibarra looking for a takedown.
Funches working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funches pushes Ibarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funches lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ibarra looking for a takedown.
Ibarra looks winded!
Funches misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funches pushes Ibarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibarra.
Ibarra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ibarra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Funches fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Funches rushes Ibarra and presses him up against the cage.
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibarra goes for a takedown attempt but Funches pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Funches clinches.
Funches tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibarra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Funches walks away with a smile on his face. Ibarra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Funches moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funches gets through Ibarra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Funches pushes Ibarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funches lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Funches lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funches.
A short right from Funches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funches lands with a left to the head.
Funches throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ibarras head.
Funches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funches scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head.
Ibarra blocks an uppercut.
Ibarra wants a takedown.
Funches lands a nice uppercut.
Funches lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ibarra wants a takedown but no success here.
Funches lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funches.
Funches misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funches lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Funches is pressed up against the cage. Ibarra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Funches down to the mat. Funches avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Funches clinches up against the cage.
Funches lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funches.
Ibarra is looking for a takedown.
Ibarra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Funches pulls his leg out and moves away.

Funches moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funches scores with a nice hook to the head.
Funches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.

Ibarra turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ibarra manages to end up in side control.
Funches sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ibarra blocks the strikes from Funches.

Ibarra wants to work for an arm triangle but Funches is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Ibarra wants to work for an arm triangle but Funches is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ibarra blocks the strikes from Funches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funches flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Funches is looking for a sweep. Ibarra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ibarra blocks the strikes from Funches.

Ibarra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funches moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Funches dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Funches closes the distance and pushes Ibarra back into the cage.
Ibarra tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Funches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibarra.
Funches prevents the takedown attempt.
Funches has a couple of punches blocked by Ibarra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funches.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Funches lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funches throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ibarras head.
Funches gets through Ibarra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibarra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibarra jumps guard but Funches turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ron Funches has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Ibarra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funches.
Funches scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibarra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Funches gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ibarra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Funches pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ibarra is breathing heavily.
Funches lands an uppercut.
Ron Funches has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Funches fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funches is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibarra can do to turn this around?
Funches lands with a right to the head.
Funches working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funches pushes Ibarra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ibarra is rocked!
Ibarra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Funches fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ibarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Funches finish him?

Funches takes the fight into the clinch.
Ibarra seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibarra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Funches fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ron Funches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ibarra tries to keep at a distance but Funches has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Funches scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Funches fails to land.
Funches lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funches misses with the head strike.
A short left from Funches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funches lands with a left to the head.
Funches misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra is working for takedown but Funches is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ibarra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Funches fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Funches closes the distance and clinches.
Funches misses with the head strike.
Ibarra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Funches fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Funches clinches.
A short right from Funches.
Funches lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Funches misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funches lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Funches.
Ibarra wants a takedown.
Ibarra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibarra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Funches gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Funches lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funches lands a nice uppercut.
Funches lands a hook that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Funches unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ibarra! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Funches is unloading with more strikes now! Ibarra drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Funches!