PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujo Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Mtagwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ibrahimovic
vs
Mtagwa

180 cm
22
213 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

193 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mujo Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Mtagwa!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mtagwa doesn't seem bothered though.
Mtagwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ibrahimovic misses with an uppercut. Mtagwa saw that one coming.
Mtagwa throws a series of strikes that have Ibrahimovic backpedaling.
Ibrahimovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mtagwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mtagwa throws a lazy right hand but Ibrahimovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mtagwa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mtagwa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ibrahimovic somewhat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mtagwa!
Mtagwa looks to throw the jab but Ibrahimovic is out of range.
Mtagwa with a nice cross.
A jab from Mtagwa finds it's way through Ibrahimovic's defenses.
Lee Mtagwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a lazy right hand but Mtagwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mtagwa throws out a loose jab but Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mtagwa stuffs the takedown attempt from Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Mtagwa loads up on a big right hand but Ibrahimovic slips the punch.
Mtagwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ibrahimovic tries to bum rush Mtagwa with a series of wild strikes but Mtagwa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ibrahimovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mtagwa.
Ibrahimovic throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mtagwa counter with a right hand.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mujo Ibrahimovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mtagwa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Mtagwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Mtagwa slaps away a takedown attempt from Ibrahimovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee Mtagwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibrahimovic misses with a combination
and Mtagwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibrahimovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ibrahimovic misses with a combination
and Mtagwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mtagwa keeps the fight on the outside.
Mtagwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mtagwa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibrahimovic counters with a series of strikes. Mtagwa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ibrahimovic misses with a few strikes there.
Mtagwa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ibrahimovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ibrahimovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mtagwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mtagwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mtagwa throws a right hand that Ibrahimovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibrahimovic also avoids with ease.
Mtagwa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice body shot.
Ibrahimovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mtagwa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ibrahimovic looks to land a combination but Mtagwa avoids it well.
Mtagwa throws a right hand that Ibrahimovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibrahimovic also avoids with ease.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ibrahimovic rushes Mtagwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ibrahimovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibrahimovic misses with the combination.
Ibrahimovic looks for the body kick but Mtagwa saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mtagwa as he jumps to the side.
Ibrahimovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a one two combo.
Mtagwa takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibrahimovic misses with a body punch.
Mtagwa is pressed up against the cage. Ibrahimovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mtagwa down to the mat. Mtagwa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibrahimovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mtagwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Mtagwa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ibrahimovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mtagwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee Mtagwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mtagwa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mtagwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ibrahimovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ibrahimovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mtagwa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ibrahimovic prevents Mtagwa from improving his position.
Ibrahimovic content to control rather than advance.
Ibrahimovic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mtagwa for as long as he can get away with.
Mtagwa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mtagwa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ibrahimovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mtagwa looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ibrahimovic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mtagwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mujo Ibrahimovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Ibrahimovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mtagwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Mtagwa keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch but Mtagwa is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a nice looking combination but Mtagwa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mtagwa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Mtagwa moves away
and Mtagwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Mtagwa throws out a loose jab but Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch.

Ibrahimovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ibrahimovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ibrahimovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mtagwa keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ibrahimovic stands up out of the half guard.
Ibrahimovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ibrahimovic clinches with his opponent.

Ibrahimovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahimovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mtagwa.
Ibrahimovic scores with a body shot.
Mtagwa slips a jab and a cross from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mtagwa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibrahimovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mtagwa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mujo Ibrahimovic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ibrahimovic misses with a wild combination.
Ibrahimovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Mtagwa misses with a few strikes there.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Mtagwa keeps it at a distance.
Mtagwa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibrahimovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mtagwa misses with a looping right.
Mtagwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mtagwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mtagwa with a nice cross.
Ibrahimovic blocks a jab.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mtagwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ibrahimovic is looking to chop away at Mtagwa's legs.
Ibrahimovic misses with a combination
and Mtagwa counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibrahimovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mtagwa counter with a right hand.
Ibrahimovic is looking to wear down Mtagwa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mtagwa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ibrahimovic misses with a body kick.
Ibrahimovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ibrahimovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mtagwa.
Ibrahimovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mtagwa counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibrahimovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mtagwa throws a combination that misses

and Ibrahimovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mtagwa's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mtagwa wants to sweep here but Ibrahimovic controlling him for the moment.
Mtagwa keeping moving, preventing Ibrahimovic from controlling successfully.
Mtagwa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ibrahimovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahimovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ibrahimovic wants to get up but he can't break Mtagwa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ibrahimovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch
letting Mtagwa counter with a right hand.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch but Mtagwa is avoiding it.
Mtagwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ibrahimovic showed some decent athleticism there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mujo Ibrahimovic.
I think Ibrahimovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!