PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grace Iballa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lemansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iballa
vs
Lemansky

174 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

160 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Prefers standup

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grace Iballa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Lemansky!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemansky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemansky tries to clinch up.
Lemansky moves in looking to clinch but Iballa pushes him off.
Iballa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lemansky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iballa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemansky moves to clinch but Iballa breaks away

and Iballa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lemansky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iballa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lemansky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Lemansky pushes Iballa off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iballa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lemansky as he jumps to the side.
Lemansky tries to clinch but Iballa moves away

and Iballa counters with a single leg into guard. Lemansky didn't expect that.
Iballa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Iballa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iballa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iballa prevents Lemansky from getting back to his feet.
Lemansky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iballa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lemansky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Iballa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lemansky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grace Iballa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemansky tries to clinch but Iballa is having none of it.
Lemansky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iballa shoots in for a takedown but Lemansky shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemansky doesn't manage to clinch there - Iballa circles away.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemansky wants to clinch up but Iballa keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Lemansky as Iballa shoots in.
Lemansky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iballa tries for a takedown but Lemansky circles away easily
and Lemansky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemansky tries to clinch up.
Curtis Lemansky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iballa keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iballa keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemansky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iballa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemansky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iballa circles away from the clinch attempt

and Iballa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lemansky won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grace Iballa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Iballa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemansky.
Lemansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iballa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iballa shoots in for a double leg but Lemansky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Iballa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemansky.
Grace Iballa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemansky wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemansky wants to clinch up but Iballa keeps it at a distance.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemansky wants to clinch up but Iballa keeps it at a distance.
Lemansky is looking to clinch but Iballa is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lemansky wants to clinch up but Iballa keeps it at a distance.
Lemansky doesn't manage to clinch there - Iballa circles away.
Lemansky stuffs the takedown.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemansky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lemansky fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemansky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemansky is looking to clinch.
Lemansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iballa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Lemansky as Iballa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grace Iballa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemansky tries to clinch up but Iballa circles away and keeps his distance.
Iballa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lemansky tries to clinch up.
Lemansky moves in looking to clinch but Iballa pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemansky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemansky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lemansky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lemansky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemansky is looking to clinch but Iballa is avoiding it.
Lemansky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemansky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iballa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch but Iballa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iballa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemansky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iballa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemansky tries to clinch up but Iballa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Iballa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lemansky wants to clinch

and Iballa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lemansky!
Lemansky is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Iballa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lemansky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lemansky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lemansky somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lemansky tries to close the distance and clinch but Iballa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemansky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lemansky closes the distance but Iballa moves to the side

and Iballa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iballa with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iballa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Lemansky pushes Iballa off and gets back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iballa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iballa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grace Iballa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iballa circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grace Iballa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iballa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grace Iballa!