PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stop Acta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibssen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Encore - I see right through you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Emmanuel Ibssen
vs
Acta

175 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stop Acta!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acta misses with a takedown attempt
and Ibssen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ibssen misses with a few strikes there.
Acta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Acta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ibssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Acta needs to keep his hands up - Ibssen had a free shot at his head there.
Acta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acta has his takedown stuffed
and Ibssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stop Acta.
Ibssen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibssen swings for the body but Acta moves out of range.
Acta has his takedown stuffed
and Ibssen counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibssen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibssen misses with a few strikes there.
Acta tries for a takedown but Ibssen circles away easily
and Ibssen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acta thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibssen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibssen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Acta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ibssen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibssen cracks Acta with an open hand slap.
Ibssen lands with a cross.
Acta shoots and misses
letting Ibssen counter with a right hand.
Acta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acta looks gassed!
Acta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Acta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Acta there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibssen misses the shot to the body.
Ibssen lands with a nice body punch.
Acta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ibssen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stop Acta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibssen connects with a nice looking jab.
Ibssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acta moves away.
Acta tries for a takedown but Ibssen circles away easily
and Ibssen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acta thinking.
Ibssen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ibssen looks to land a combination but Acta avoids it well.
Ibssen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibssen misses with a wild body shot.
Ibssen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acta.
Ibssen is looking to wear down Acta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ibssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Acta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibssen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibssen.
Ibssen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Acta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acta tries for a takedown but Ibssen circles away easily
and Ibssen counters with a straight right hand.
Ibssen connects with a body shot.
Ibssen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ibssen connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibssen scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from Ibssen.
Acta shoots and misses
and Ibssen counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibssen. Acta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibssen scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibssen. That snapped Acta's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibssen scores with a four punch combination!
Acta slips a jab and a cross from Ibssen.
Ibssen lands a two punch combo.

Acta is rocked!
Ibssen misses with a two punch combination.
Ibssen lands with a straight right. Acta didn't see that one coming.
Acta has his takedown stuffed
and Ibssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibssen connects with a body shot.
Ibssen stalks Acta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Acta's face. Acta staggers backwards, shaken.
Acta is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibssen finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibssen connects with a right hand. Acta shakes it off.
A left lands for Ibssen.
Ibssen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Acta misses with a takedown
and Ibssen counters with a left right combination that sends Acta crashing to the mat - Ibssen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Acta out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).