PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Ibisz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Stenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Ibisz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ibisz
vs
Stenton

200 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

211 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Ibisz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralph Stenton!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oh, that's a big right hand from Ibisz and Stenton goes tumbling to the canvas! Ibisz follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

It looks like Ralph Stenton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Stenton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ibisz decides to return to a standing position.
Ibisz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenton moves away.
Ibisz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibisz throws a right hand that misses
and Stenton counters with a left to the body.
Stenton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibisz misses with a hook.
Stenton scores with a head kick. Ibisz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stenton digs a good body shot into Ibisz's ribs.
Ibisz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibisz swings widly with a right hand
and Stenton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenton lands a high kick!
Stenton lands a high kick!
Ibisz moves out of range of the body kick.
Ibisz misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Stenton counter with a right hand.
Stenton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stenton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ibisz has time to react.
Ibisz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stenton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibisz.
Ibisz misses with a hook
enabling Stenton to counter with a crisp jab.
Stenton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibisz.
Stenton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stenton looks to land a combination. Ibisz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stenton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ibisz swings widly with a right hand
and Stenton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Ibisz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stenton throws a nice head kick!
Stenton ducks under a wild hook from Ibisz.
Stenton throws a head kick that Ibisz semi-blocks.
Ibisz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stenton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ibisz throws a right hand that Stenton ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenton also avoids with ease.
Stenton lands a head kick. Ibisz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ibisz throws a lazy uppercut

and Stenton counters with a head kick that drops Ibisz to the mat! Ibisz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Ibisz is rocked!
Ibisz gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Stenton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Stenton!