PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gario Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neto
vs
Wibowo

185 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gario Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Neto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wibowo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neto has him pressed against the cage.

Neto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wibowo looks to land a combination but Neto avoids it well.
Neto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wibowo as he jumps to the side.
Neto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Wibowo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Neto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wibowo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wibowo throwing strikes from guard but Neto blocks nicely.
Wibowo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neto is controlling Wibowo's posture.
Neto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wibowo.
Wibowo landing with the ground and pound.
Neto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wibowo manages to get himself to full guard.
Neto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wibowo controls Neto momentarily but Neto frees himself.
Neto pushes down on Wibowo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neto trying to control from half guard but Wibowo is working away.

Wibowo is defending against the submission attempts here by Neto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto controlling the action here.
Wibowo is trying to stand back up but Neto is controlling him
Wibowo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wibowo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wibowo fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Neto
and Wibowo counters with a good, hard body kick but Neto shrugs it off.
Kevin Wibowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neto fails with a takedown attempt.
Wibowo swinging wildly here.
Wibowo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wibowo throws a right hand that Neto ducks under and follows up with a left that Neto also avoids with ease.
Neto tries to clinch but Wibowo is having none of it.
Neto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neto throws a right hand that Wibowo ducks under and follows up with a left that Wibowo also avoids with ease.
Neto swats away the attempt to clinch by Wibowo.
Wibowo tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wibowo avoids the head kick by Neto.

Wibowo moves into the clinch.

Neto breaks the clinch.
Wibowo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wibowo moves away.
Wibowo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wibowo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neto circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wibowo wants to clinch.
Wibowo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wibowo drives through and clinches with Neto against the cage.
Wibowo is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Wibowo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wibowo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Neto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wibowo sprawls well initially but Neto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Neto moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wibowo.
Wibowo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gario Neto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neto decides to stand back up.
Gario Neto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wibowo throws a combination. Neto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Neto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wibowo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neto dives in and grabs Wibowo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wibowo pushes down on Neto's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wibowo moves into the clinch successfully.
Neto is trying to stall.
Neto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wibowo.
Wibowo is trying to push Neto away but Neto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Neto wants the takedown. Wibowo is fighting it off but Neto persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wibowo's guard against the cage.

Wibowo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neto defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wibowo is breathing heavily.
Wibowo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neto is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is wriggling around but Neto manages to pass to half guard.
Wibowo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Neto manages to mount him!
Wibowo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Neto controlling from the full mount.
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!
Wibowo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto controlling from the full mount.
Wibowo tries to lock up and control but Neto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Neto controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gario Neto just wasn't active enough.
Wibowo moves in looking to clinch but Neto pushes him off.

Neto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Neto is staying tight to Wibowo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neto wants to control but Wibowo is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gario Neto 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!

Wibowo throws a right and a left that Neto avoids nicely.
Wibowo tries to clinch there but Neto circles away.
Wibowo tries to clinch up.
Wibowo tries to clinch up.
Neto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wibowo shoots in for a takedown but Neto shows good takedown defense.
Wibowo throws a one two combo.
Wibowo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wibowo doesn't manage to clinch there - Neto circles away.
Neto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wibowo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neto.
Neto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wibowo as he avoids it easily.
Neto throws a head kick but Wibowo moves out of range.
Wibowo tries to clinch there but Neto circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wibowo counters with a three punch combo that has Neto backing up. Neto nods at Wibowo to acknowledge the strikes.
Wibowo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neto pinned against the cage. Neto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Neto clinches up against the cage.
Neto fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gario Neto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wibowo breaks the clinch.

Wibowo gets the takedown into side control.
Wibowo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wibowo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Wibowo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wibowo working the ground and pound but Neto is defending the strikes.
Neto parries the strikes from Wibowo easily there. Wibowo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Neto to escape.
Neto sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto trying to control here.
Wibowo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neto keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wibowo.
Wibowo wants to stand and escape but instead Neto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Neto has gone for a leg lock! Wibowo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Neto's guard.
Neto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wibowo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wibowo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wibowo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neto pulls Wibowo in close to his closed guard and prevents Wibowo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wibowo is looking to work some ground and pound but Neto has wrist control.
Wibowo chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo postures up and lands a big shot to Neto's brow.
Wibowo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wibowo throws a big elbow that misses.
Neto trying to control the position here.
Wibowo tries to free his leg and advance position but Neto is retaining full guard.
Wibowo throwing strikes from guard but Neto blocks nicely.
Wibowo wants to stand but Neto is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Wibowo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wibowo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Gario Neto!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Gario Neto!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Gario Neto!

Gario Neto wins by unanimous decision!