PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Ibrahimovic has chosen Mind Heist as his entrance music. Henry Charles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Charles
vs
Ibrahimovic

175 cm
30
167 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

190 cm
32
167 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibrahimovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Charles.
Charles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Ibrahimovic throws the kick towards the body but Charles avoids it.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Charles closes the distance and clinches.

Charles breaks the clinch.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ibrahimovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ibrahimovic feints and then cracks Charles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charles down.
Charles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ibrahimovic counters with a left to the body.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ibrahimovic tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic is looking to control Charles's arms but Charles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ibrahimovic has his back to the cage.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahimovic controls his hands.
Ibrahimovic slowing the pace effectively.
Ibrahimovic throws an elbow that misses.
Charles looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Charles as the two fighters clinch.
Charles tries a body shot but Ibrahimovic blocks it.
Charles avoiding damage as Ibrahimovic throws knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic has Charles pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ibrahimovic.
Charles landing knees to the head.
Ibrahimovic misses with an elbow strike.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.

Charles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles lands an overhand right.
Charles swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles scores with a jab. Ibrahimovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibrahimovic scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibrahimovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Charles misses.
Ibrahimovic lands with a kick to the temple. Charles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibrahimovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charles is defended easily by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles lands a head shot.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Charles.
Ibrahimovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.

Ibrahimovic rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charles avoiding damage as Ibrahimovic throws knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Ibrahimovic looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibrahimovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
A knee to the head by Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Charles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ibrahimovic to the mat. Ibrahimovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahimovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahimovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Charles controls the pace.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ibrahimovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charles is one step ahead there.
Ibrahimovic is pulling down on Charles's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksandar Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles checks a low kick from Ibrahimovic.
Charles throws a right hand that Ibrahimovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibrahimovic also avoids with ease.
Charles throws out a powerful jab.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch.
Charles wants to clinch up but Ibrahimovic keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahimovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a wild body kick that Charles sees coming a mile off.
Henry Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Ibrahimovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Charles.
Charles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibrahimovic in his tracks.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibrahimovic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibrahimovic misses with a kick to the body.
Charles throws a jab when Ibrahimovic was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahimovic keeps Charles at a distance using the push kick.
Charles misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ibrahimovic tries to move into range but Charles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Ibrahimovic.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Charles throws the left hand but Ibrahimovic avoids the punch easily.
Charles throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibrahimovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ibrahimovic clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the cage.
Charles misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ibrahimovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksandar Ibrahimovic.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibrahimovic, right into the meat.

Charles closes the distance and pushes Ibrahimovic back into the cage.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibrahimovic avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles pushes Ibrahimovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charles as Ibrahimovic tries to tie him up.
Ibrahimovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Charles wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.
Charles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ibrahimovic walks away with a smile on his face. Charles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry Charles is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibrahimovic.

Charles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ibrahimovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Charles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ibrahimovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Ibrahimovic is keeping the position.
Charles wants to control from the top but Ibrahimovic keeps moving.
Henry Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ibrahimovic is pulling down on Charles's head. It's preventing any offense from Charles, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ibrahimovic is looking to stand up but Charles isn't so interested in that idea.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ibrahimovic looks to land a body kick but Charles moved away.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibrahimovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Ibrahimovic defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibrahimovic circles away.
Charles lands a slapping body shot.

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 Henry Charles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Charles!
Our winner, Henry Charles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.