PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lizandro Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lizandro Ibarra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Narushima
vs
Ibarra

177 cm
27
216 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lizandro Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra throws a lazy head kick

and Narushima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
Ibarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but Narushima keeps him there for the moment.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibarra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Narushima obliges.
Ibarra looks winded!
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima trying to control the position but instead, Ibarra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Narushima into the cage.
Narushima crunches a lovely knee into Ibarra's ribcage.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Narushima blocks with his arms.
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibarra avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra looking to throw knees to the head but Narushima is blocking nicely.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Ibarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narushima's defenses.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Lizandro Ibarra has been cut.
Narushima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Narushima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Narushima lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibarra won't want to take too many of those.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Narushima.
Ibarra is trying to force a seperation but Narushima has the dominant position.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Narushima avoids it.
Ibarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibarra tries to circle away but Narushima has him pinned against the cage.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra is trying to break free.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibarra avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra lands a damaging elbow.
Ibarra pushes off an throws an elbow but Narushima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ibarra.

It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.

Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ibarra.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Narushima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Narushima jabs Ibarra right on the nose. Ibarra blinks but takes it well.
Ibarra throws a lazy head kick

and Narushima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narushima.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ibarra throws an elbow but misses.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Narushima moves in looking to clinch but Ibarra pushes him off.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Narushima.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lizandro Ibarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibarra throws a sloppy head kick and Narushima moves out of range easily.
Ibarra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Ibarra tries a head kick but it misses.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Ibarra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Ibarra.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibarra can do to turn this around?
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Ibarra looks to land a right hand but Narushima moved out of range.
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Narushima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ibarra is breathing heavily.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryo Narushima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narushima trying to land knees to the body.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.

Ibarra breaks from the clinch.
Ibarra tries to clinch there but Narushima circles away.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibarra manages to avoid it.
Ibarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Narushima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narushima.
Narushima lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra can't break the clinch.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ibarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Ibarra tries to close the distance and clinch but Narushima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Narushima.
Narushima misses with a looping left.
Ibarra blocks a leg kick.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ibarra misses with a kick to the body.
Ibarra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ibarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Narushima wants it to stay on the feet.
Ibarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Narushima.

Narushima closes the distance and clinches.
Ibarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ibarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Narushima clinches with his opponent.
Ibarra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narushima blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra looking to throw knees to the head but Narushima is blocking nicely.

Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibarra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Narushima misses with a kick to the body.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Narushima forces Ibarra back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Narushima with a knee to the head.
Ibarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ibarra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but Narushima blocks it.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narushima blocks a head kick by Ibarra.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Narushima.
Ibarra tries a head kick but it misses.

Narushima clinches with his opponent.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narushima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narushima wants to stall.
Narushima missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Ibarra is blocking nicely.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Narushima blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narushima's defenses.
Ibarra tries to circle away but Narushima has him pinned against the cage.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima prevents Ibarra from breaking the clinch.
Narushima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but Narushima keeps him there for the moment.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra trying to land knees to the body.
Narushima stalling in the clinch but Ibarra improves position.
Ibarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Narushima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ibarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ibarra!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Ibarra takes the fight into the clinch.

Ibarra breaks the clinch.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima tries to clinch but Ibarra moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima tries to clinch but Ibarra is having none of it.

Narushima moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.

Ibarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibarra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narushima.
Ibarra tries to clinch up.
Ibarra tries to clinch up but Narushima circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibarra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lizandro Ibarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibarra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibarra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ibarra's sensitive parts.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Narushima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ibarra, pushing him back against the cage.
Narushima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narushima stalling in the clinch but Ibarra improves position.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narushima.

Ibarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narushima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries to clinch up but Ibarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibarra misses with a body kick.
Ibarra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ibarra.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narushima.
Narushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Narushima closes the distance and pushes Ibarra back into the cage.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryo Narushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Narushima.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narushima has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
Our winner, Ryo Narushima, 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.