PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mujo Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mujo Ibrahimovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Foster
vs
Ibrahimovic

184 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mujo Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ibrahimovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ibrahimovic prevents Foster from breaking the clinch.

Ibrahimovic has Foster pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ibrahimovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Foster tumbling to the mat - Ibrahimovic dives into Foster's guard.
Ibrahimovic stands up over Foster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Ibrahimovic stands up from Foster's guard - Ibrahimovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Foster throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.

Ibrahimovic clinches.
Foster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibrahimovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Foster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ibrahimovic misses with a wild combination.
Ibrahimovic lands with a nice combination. Foster backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ibrahimovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster can't break the clinch.

Ibrahimovic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ibrahimovic on the ground.
Ibrahimovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ibrahimovic has his feet on Foster's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Ibrahimovic drives through and clinches with Foster against the cage.
Foster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ibrahimovic breaks the clinch.
Foster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibrahimovic throws a shot to the body.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahimovic walks into a jab.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foster to the mat! Foster manages to get full guard.

Ibrahimovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ibrahimovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ibrahimovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ibrahimovic stands up and beckons Foster to join him on the feet.
Ibrahimovic lands with a nice combination. Foster backs away looking to recover.
Ibrahimovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Foster misses the jab.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foster to the mat! Foster manages to get full guard.
Foster can't keep his opponent in guard - Ibrahimovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Foster tries to kick Ibrahimovic off but Ibrahimovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ibrahimovic not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ibrahimovic manages to move to mount!
Foster wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ibrahimovic controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Foster really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Foster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Ibrahimovic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mujo Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Foster throws out a loose jab but Ibrahimovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Ibrahimovic forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Ibrahimovic has him pressed against the cage.
Foster is looking to break free of the clinch but Ibrahimovic has double underhooks.
Foster can't break the clinch.

Ibrahimovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ibrahimovic gets a clinch.
Foster has had enough of the clinch but Ibrahimovic keeps him there for the moment.
Foster wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibrahimovic won't allow it.

Ibrahimovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phil Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ibrahimovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibrahimovic tries to bum rush Foster with a series of wild strikes but Foster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foster to the mat! Foster manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahimovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Foster is wriggling around but Ibrahimovic manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ibrahimovic in particular looking to stall.
Foster pushes Ibrahimovic off but Ibrahimovic dives into side control.
Foster is letting Ibrahimovic control him for a moment.

Ibrahimovic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Foster scores with a three punch combo!

Ibrahimovic clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the cage.
Ibrahimovic lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
Foster has had enough of the clinch but Ibrahimovic keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to break free but Ibrahimovic has control.
A bit of stalling here from Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic breaks from the clinch.
Foster misses with a hook to the body
and Ibrahimovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foster lands a head kick!
Foster throws a looping overhand right but Ibrahimovic ducks down to avoid it.
Foster throws a lazy head kick

and Ibrahimovic moves into the clinch.
Ibrahimovic stalling.
Ibrahimovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ibrahimovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Foster misses.
Ibrahimovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibrahimovic lands with a nice body punch.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and clinches.

Ibrahimovic manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic misses with a double jab.
Foster jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ibrahimovic clinches.

Ibrahimovic breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.

Ibrahimovic rushes Foster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ibrahimovic breaks the clinch.

Foster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Ibrahimovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibrahimovic is just out of range.
Foster throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Foster misses the target.
Ibrahimovic lands a jab-cross combination.

Ibrahimovic darts in and clinches Foster up against the cage.
Ibrahimovic looking for a takedown.

Ibrahimovic breaks from the clinch.

Ibrahimovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ibrahimovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Foster is working an open guard so Ibrahimovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ibrahimovic drives through and clinches with Foster against the cage.
Foster is pressed up against the cage. Ibrahimovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foster down to the mat. Foster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foster misses with a straight left.
Foster misses with a combination
and Ibrahimovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mujo Ibrahimovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ibrahimovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibrahimovic momentarily.
Foster misses with a combination
and Ibrahimovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foster's sensitive parts.
Ibrahimovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ibrahimovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Ibrahimovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibrahimovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ibrahimovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ibrahimovic blocks a head kick by Foster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Foster.
Foster cracks a nice hook into Ibrahimovic's ribs.

Ibrahimovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ibrahimovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Foster tries to kick Ibrahimovic off but Ibrahimovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the pace.
Foster tries to kick Ibrahimovic off but Ibrahimovic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Foster scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ibrahimovic manages to mount him!
A nice elbow there by Ibrahimovic.
Foster is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Ibrahimovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ibrahimovic controlling his opponent.
Ibrahimovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Ibrahimovic controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Foster really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ibrahimovic controlling the pace for now.

Ibrahimovic looking for a guillotine from mount but Foster is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ibrahimovic has hold of Foster's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Foster manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Foster is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ibrahimovic looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!
Ibrahimovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Foster defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ibrahimovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Phil Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibrahimovic controlling the pace for now.
Foster trying desperately to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mujo Ibrahimovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibrahimovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mujo Ibrahimovic!