PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Ibrahimvic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tournament Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johan Ibrahimvic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johan Ibrahimvic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ibrahimvic
vs
Boy

196 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 St Petersburg, Johan Ibrahimvic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tournament Boy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ibrahimvic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ibrahimvic trying to control from half guard but Boy is working away.
Ibrahimvic thows a huge punch but Boy dodges it nicely.
Ibrahimvic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boy's head.
Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ibrahimvic.
Boy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boy is pulling down on Ibrahimvic's head. It's preventing any offense from Ibrahimvic, at least for the moment.
Ibrahimvic trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimvic has his hands clasped together around Boy's back. He's all about the action.
Ibrahimvic is in trouble now - Boy has advanced to mount!
Ibrahimvic really wants to buck Boy off and get back to his feet.
Boy controlling his opponent.
Boy wants to control the pace but Ibrahimvic is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimvic holds on for dear life, controlling Boy's posture momentarily.
Boy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boy trying to control but Ibrahimvic is having none of it.
Ibrahimvic tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boy punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to finish with strikes here!
Ibrahimvic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Boy wants to control the pace but Ibrahimvic is squirming around nicely.
Ibrahimvic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Boy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ibrahimvic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boy.
Ibrahimvic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boy tries to control but Ibrahimvic wriggling away.
Ibrahimvic working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy unloads with some shots from mount but Ibrahimvic bucks and avoids them well.
Boy tries to control but Ibrahimvic wriggling away.
Boy avoids the attempt from Ibrahimvic to control.
Ibrahimvic is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy avoids the attempt from Ibrahimvic to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tournament Boy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ibrahimvic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boy has eaten all the pies!
Ibrahimvic shoots and misses

and Boy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boy.
Boy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boy is nestled in close to Ibrahimvic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahimvic is staying active underneath Boy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ibrahimvic's head.
Ibrahimvic trying to control from the bottom.
Boy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ibrahimvic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Ibrahimvic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibrahimvic trying to hold on to Boy's head to control him but Boy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boy is taking a breather. Ibrahimvic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ibrahimvic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boy.
Ibrahimvic tries to kick Boy off but Boy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibrahimvic keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boy trying to control but Ibrahimvic is having none of it.
Boy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimvic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boy unloads with some shots from mount but Ibrahimvic bucks and avoids them well.
Boy wants to control the pace but Ibrahimvic is squirming around nicely.
Ibrahimvic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boy prevents Ibrahimvic from getting the reversal.
Ibrahimvic is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boy avoids the attempt from Ibrahimvic to control.
Boy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boy punching from mount but Ibrahimvic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tournament Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Boy controlling from mount.
Boy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy throws some wild stikes that Ibrahimvic manages to avoid easily.
Boy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ibrahimvic hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tournament Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ibrahimvic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boy lands a high kick!

It looks like Johan Ibrahimvic has been cut.
Ibrahimvic shoots in looking for a takedown. Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Ibrahimvic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ibrahimvic looks for a takedown but Boy sprawls well.
Johan Ibrahimvic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ibrahimvic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Ibrahimvic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibrahimvic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boy's waist but Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibrahimvic off to one side.
Boy defending well as Ibrahimvic loads up on a big left hand.
Ibrahimvic fails with the takedown.
Ibrahimvic tries to clinch up.

Boy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is keen to just control but Ibrahimvic is a slippery customer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ibrahimvic is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy trying to control the action but Ibrahimvic is working from the bottom.
Boy is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tournament Boy.

Boy gets caught napping as Ibrahimvic dives in and scores a takedown. Boy manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimvic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ibrahimvic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Ibrahimvic is proving a slippery customer.
Ibrahimvic trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ibrahimvic looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahimvic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahimvic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tournament Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy wants to take a breather but Ibrahimvic is having none of it.
Boy is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimvic is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy throwing shots but Ibrahimvic is blocking nicely.
Boy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ibrahimvic wants to control the action here but instead Boy manages to pass to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy landing punches.
Johan Ibrahimvic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibrahimvic reaches up and holds on to Boy to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tournament Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tournament Boy!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Tournament Boy!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Tournament Boy!

Tournament Boy wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Tournament Boy, 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.