PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Frettish will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ibaka
vs
Frettish

170 cm
25
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ibaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frettish circles away quickly and effectively.
Frettish misses with a leg kick.
Frettish tries to clinch but Ibaka moves away
and Ibaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frettish thinking.
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Frettish tries to clinch up but Ibaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Frettish tries to clinch up.
Ibaka tries to bum rush Frettish with a series of wild strikes but Frettish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut. Frettish saw that one coming.
Frettish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frettish thows a body kick. Ibaka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Frettish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frettish connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Frettish.
A slow jab from Ibaka misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Frettish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibaka swings for the body but Frettish moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Frettish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka scores with a jab to the body.
Frettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibaka.
Ibaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frettish. Frettish obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibaka blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Frettish.
Ibaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frettish in his tracks.
Ibaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Frettish avoids the punch easily.
Ibaka avoids a kick to the body.
Ibaka with a nice cross.
Ibaka moves out of range of the body kick from Frettish.
Frettish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ibaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibaka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ibaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Ibaka sends Frettish crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ibaka is motioning to the referee to let Frettish up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Frettish is rocked!
Ed Frettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frettish is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibaka finish him?
Frettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Frettish.
Frettish closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibaka counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Frettish badly! He tries to strike back but Ibaka puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Frettish out cold! Oh man, Frettish will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.