PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Manuel Ibanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibanez has chosen Can't Hold Us (ft. Ray Dalton) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis as his entrance music. Francisco Manuel Ibanez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximillian Xezeron's chin.

Xezeron
vs
Manuel Ibanez

195 cm
22
250 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
25
241 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximillian Xezeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francisco Manuel Ibanez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ibanez misses the target.
Xezeron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ibanez tries to move into range but Xezeron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Francisco Manuel Ibanez has been cut.
Xezeron lands a nice hook to Ibanez's body. Ibanez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Ibanez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ibanez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xezeron misses with a wild body shot.
Xezeron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibanez.
Xezeron scores with a body shot.
Ibanez just misses with a punch to the body.
Xezeron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Xezeron backs off Ibanez throws a huge counter combo but Xezeron manages to avoid it all.
Xezeron moves out of range as Ibanez strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibanez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xezeron counters with a left to the body.
Xezeron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibanez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xezeron misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Xezeron misses.
Xezeron slips a jab and a cross from Ibanez.
Xezeron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xezeron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibanez was well out of range. Poor timing from Xezeron.
Ibanez misses the body punch
letting Xezeron counter with a right hand.

Ibanez instigates a clinch.
Xezeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xezeron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibanez backwards.

That has opened up Francisco Manuel Ibanez's cut even more.
Xezeron scores with a shot to the side of Ibanez's head.
Xezeron digs a right hand underneath Ibanez's ribcage. Ibanez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xezeron wants to stall.
Xezeron tries a body shot but Ibanez blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xezeron misses with a punch on the inside.
Xezeron taking a breather.
Xezeron scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ibanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xezeron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Ibanez.
Xezeron lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibanez looks winded!
A left and a right from Xezeron both land. Nice combination.
Xezeron dodges the punch combination from Ibanez.
Xezeron works Ibanez's body with a nice hook.
Xezeron lands a nice shot that snaps Ibanez's head back.

The cut above Francisco Manuel Ibanez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a shot to the body.
Ibanez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xezeron misses the shot to the body.
Xezeron swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibanez.
Ibanez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xezeron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

A big head kick from Xezeron and Ibanez is sent sprawling to the canvas!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francisco Manuel Ibanez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximillian Xezeron!
A pretty intense looking Maximillian Xezeron took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.