PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ibaka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.A.R.S. - Lutka. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ibaka
vs
Small

170 cm
26
143 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

160 cm
26
132 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Small!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka walks into a left hand.
Ibaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Ibaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Ibaka presses Small against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Small looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Small tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ibaka lands an uppercut.
Ibaka tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Ibaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Ibaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Ibaka lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibaka lands a shoulder strike.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka lands with a light punch inside.
Ibaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Small backwards.

Small is rocked!
Small drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ibaka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibaka finish him?
A body shot lands from Ibaka.
Ibaka digs a right hand into Small's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Small's gas tank.
Small looks winded!
Ibaka unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Small! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ibaka is unloading with more strikes now! Small drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
Serge Ibaka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.