PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sony Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Belica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wibowo
vs
Belica

185 cm
25
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
191 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sony Wibowo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Belica!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belica shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belica showed some decent athleticism there.
Wibowo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wibowo.
Wibowo looking for a sweep. Not yet Wibowo, not yet.
Wibowo is working hard here to advance position.
Belica looking to sit in guard and control but Wibowo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Belica wants to stand and escape but Wibowo is having none of it.
Wibowo trying to control but Belica is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wibowo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wibowo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wibowo working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo working some strikes from top position.
Wibowo is working Belica over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wibowo preventing the sweep.
Wibowo prevents Belica from getting back to his feet.
Wibowo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Wibowo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belica knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belica on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wibowo grinds an elbow into Belica's temple.
Wibowo lands some shots froms side control.
Wibowo cracks Belica with a big right hand but Belica just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wibowo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Belica's legs.
Wibowo wants to control but Belica is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Wibowo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Wibowo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belica knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belica felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Belica's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belica stops Wibowo from passing to mount.
Wibowo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Belica is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wibowo is putting a hurting on Belica here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wibowo is putting a hurting on Belica here, landing some big shots from side control.

Wibowo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Belica is trying to buck Wibowo off.

Wibowo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo working the ground and pound.
Wibowo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Belica misses with a strike from the bottom.
Belica wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Belica gets back to half guard.
Wibowo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wibowo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wibowo with the ground and pound from mount.
Wibowo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wibowo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Belica! More shots from Wibowo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sony Wibowo!
Sony Wibowo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.