PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kota Ibushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ibushi
vs
Gracie

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kota Ibushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samart Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie .

Ibushi forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Ibushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Ibushi scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibushi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Ibushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Ibushi lands with a left to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibushi.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibushi finish him?
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibushi lands with a left to the head.
Ibushi gets through Gracie 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibushi blocks a body shot from Gracie .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibushi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibushi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gracie 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gracie drops to his knees and Ibushi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kota Ibushi!