PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kota Ibushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Beezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota Ibushi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Beezy's chin.

Ibushi
vs
Beezy

190 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 Helsinki, Kota Ibushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Beezy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beezy misses with the combination.
Ibushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibushi tries to counter by clinching up but Beezy breaks away and moves out of range.
Ibushi lands with a nice body punch.
Ibushi lands a glancing blow to the side of Beezy's head.
A jab from Ibushi finds it's way through Beezy's defenses.
Beezy throws a shot from downtown. Ibushi moves away and avoids it.
Ibushi with a poor takedown
and Ibushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beezy throws a sloppy head kick

and Ibushi moves into the clinch.
Ibushi pushes Beezy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Ibushi.
Ibushi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beezy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ibushi to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beezy.
Beezy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibushi digs a right hand into Beezy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beezy's gas tank.
Beezy looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beezy wants to break free but Ibushi has control.
Nice body punch from Ibushi - that landed with a thud.
Ibushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beezy takes a shot to the head.
Ibushi lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibushi.
Ibushi gets through Beezy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibushi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beezy backwards.

Beezy is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Ibushi.
Beezy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibushi finish him?
Ibushi lands a right hand.
Ibushi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Beezy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ibushi is unloading with more strikes now! Beezy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kota Ibushi!