PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 162 p4p, 9 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 450 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ibu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to B DASH - WATER POW. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ibu
vs
Taro

175 cm
31
132 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

164 cm
33
145 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taro digs a good body shot into Ibu's ribs.
Taro connects with a solid leg kick.
Taro misses with a low kick.
Taro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
Ibu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ibus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ibu avoids the body shot from Taro.
Ibu misses with an uppercut.
Ibu lands a jab to the head.
Taro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ibu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taro's hands.
Ibu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ibus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ibu swings for the body but Taro moves out of range.
Taro misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ibu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibu lands a glancing blow to the side of Taro's head.
A big right from Taro misses.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu tries to land a leg kick but Taro saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taro's hands.
Ibu moves out of range as Taro strikes.
Ibu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taro manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Taro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taro missing with a left hand there. Ibu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taro throws a looping overhand right but Ibu ducks down to avoid it.
Taro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
Ibu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taro lands with a right hand.
Ibu fakes the leg kick and cracks Taro in the body.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taro throws out a loose jab but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. Taro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro avoids the body shot from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a body kick.
A big right from Ibu misses.
Ibu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ibu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taro, right into the meat.
Taro punishes Ibu's body with a nice straight punch.
Taro tries to score with a low kick but Ibu moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Ibu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Ibu throwing a counter right hand but Taro manages to avoid it.
Taro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibu lands a nice hook to Taro's body. Taro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
Taro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ibu's head.
Taro moves out of range of the body kick from Ibu.
Ibu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taro.
Ibu blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Taro.
Ibu punishes Taro's body with a nice straight punch.
Taro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibu was well out of range. Poor timing from Taro.
Ibu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ibu tenderised Taro's leg. Taro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ibu lands a glancing blow to the side of Taro's head.
Taro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibu.
Ibu throws a solid leg kick but Taro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibu.
Ibu avoids a kick to the body.
Ibu swings widly with a right hand
and Taro counters with a right hand to the body.
Taro takes one on the button.
A big left from Taro misses.
A jab from Ibu misses.
Taro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibu throws a solid leg kick but Taro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibu.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taro tries to land a leg kick but Ibu saw it coming and moves away.
Ibu scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Ibu.
Ibu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Taro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taro defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
Taro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Taro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ibu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taro lands with a shot to the body.
Ibu lands with a cross.
Taro looks to land a left hand but Ibu moved out of range nicely.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Taro is just out of range.
Taro throws a looping overhand right but Ibu ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Taro misses its intended target.
Ibu thuds his right hand into Taro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ibu.
Ibu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Taro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibu tests Taro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ibu misses with a lunging right hand
and Taro counters with a nice body shot.
Taro lands a right hook to the body.
Taro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ibu lands a jab to the nose.
Ibu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ibu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibu scores with a head kick.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibu.
Taro lands with a good body shot.
Taro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibu scores with a body shot.
Ibu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ibu.
Taro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taro stuns Ibu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ibu blocks a head kick by Taro.
Ibu chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
Ibu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taro tries a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
Ibu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibu misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Taro.
Ibu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Taro lands a lovely overhand right.
Taro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ibu scores with a jab.
Ibu tries to work over Taro's front leg with a kick but Taro checks it.
Ibu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taro throws a big counter head kick but Ibu avoids it with no problem.
Ibu throws the left hand but Taro avoids the punch easily.
Ibu looks to land a right hand but Taro moved out of range.
Ibu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taro moves out of range of the strikes.
Taro misses with a hook. Ibu ducked under it nicely.
Taro misses with a hook.
Ibu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taro takes a swing at Ibu's ribcage but misses.
Taro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu tries to clinch there but Taro circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taro.

Ibu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ibu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taro's elbow.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu throws a punch but it's blocked by Taro.
Ibu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taro is trying to maintain a safe position but Ibu gets an underhook and turns Taro into the cage.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Ibu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibu lands with a right to the head.
Taro gets through Ibu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taro tries a body shot but Ibu blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ibu.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Taro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws a punch but it's blocked by Taro.

Taro breaks from the clinch.
Ibu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taro misses with a head kick.
Taro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taro misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
Taro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ibu. That one must have hurt.
Ibu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Taro.
Ibu scores with a jab. Taro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taro.
Taro defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
Ibu defending well as Taro loads up on a big left hand.
Taro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taro ducks right into an uppercut from Ibu.
Taro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taro slips under a jab from Ibu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taro is able to avoid easily.
Taro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibu is just out of range.
Taro missing with a left hand there. Ibu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibu misses with the body kick
and Taro counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibu's corner calls for a 1-2. Ibu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Ibu misses.
Ibu misses with a body shot.
Taro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Ibu moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibu throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Ibu.
Taro taking a breather.
Ibu lands a shot to the body.
Ibu takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Ibu.
A short body shot lands from Ibu as the two fighters clinch.
Taro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu lands a nice uppercut.
Koh Ibu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ibu scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Taro misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
Taro slips under a jab.
Taro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ibu throws a looping overhand right but Taro ducks down to avoid it.
Taro throws a hook to the side of Ibu's head but Ibu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibu moves out of range as Taro throws a body kick.
Taro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Ibu is looking to score with low kicks.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taro throws out the jab.
Taro throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ibu throws a jab when Taro was well out of range.
Jab from Ibu.
Taro slips under a jab from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu tries to work over Taro's front leg with a kick but Taro checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu avoids the head kick by Taro.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
Taro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ibu checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ibu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taro blocks a head kick by Ibu.
Taro scores with the left hand. Ibu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ibu digs a good body shot into Taro's ribs.
Taro needs to keep his hands up - Ibu had a free shot at his head there.
Ibu scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taro. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taro takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Taro.
Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taro.
Ibu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibu misses with a looping right.
Ibu misses with a kick to the body.
Matsuda Taro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taro throws a half hearted mid kick.

Ibu rushes Taro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ibu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu tries a body shot but Taro blocks it.
Ibu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taro.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Ibu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Ibu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Taro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Ibu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu lands with a straight right. Taro didn't see that one coming.
Ibu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taro.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Taro.
Ibu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu moves away from the strike by Taro.
Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Ibu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taro.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Taro feints a counter leg kick.
Taro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibu to score with a decent uppercut.
Ibu lands with a cross.
Taro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ibu.
Ibu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taro throws a series of punches but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taro can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ibu misses with a hook.
Taro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ibu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibu.
Ibu cracks Taro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taro throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Taro finds it's way through Ibu's defenses.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Ibu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taro.
Taro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taro throws a combination that misses
and Ibu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibu. That's going to slow Taro down.
Ibu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Ibu tenderised Taro's leg. Taro is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
A telegraphed right hand from Taro misses the target.
Taro throws a lazy right hand but Ibu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taro takes one to the chin there.
Ibu tries to clinch but Taro moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.