PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 394 p4p, 19 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 234 p4p, 12 weight class). Ibu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, B DASH - WATER POW. Podolski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last Ride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ibu
vs
Podolski

175 cm
33
132 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

168 cm
34
129 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

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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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Podolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Ibu checks a low kick from Podolski.
Podolski throws a body kick that misses.
Ibu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibu throws a hook to the side of Podolski's head but Podolski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Podolski avoids the body shot from Ibu.
Ibu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ibu connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Ibu does no damage.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Podolski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibu misses with a looping left.
Podolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu is looking to clinch but Podolski is avoiding it.
Podolski misses with a hook.
Ibu throws an overhand right that lands on Podolski's shoulder, as Podolski tries to avoid the shot.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Podolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu thuds a left hand into Podolski's body.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Podolski scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Podolski throws a body punch but Ibu moves out of range.
Podolski loads up on a big right hand but Ibu slips the punch.
Ibu with a jab.
A big right from Ibu misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ibu there.
Podolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ibu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Podolski tries to work over Ibu's front leg with a kick but Ibu checks it.
Ibu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Podolski if he has to take too many more of those.
Ibu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Podolski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski lands a nice shot to the body.
Podolski misses with a low kick.
Podolski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ibu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski tries to score with a low kick but Ibu moves his leg out of the way.
Ibu connects with an inside leg kick.
Ibu scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibu. That's going to slow Podolski down.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Podolski blocks the leg kick.
Podolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Podolski.
Podolski throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ibu misses with a right hand
and Podolski counters with a straight right hand.
Ibu moves out of range as Podolski throws a body kick.
Podolski throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu blocks the body kick.
Podolski lands a jab to Ibu's midsection.
Podolski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ibu rather than just go for the knockout.
Podolski jabs Ibu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Podolski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ibu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Podolski doesn't seem bothered though.
Ibu just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Podolski punishes Ibu's body with a nice straight punch.
Podolski throws a chopping leg kick but Ibu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Podolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podolski.
Podolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibu.
Podolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ibu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibu lands a right hook to the body.
Ibu cracks Podolski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Podolski controls the action.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
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!
Ibu prevents a body shot from Podolski.
Ibu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu throws a head punch that misses.
Ibu working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibu controls his hands.
Podolski throws an elbow but it misses.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Podolski on the inside.
Podolski blocking some punches.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands a shoulder strike.
Podolski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Podolski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibu backwards.
Podolski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Podolski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ibu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu pushes Podolski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Podolski cracks Ibu with a nice body shot.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Koh Ibu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ibu misses with a low kick.
Podolski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ibu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ibu.
Ibu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Ibu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibu moves away.
Podolski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ibu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Podolski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibu misses the shot to the body.
Ibu misses with a wild combination.
Ibu backing away here, and Podolski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ibu misses with a double jab
and Podolski counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibu lands with a kick to the temple. Podolski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a looping right.
Podolski cracks Ibu with an open hand slap.
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!
Ibu takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
A jab from Podolski misses.
Koh Ibu is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Podolski takes a swing at Ibu's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibu misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu throws a hook but Podolski avoids it easily.
Ibu scores with a head kick.
Ibu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Ibu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibu misses the target.
Ibu with a hook.
Podolski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibu swings for the body but Podolski moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Podolski.
Podolski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Podolski slips under a jab from Ibu.
Podolski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ibu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Podolski.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Ibu is looking to counter punch.
Podolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podolski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ibu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ibu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu tries to move into range but Podolski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibu misses with a body shot
and Podolski counters with a straight right hand.
Podolski swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibu. That snapped Podolski's head back.
Podolski misses with a straight right.
Ibu lands a nice looking body shot.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibu moves away.
Ibu lands with a good body shot.
Podolski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ibu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Ibu.
Ibu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Podolski misses with an uppercut.
Podolski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Podolski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu.
Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibu throws a series of punches but Podolski moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Podolski does it's job there.
Ibu misses with a low kick.
Podolski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Podolski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibu blocks the body kick.
Ibu misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski takes a swing at Ibu's ribcage but misses.
Ibu connects with a nice looking jab.
Podolski throws out a leg kick but Ibu moves out of range and Podolski only half commits.
Ibu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibu connects with a nice looking jab.
Ibu with a nice cross.
Ibu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Podolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibu was well out of range. Poor timing from Podolski.
Podolski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ibu.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Podolski tries to move into range but Ibu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podolski checks a low kick from Ibu.
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Podolski.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
Ibu throws a body kick that misses.
Podolski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibu.
Podolski moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
Ibu misses with a hook
and Podolski counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ibu. Beautiful body shot.
Podolski connects with a body shot.
Podolski lands with a kick to the temple. Ibu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ibu, as that shot connected.
Ibu moves out of range of the leg kick from Podolski.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ibu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibu misses with a body kick.
Podolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski throws an overhand right that lands on Ibu's shoulder, as Ibu tries to avoid the shot.
Ibu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibu misses its target.
Podolski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ibu scores with a decent looking hook.
Ibu wants to slow Podolski down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Koh Ibu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Podolski throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Podolski tenderised Ibu's leg. Ibu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Podolski needs to keep his hands up - Ibu had a free shot at his head there.
Ibu lands with an overhand left.
Podolski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ibu scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Ibu misses.
A big left from Podolski misses.
Podolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu misses with a body kick.
Podolski slips under a jab from Ibu.
Podolski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ibu throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Podolski.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Podolski lands a really nice looking cross but Ibu seems unphased.
Ibu misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ibu. Beautiful body shot.
Ibu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ibu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Podolski is out of range and Ibu settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Podolski! But no joy.
Podolski lands a leg kick that knocks Ibu off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ibu throws a body punch but Podolski moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ibu - just one landing.
Ibu throws a combination that misses
letting Podolski counter with a right hand.

Podolski takes the fight into the clinch.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibu controls his hands.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Podolski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ibu backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ibu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.

Ibu manages to break the clinch.
Ibu scores with a hook to the body. Podolski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
Podolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibu.
Ibu takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Ibu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Podolski circles away quickly and effectively.
Podolski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Podolski lands a slapping body shot.
Ibu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Podolski throws the kick towards the body but Ibu avoids it.
Ibu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Podolski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ibu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michail Podolski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Podolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Podolski slips a straight right by Ibu.
Podolski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Podolski avoids a kick to the body.
Ibu tries to bum rush Podolski with a series of wild strikes but Podolski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ibu takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Podolski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Podolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Podolski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ibu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ibu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Podolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibu keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ibu cracks Podolski with an open hand slap.
Ibu blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Podolski darts in and clinches Ibu up against the cage.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibu controls his hands.
Ibu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Podolski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Podolski pushes off an throws an elbow but Ibu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ibu is working Podolski over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibu.
Ibu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ibu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Podolski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Podolski misses with an elbow over the top.
Ibu swings wildly with an uppercut but Podolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Podolski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibu controls his hands.
Ibu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Podolski blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Podolski backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Podolski throws an elbow but misses.
Ibu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Podolski swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Podolski lands an elbow inside.

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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
In his post fight interview, Koh Ibu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.