PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Reed (ranked 4511 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Kota Ibushi (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.

Reed
vs
Ibushi

176 cm
19
140
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Reed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kota Ibushi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibushi thows a body kick. Reed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ibushi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibushi misses with a few strikes there.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibushi.
A low kick lands for Ibushi.
Ibushi scores with a spinning back kick!
Reed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ibushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibushi throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibushi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Reed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ibushi was covering up waiting for the punch and Reed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ibushi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ibushi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed postures up and lands a big shot to Ibushi's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ibushi's head.
Ibushi is trying to keep Reed in close.
Reed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed is pushing down on Ibushi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ibushi is fighting to maintain full guard but Reed has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reed in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ibushi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Reed !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Red Reed !
During a confident post fight interview, Red Reed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.