PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makebono Bowen (ranked 6000 p4p, 3587 weight class) and Benny Igbko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Igbko has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bowen
vs
Igbko

225 cm
77
300
44 - 178 - 0

150 cm
26
300
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 178 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Igbko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Igbko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Bowen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Igbko has him pressed against the cage.
Bowen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Igbko blocks it with crossed arms.

Igbko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Igbko.
Igbko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makebono Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Igbko.

Bowen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Igbko manages to break the clinch.

Igbko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igbko is stalling here.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Igbko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Makebono Bowen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowen swings wildly with an uppercut but Igbko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Igbko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bowen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Igbko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bowen gets tackled into the cage by Igbko. Igbko maintains the clinch.

Igbko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igbko misses with a head kick.
Igbko slips a jab from Bowen.
Igbko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Igbko gets tackled into the cage by Bowen. Bowen maintains the clinch.

Igbko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igbko delivers a nice body kick.

Igbko clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Igbko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bowen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Igbko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bowen darts in and clinches Igbko up against the cage.
Igbko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bowen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Igbko keeps control of Bowen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igbko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bowen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igbko lands an elbow that stopped Bowen in his tracks for a moment.

Igbko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowen trying to control the position but instead, Igbko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowen into the cage.
Bowen wants to get back to striking at distance but Igbko won't allow it.
Igbko has Bowen pushed against the cage.

Igbko breaks from the clinch.

Igbko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Igbko taking a breather.

Igbko pulls Bowen into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Igbko is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bowen has his hands clasped together but Igbko extends and breaks Bowen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Igbko.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benny Igbko!