PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elian Ibarra (ranked 3619 p4p, 4660 weight class) and Ted Forrest (ranked 419 p4p, 479 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ibarra
vs
Forrest

184 cm
21
167
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
181
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elian Ibarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forrest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Forrest misses its intended target.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibarra throws a nice looking combination but Forrest bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forrest stuns Ibarra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ibarra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elian Ibarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forrest.
Forrest jabs Ibarra right on the nose. Ibarra blinks but takes it well.
Forrest fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ibarra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibarra ducks under a wild hook from Forrest.
Ibarra missing with a left hand there. Forrest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forrest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forrest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibarra manages to avoid it.
Forrest looks to throw the jab but Ibarra is out of range.
Forrest slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ibarra.
Ibarra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ibarra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ted Forrest has been cut.
A left lands for Ibarra.
Ibarra scores with a hook to the body. Forrest takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ibarra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Forrest slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ibarra staying out of range there.
Ibarra throws a push kick but Forrest slaps the foot to one side.
Ibarra throws a wild body kick that Forrest sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Forrest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forrest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forrest lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Ibarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forrest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibarra misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forrest looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibarra is just out of range.
A punch combination from Ibarra misses.
A head kick misses from Ibarra.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forrest! But no joy.
Ibarra throws a series of punches but Forrest moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Forrest there.
Forrest throws a big shot that misses.
Ibarra cracks Forrest with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ibarra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Forrest misses.
Ibarra misses with a head kick.
Forrest throws out a counter right but Ibarra avoids it with no problem.
Forrest misses with a wild body shot.
Ibarra misses with a straight right.
Forrest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forrest missing with a left hand there. Ibarra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibarra misses with a hook. Forrest ducked under it nicely.
Ibarra ducks right into an uppercut from Forrest.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest misses the shot to the body.
Ibarra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Forrest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ibarra. Those never looked like landing.
Forrest appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ibarra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forrest counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibarra thinking.
Forrest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibarra.
Ibarra misses with a looping right.
Ibarra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibarra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forrest throws out the jab.
Ibarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forrest.
Nice defenses there by Ibarra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrest blocks a jab.
Ibarra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Forrest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibarra.
Ibarra throws a head kick that Forrest semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibarra misses the shot to the body.
Ibarra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibarra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ibarra throws a right and a left that Forrest avoids nicely.
Ibarra misses with the combination.
Forrest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Forrest misses with an uppercut. Ibarra saw that one coming.
Forrest takes a swing at Ibarra's ribcage but misses.
Ibarra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Forrest lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elian Ibarra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Forrest's cut.
That's time! Ibarra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Ibarra does no damage.
Forrest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibarra misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Forrest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forrest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrest misses with a looping right.
Ibarra throws a lazy head kick
and Forrest counters with a straight right hand.
Forrest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forrest misses with a looping left.
Forrest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibarra.
Forrest scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Forrest takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ibarra tries to land a front kick but Forrest steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ibarra does no damage.
Ibarra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forrest moves away.
Ibarra cracks Forrest with an open hand slap.
Forrest slips under a jab.
Forrest bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Forrest thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ibarra slips a jab from Forrest.
Forrest lands a nice shot that snaps Ibarra's head back.
Ibarra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ibarra misses with a looping left.
Ibarra throws a series of punches but Forrest moves out of range.
It seemed like Forrest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibarra.
Ibarra walks into a stiff left hand from Forrest.
Ibarra slips a jab from Forrest.
Ibarra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibarra moves away from the strike by Forrest.
Ibarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forrest.
The fighters circling - Ibarra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibarra misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Ibarra misses.
Forrest lunges at Ibarra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ibarra's hand.
Forrest bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Forrest lands.
Ibarra throws a series of punches but Forrest moves out of range.
Ibarra slips a jab from Forrest.
Ibarra is looking for a counter combo.
Ibarra misses with a straight right.
Ibarra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Forrest has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Forrest moves out of range as Ibarra strikes.
Forrest ducks under a wild hook from Ibarra.
Ibarra throws a series of punches but Forrest avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra missing with a left hand there. Forrest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elian Ibarra is winning the standup battle so far.
Forrest throws out a powerful jab.
Ibarra misses with a kick to the body.
Forrest throws a lazy right hand but Ibarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibarra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forrest.
Forrest misses with an uppercut.
Forrest scores with a nice head shot.
Forrest avoids the head kick by Ibarra.
Ibarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrest throws a shot from downtown. Ibarra moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Ibarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forrest throws out a counter right but Ibarra avoids it with no problem.
Ibarra throws a head kick that Forrest semi-blocks.
Forrest connects with a body shot that sends Ibarra's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forrest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Ibarra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Forrest finds it's way round the side to connect with Ibarra's head.
Forrest scores with a jab to the jaw.
Forrest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forrest.
Forrest throws a lazy right hand but Ibarra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elian Ibarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Ibarra misses.
Ibarra misses with an uppercut.
Ibarra moves away from the strike by Forrest.
Forrest might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Forrest just misses with a punch to the body.
Forrest misses with a right hand
and Ibarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ibarra walks into a stiff left hand from Forrest.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ted Forrest will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ted Forrest's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ibarra staying out of range there.
Ibarra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forrest misses with a hook
and Ibarra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forrest misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ibarra slips a jab and a cross from Forrest.
Ibarra cracks Forrest with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Forrest falls to his knees and Ibarra doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elian Ibarra!