PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wycleef Ikabuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayed Samim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wycleef Ikabuki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ikabuki
vs
Samim

225 cm
21
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wycleef Ikabuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayed Samim!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samim throws a head kick that misses

and Ikabuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samim is trying to break the clinch but Ikabuki is controlling him.
Samim is trying to break the clinch but Ikabuki is controlling him.
Samim can't break the clinch.
Samim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samim throws a head punch that misses.
Samim wants to get back to striking at distance but Ikabuki won't allow it.
Samim tries to break the clinch but Ikabuki is controlling the position.
Samim working hard to break the clinch.
Ikabuki blocking some punches.
Ikabuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ikabuki pulls Samim into guard.

Samim wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ikabuki's closed guard. He's half up but Ikabuki has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ikabuki pivots and extends the arm, Samim falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ikabuki! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wycleef Ikabuki!