PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ibbot (ranked 3715 p4p, 43 weight class) and Robin Sean (ranked 23340 p4p, 184 weight class). Tank Ibbot looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ibbot
vs
Sean

190 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

196 cm
24
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Ibbot !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Sean!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ibbot .
Sean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
That kick from Ibbot tenderised Sean's leg. Sean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sean shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibbot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sean's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ibbot scores with a nice head shot.
Sean on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ibbot can pounce on him.
Ibbot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ibbot lands a leg kick that knocks Sean off balance momentarily.
Ibbot jabs Sean right on the nose. Sean blinks but takes it well.
Ibbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibbot scores with a four punch combination!
Ibbot throws a leg kick which misses Sean's front leg but catches the back leg as Sean tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibbot counters with a leg kick.
Sean fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ibbot avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibbot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibbot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ibbot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ibbot lands with a nice combination. Sean backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Sean.
Sean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ibbot throws a leg kick which misses Sean's front leg but catches the back leg as Sean tries to avoid it.
Ibbot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ibbot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ibbot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibbot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tank Ibbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibbot lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ibbot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sean doesn't seem phased though.
Ibbot scores with a three punch combo!
Ibbot lands a two punch combo.

Ibbot moves into range and clinches up with Sean.

Ibbot breaks the clinch.
Ibbot lands a jab-cross combination.
Ibbot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ibbot cracks Sean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ibbot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Ibbot lands.
Ibbot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ibbot closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sean counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Ibbot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ibbot takes the fight into the clinch.

Ibbot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ibbot connects with a leg kick. Sean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibbot .
Tank Ibbot is winning the standup battle so far.
Sean closes the distance but Ibbot moves to the side
letting Ibbot counter with a right hand.
Sean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibbot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sean back to the ropes. Ibbot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ibbot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibbot thumps Sean with a low kick.
Ibbot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ibbot is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ibbot throws a front kick that sends Sean stumbling back into the ropes.
Ibbot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibbot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ibbot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Ibbot .
Ibbot appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ibbot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ibbot . Sean shrugs it off though.

Ibbot closes the distance and clinches.

Ibbot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibbot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibbot connects with a body shot.
Ibbot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sean. That did some damage!
Ibbot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ibbot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sean, pushing him back against the ropes.

Ibbot breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean walks into a straight right hand from Ibbot .
Ibbot pushes Sean away with a front kick.

Ibbot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ibbot .
Ibbot is pushing Sean up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ibbot breaks from the clinch.
Ibbot scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibbot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibbot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibbot walks into a stiff left hand from Sean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Ibbot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ibbot pushes Sean away with a front kick.
Ibbot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sean backs up against the ropes.
Sean misses with a combination
letting Ibbot counter with a right hand.
Ibbot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sean eats them both and turns towards Ibbot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Ibbot closes the distance and pushes Sean back into the ropes.

Ibbot 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sean misses with a hook.

Ibbot clinches up with Sean and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibbot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibbot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Ibbot .
Tank Ibbot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibbot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sean is keeping busy.

Ibbot breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibbot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibbot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Ibbot takes the fight into the clinch.

Ibbot manages to break the clinch.
Ibbot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibbot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ibbot slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibbot .
Sean is looking to clinch.
Ibbot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sean can do to turn this around?
Ibbot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibbot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ibbot forces Sean back against the ropes and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ibbot breaks from the clinch.
Ibbot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tank Ibbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibbot throws a quick inside leg kick.

Sean moves into range and clinches up with Ibbot .

Ibbot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ibbot counters with a two punch combo.
Ibbot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibbot lands with a good body shot.
Robin Sean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean misses with a left hand
and Ibbot counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Ibbot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibbot 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tank Ibbot !
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tank Ibbot !
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tank Ibbot !

Tank Ibbot wins by unanimous decision!
Tank Ibbot bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.