PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 246 p4p, 14 weight class) and Wamberto Boaz (ranked 205 p4p, 11 weight class). Ibu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, B DASH - WATER POW. Boaz has chosen Preciso me encontrar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ibu
vs
Boaz

175 cm
35
132 lbs
33 - 13 - 1

164 cm
31
136 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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World class boxer
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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 33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaz lands a jab to Ibu's midsection.
Ibu fakes the leg kick and cracks Boaz in the body.

Boaz has closed the distance and engaged Ibu in a clinch.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibu misses with some punches.

Ibu manages to break the clinch.
Ibu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibu looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boaz! But no joy.
Boaz misses with a body shot
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ibu throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Boaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Ibu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boaz! But no joy.
A clash of legs there as Boaz blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Ibu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaz avoids the body shot from Ibu.
Ibu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ibu misses the shot to the body.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibu. That snapped Boaz's head back.
Boaz fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a takedown attempt - Ibu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Boaz rushes Ibu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boaz is looking for a takedown.
Koh Ibu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wamberto Boaz.
Boaz misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ibu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibu blocks a jab.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Boaz throws a big shot that misses.
Boaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ibu pinned against the cage. Ibu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A good leg kick by Ibu.
Boaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boaz 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.
Ibu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Boaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibu was well out of range. Poor timing from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a body shot.
Ibu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boaz.
Nice jab there from Boaz.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Ibu ducks right into an uppercut from Boaz.
Ibu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibu lands a glancing blow to the side of Boaz's head.
Koh Ibu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibu just misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz with a hook.
Ibu missing with a left hand there. Boaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boaz takes a swing at Ibu's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Ibu misses.
Boaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ibu.
Ibu misses the body punch
and Boaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
Ibu digs a good hook to Boaz's body.
Ibu defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Ibu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Boaz looks to land a combination but Ibu avoids it well.
Ibu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Boaz misses.
Boaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Boaz avoids it.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibu is just out of range.
Ibu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ibu scores with a kick to the body.
Boaz throws a body punch but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibu throws a front kick that sends Boaz stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz throws an overhand right that lands on Ibu's shoulder, as Ibu tries to avoid the shot.
Boaz misses with a looping right.
Ibu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boaz.
Boaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Boaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boaz with a jab.
Ibu dips to his left and cracks Boaz with an uppercut!
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
Boaz digs a good body shot into Ibu's ribs.
Ibu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ibu takes a swing at Boaz's ribcage but misses.
Boaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ibu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boaz scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibu misses with a kick to the body.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Boaz.
Ibu throws a shot to the body.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibu with a nice cross.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Boaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Ibu misses with a hook
and Boaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ibu.
Boaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boaz takes one to the chin there.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boaz looks to throw the jab but Ibu is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz misses with an uppercut. Ibu saw that one coming.
Ibu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ibu throws a lazy right hand but Boaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boaz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ibu!
Ibu wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu wants to control but Boaz postures up.
Boaz takes a little break here. Ibu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Boaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Ibu is defending well.
Boaz tries to move to mount but Ibu blocks the move with his legs.

Boaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Boaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Ibu is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boaz works to advance to full mount. Ibu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ibu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Boaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ibu sees it coming and defends easily.
Ibu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ibu trying to control here.
Ibu tries to get to full guard but Boaz has control of the leg.
Boaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ibu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Ibu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ibu won't allow Boaz to pass to mount.
Boaz is trying to control. Ibu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ibu wants to get back to full guard.
Ibu is working hard here to advance position.
Ibu keeping hold of Boaz's head, controlling as best he can.
Boaz wants to free his trapped foot but Ibu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boaz is keen to just control but Ibu is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Koh Ibu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibu throws a head kick but Boaz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Boaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
Boaz swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibu takes a swing at Boaz's ribcage but misses.
Ibu looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
Boaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ibu.
Ibu throws a sloppy head kick
letting Boaz counter with a right hand.
Ibu tries a head kick but it misses.
Boaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Boaz.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Boaz connects with a nice looking jab.

Boaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ibu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Boaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ibu tries to buck Boaz off but Boaz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boaz throws an off balance right hand
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibu defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Ibu misses with a lunging right hand
and Boaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ibu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ibu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Boaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibu misses with an uppercut
and Boaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boaz dips to his left and cracks Ibu with an uppercut!
Boaz throws an overhand right that lands on Ibu's shoulder, as Ibu tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Boaz misses the target.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. Boaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ibu connects with a body shot that sends Boaz's belly button to the back.
Boaz misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ibu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Ibu misses.
Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibu throws a hook but Boaz avoids it easily.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibu.
Ibu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boaz catches Ibu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ibu avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Ibu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ibu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu throws a shot from downtown. Boaz moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz throws a jab when Ibu was well out of range.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Ibu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Boaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boaz thuds a left hand into Ibu's body.
Ibu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boaz.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Boaz swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
Ibu lands a jab.
Ibu swats away the attempt to clinch by Boaz.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Boaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Boaz as he checks the leg kick.
Boaz swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu misses with a straight left.
Ibu tried to score with a low kick but Boaz checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibu.
Boaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Ibu misses.
Ibu throws a jab but it's blocked by Boaz.
Ibu throws a push kick but Boaz slaps the foot to one side.
Boaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibu.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boaz misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ibu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boaz throws a jab when Ibu was well out of range.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
Ibu slips under a jab.
Ibu misses with a body kick.
Ibu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Boaz swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu swings widly with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ibu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ibu's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ibu avoids it really well and circles away.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibu.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boaz throws a hook to the side of Ibu's head but Ibu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boaz throws a hook but Ibu blocks it.
Ibu lands with an uppercut that bounces Boaz off the cage and back into range.
Boaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Ibu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Ibu moves away and avoids it.
Ibu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Ibu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibu looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ibu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.