PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Filip Mirkovic (ranked 6825 p4p, 7739 weight class) and Anton Ibarra (ranked 516 p4p, 547 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Mirkovic
vs
Ibarra

178 cm
19
145
0 - 4 - 0

168 cm
19
145
3 - 2 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Groove Gear
Altitude Clothing

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Mirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra misses with a wild body shot.
Ibarra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibarra has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ibarra is looking to chop away at Mirkovic's legs.
Mirkovic checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ibarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibarra.
Mirkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ibarra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mirkovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ibarra has a couple of punches blocked by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Ibarra.
Ibarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibarra is leaning against Mirkovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mirkovic tries to circle away but Ibarra has him pinned against the ropes.
Ibarra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ibarra.
Ibarra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ibarra lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Ibarra.
A short right from Ibarra on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ibarra.
Ibarra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibarra avoids a wild elbow strike from Mirkovic.
Ibarra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mirkovic is breathing heavily.
Ibarra lands a shot to the body.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra pushes Mirkovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ibarra.
Still in the clinch, Ibarra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibarra lands with a left to the head.

Mirkovic is rocked!
Ibarra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Mirkovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirkovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Ibarra gets an underhook and turns Mirkovic into the ropes.
Mirkovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibarra cracks Mirkovic with a nice body shot.
Ibarra digs a right hand underneath Mirkovic's ribcage. Mirkovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ibarra lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Ibarra on the inside.
Ibarra digs a right hand underneath Mirkovic's ribcage. Mirkovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Ibarra as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Ibarra.
Mirkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ibarra scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibarra throws an elbow that misses.
Ibarra pushes Mirkovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ibarra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ibarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibarra lands a body shot.
A short left from Ibarra.
Ibarra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ibarra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ibarra pushes Mirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibarra works on Mirkovic's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibarra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibarra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibarra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibarra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirkovics head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ibarra dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mirkovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Ibarra. Beautiful body shot.
Mirkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mirkovic is looking to clinch.
Ibarra wants to counter the offense by Mirkovic and move into the clinch position.

Ibarra moves into the clinch.
Ibarra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirkovic backwards.
Anton Ibarra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ibarra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mirkovic backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mirkovic backwards.
Ibarra cracks Mirkovic with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Mirkovic goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Mirkovic wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anton Ibarra!