PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujo Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ibrahimovic
vs
Magas

180 cm
22
213 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

188 cm
22
222 lbs
7 - 2 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mujo Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Magas!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magas misses with a hook. Ibrahimovic ducked under it nicely.
Magas throws a right hand that Ibrahimovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibrahimovic also avoids with ease.
Magas misses with a few strikes there.

Magas rushes Ibrahimovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ibrahimovic lands a body shot.
Ibrahimovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Magas has double underhooks.
Ibrahimovic lands with a short shot to the head.

Ibrahimovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up.
Magas misses with a few strikes there.
Magas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ibrahimovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Magas somewhat.

Ibrahimovic moves into the clinch.
Magas keeps control of Ibrahimovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magas can't find room to land a body shot as Ibrahimovic controls the action.
Magas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ibrahimovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ibrahimovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibrahimovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magas looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibrahimovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Magas counters with a shoot takedown. Ibrahimovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Ibrahimovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ibrahimovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magas on the ground.
Ibrahimovic managing to control the position.
Ibrahimovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magas's guard.
Ibrahimovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Magas is looking for a triangle here but Ibrahimovic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ibrahimovic scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic prevents Magas from escaping the position.
Ibrahimovic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Ibrahimovic stands up and beckons Magas to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Magas misses its intended target.
Magas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ibrahimovic counters with a left and a right that stings Magas.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a right and a left that Magas avoids nicely.
Magas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibrahimovic throws a one two combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magas looking to sit in guard and control but Ibrahimovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to control from the top but Magas keeps moving.

Magas is working an open guard so Ibrahimovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Magas throws a push kick but Ibrahimovic slaps the foot to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Magas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magas.
Ibrahimovic throws a series of punches but Magas avoids them all with ease.
Magas throws a head kick that misses.

Magas gets a takedown into half guard.
Magas thows a huge punch but Ibrahimovic dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magas trying to control from half guard but Ibrahimovic is working away.
Ibrahimovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Magas controlling the action here.
Magas wants to control but Ibrahimovic is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Magas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mujo Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Magas misses with a takedown attempt
and Ibrahimovic counters with a left and a right that stings Magas.
Magas misses with a takedown attempt - Ibrahimovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magas shoots in for a takedown but Ibrahimovic shows good takedown defense.
Mujo Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Magas.
Magas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magas fails with the takedown
and Ibrahimovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magas did well to prevent Ibrahimovic getting side control.
Magas is not content to let Ibrahimovic control the position.

Ibrahimovic stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ibrahimovic looks to land a combination. Magas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibrahimovic has a takedown stuffed.

Ibrahimovic forces Magas back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibrahimovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Magas has clasped his hands together around Ibrahimovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ibrahimovic is looking for a sweep.
Magas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ibrahimovic is avoiding damage well.
Ibrahimovic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Magas working the ground and pound.
Magas landing strikes.
Ibrahimovic is not content to let Magas control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to control but Magas postures up.
Ibrahimovic trying to remain calm as Magas controls from the top position.
Magas misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magas scoring with punches and elbows.
Magas tries to score with some ground and pound. Ibrahimovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ibrahimovic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Magas has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Magas stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibrahimovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Magas clinches up with Ibrahimovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Magas misses with some punches.

Magas breaks from the clinch.
Magas misses with a takedown attempt
and Ibrahimovic counters with a two punch combo.
Magas shoots and misses
and Ibrahimovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Magas really felt that one!
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but Magas moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a right and a left that Magas avoids nicely.
Ibrahimovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ibrahimovic.

Magas feints and as Ibrahimovic raises his hands in defense, Magas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magas preventing the sweep.
Ibrahimovic looking to control.
Magas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magas prevents Ibrahimovic from getting back to his feet.
Magas pushes down on Ibrahimovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mujo Ibrahimovic will probably get the nod.
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.

Ibrahimovic shoots in and drives through. Magas sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Ibrahimovic.
Magas tries for a takedown but Ibrahimovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Magas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Magas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Ibrahimovic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A left and a right from Magas both land. Nice combination.

Ibrahimovic closes the distance and pushes Magas back into the cage.
Ibrahimovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibrahimovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magas lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibrahimovic won't want to take too many of those.
Magas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ibrahimovic's efforts to push away.
Ibrahimovic is trying to force a seperation but Magas has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Magas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magas digs a right hand underneath Ibrahimovic's ribcage. Ibrahimovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ibrahimovic gets underhooks to prevent Magas's takedown attempt.
Magas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahimovic controls his hands.
Magas pushes Ibrahimovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahimovic's elbow.
Ibrahimovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ibrahimovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibrahimovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magas is fending him off so far but Ibrahimovic persists. Nope, Magas circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Ibrahimovic misses.
Magas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ibrahimovic tries to avoid it but Magas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ibrahimovic to the ground. Ibrahimovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mujo Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Magas.
Ibrahimovic misses with a two punch combination.
Magas connects with a high kick.

Magas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Magas in particular looking to stall.
Mike Magas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic pushes Magas off looking to stand but Magas dives back in and keeps control.
Magas wants to take a breather but Ibrahimovic is having none of it.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Magas stands up from half guard.
Magas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibrahimovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magas.
Magas throws a chopping leg kick but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ibrahimovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ibrahimovic as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magas circles away.
A jab from Magas misses.
Magas throws a lazy head kick
and Ibrahimovic counters with a series of strikes. Magas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ibrahimovic ducks under a wild hook from Magas.
Ibrahimovic throws a right and a left that both miss.

Magas closes the distance and clinches.
Magas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic can't break the clinch.

Magas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Magas misses.
Ibrahimovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magas misses with a head kick.
Magas throws a nice looking combination but Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibrahimovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Magas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ibrahimovic. That's going to slow Magas down.
Ibrahimovic throws a series of punches but Magas avoids them all with ease.
Magas misses with a wild body shot.
Magas tries a head kick but it misses.

Ibrahimovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magas, pushing him back against the cage.
Magas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic is trying to break the clinch but Magas is controlling him.

Ibrahimovic breaks the clinch.
Magas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ibrahimovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Magas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahimovic controls his hands.

Ibrahimovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Magas or perhaps it was just good defense by Ibrahimovic which made him look bad.
Mujo Ibrahimovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ibrahimovic pushes Magas up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Magas.
I think Ibrahimovic 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mujo Ibrahimovic!