PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ant Liebermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Wibowo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Liebermann
vs
Wibowo

169 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ant Liebermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Liebermann drives through with a takedown into Wibowo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Liebermann has gone for a leg lock! Wibowo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Liebermann's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liebermann is on top in guard.
Liebermann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wibowo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liebermann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Liebermann tries to free his leg and advance position but Wibowo is retaining full guard.
Liebermann slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wibowo throws a sloppy head kick and Liebermann moves out of range easily.
Wibowo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Liebermann blocks the low kick.
Wibowo misses with a combination

so Liebermann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Liebermann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liebermann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wibowo's head.
Liebermann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wibowo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liebermann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ant Liebermann wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Liebermann slips a jab and a cross from Wibowo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Liebermann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Liebermann turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Liebermann tries to score with some ground and pound. Wibowo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Liebermann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wibowo has escaped the position, nice work there.

Liebermann tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liebermann has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liebermann looks up at the clock and then as Wibowo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Liebermann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Liebermann has an Americana. Wibowo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Liebermann is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Liebermann hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ant Liebermann!
After winning the bout, Ant Liebermann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.