PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Manuel Ibanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onishikura Hatsubareda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibanez comes to the cage accompanied by Thrift Shop (ft. Wanz) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manuel Ibanez
vs
Hatsubareda

192 cm
18
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Manuel Ibanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Onishikura Hatsubareda!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ibanez drops Hatsubareda with a nice combination! Ibanez dives into Hatsubareda's guard, looking to finish!

Hatsubareda is rocked!

It looks like Onishikura Hatsubareda has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hatsubareda trying to keep a closed guard but Ibanez is proving a slippery customer.
Hatsubareda is still in real trouble! Can Ibanez finish him?
Ibanez with a nice head shot there.
Hatsubareda wants to sweep here but Ibanez controlling him for the moment.
Hatsubareda seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatsubareda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hatsubareda wants to stand up but Ibanez is controlling him.
Ibanez sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatsubareda cracks Ibanez with an open hand slap.
Ibanez looks to land a combination but Hatsubareda avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibanez. Hatsubareda does a little dance to reset his feet.

Ibanez clinches up against the cage.
Hatsubareda can't break the clinch.
Ibanez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ibanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatsubareda avoids the body shot from Ibanez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatsubareda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibanez misses with an uppercut.
Ibanez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Ibanez. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ibanez forces Hatsubareda back against the cage and clinches.
Ibanez prevents Hatsubareda from breaking the clinch.

Ibanez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatsubareda misses the jab.
Ibanez throws an overhand right that lands on Hatsubareda's shoulder, as Hatsubareda tries to avoid the shot.
Hatsubareda avoids the body shot from Ibanez.
Ibanez moves away from the strike by Hatsubareda.
Hatsubareda looks winded!
Ibanez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatsubareda misses with a hook. Ibanez ducked under it nicely.
Ibanez throws out a loose jab but Hatsubareda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibanez throws a series of punches but Hatsubareda avoids them all with ease.
Hatsubareda looks to land a right hand but Ibanez moved out of range.

Ibanez instigates a clinch.

Ibanez breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hatsubareda. Those never looked like landing.
Hatsubareda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibanez looks to throw the jab but Hatsubareda is out of range.
Ibanez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ibanez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibanez misses with a double jab.
Ibanez misses with a body shot.
Ibanez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatsubareda.
Hatsubareda lands with a shot to the body.
Ibanez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Francisco Manuel Ibanez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Hatsubareda.

Hatsubareda gets tackled into the cage by Ibanez. Ibanez maintains the clinch.
Ibanez prevents Hatsubareda from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ibanez.
Hatsubareda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibanez has him pressed against the cage.

Ibanez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatsubareda scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez lands with a cross.
Hatsubareda tries to clinch there but Ibanez circles away.
Hatsubareda darts in trying to clinch
and Ibanez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibanez ducks under a wild hook from Hatsubareda.
Ibanez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatsubareda in his tracks.

Ibanez takes the fight into the clinch.
Ibanez controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatsubareda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibanez is working Hatsubareda over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Manuel Ibanez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onishikura Hatsubareda's cut.
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.

Ibanez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibanez misses with an uppercut. Hatsubareda saw that one coming.
Ibanez throws a shot from downtown. Hatsubareda moves away and avoids it.
Ibanez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatsubareda counters with a nice body shot.
Hatsubareda throws a hook but Ibanez blocks it.
Hatsubareda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibanez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatsubareda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibanez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatsubareda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibanez throws a jab when Hatsubareda was well out of range.
Hatsubareda is looking to clinch but Ibanez is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibanez looks to land a right hand but Hatsubareda moved out of range.

Hatsubareda gets tackled into the cage by Ibanez. Ibanez maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ibanez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatsubareda throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibanez.
Hatsubareda is trying to force a seperation but Ibanez has the dominant position.
Hatsubareda is trying to break the clinch but Ibanez has him pressed against the cage.
Hatsubareda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibanez scores with a shot to the side of Hatsubareda's head.
Ibanez scores with a shot to the side of Hatsubareda's head.
Hatsubareda is trying to push Ibanez away but Ibanez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hatsubareda tries to break the clinch but Ibanez is controlling the position.
Hatsubareda tries to break free but Ibanez pushes him back against the cage.
Ibanez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibanez pushes Hatsubareda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatsubareda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibanez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hatsubareda working hard to break the clinch.
Hatsubareda has had enough of the clinch but Ibanez keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez stalling against the cage.
Hatsubareda tries to throw a body punch but Ibanez avoids it by throwing Hatsubareda back against the cage.
Ibanez blocks a body shot from Hatsubareda.
Ibanez scores with a hook to the body.
Ibanez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibanez has Hatsubareda pushed against the cage.
Hatsubareda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hatsubareda tries to circle away but Ibanez has him pinned against the cage.
Hatsubareda working hard to break the clinch.
Hatsubareda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Ibanez to work.
Ibanez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez keeps control of Hatsubareda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ibanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibanez moves forwards but Hatsubareda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hatsubareda lands with a good body shot.
Ibanez misses with a wild body shot.
Ibanez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibanez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatsubareda misses the jab.
Ibanez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatsubareda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatsubareda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatsubareda.
Ibanez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hatsubareda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibanez.
Hatsubareda lands a slapping body shot.
Hatsubareda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibanez throws a right hand that Hatsubareda ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatsubareda also avoids with ease.
Francisco Manuel Ibanez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatsubareda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibanez.
Ibanez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatsubareda tries to clinch
and Ibanez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ibanez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Francisco Manuel Ibanez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onishikura Hatsubareda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nice shot by Ibanez.
Ibanez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatsubareda.

Ibanez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ibanez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibanez scores with a hook to the body.
Hatsubareda stalling in the clinch but Ibanez improves position.
Ibanez scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ibanez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hatsubareda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibanez scores with a shot to the side of Hatsubareda's head.
Hatsubareda is trying to force a seperation but Ibanez has the dominant position.

Ibanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Ibanez - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ibanez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatsubareda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibanez counters with a two punch combo.
Ibanez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ibanez closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Ibanez closes the distance and pushes Hatsubareda back into the cage.

Ibanez manages to break the clinch.
Ibanez lands with a nice body punch.
Hatsubareda is looking to clinch but Ibanez is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibanez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibanez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hatsubareda misses with a hook. Ibanez ducked under it nicely.
Onishikura Hatsubareda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatsubareda tries to clinch but Ibanez moves out of range.
Ibanez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ibanez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatsubareda.
Hatsubareda tries to clinch up.

Ibanez closes the distance and clinches.
Ibanez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibanez prevents Hatsubareda from breaking the clinch.
Hatsubareda is trying to push Ibanez away but Ibanez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ibanez breaks the clinch.
Hatsubareda throws a shot from downtown. Ibanez moves away and avoids it.
Ibanez throws a body punch but Hatsubareda moves out of range.

Ibanez pushes Hatsubareda up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatsubareda working hard to break the clinch.

Ibanez breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Ibanez misses.
Hatsubareda connects with a nice looking jab.
Hatsubareda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatsubareda is looking to clinch but Ibanez is avoiding it.
Ibanez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatsubareda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ibanez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibanez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibanez ducks under a wild hook from Hatsubareda.
Hatsubareda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibanez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatsubareda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatsubareda tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibanez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibanez connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez misses with a straight right.
Ibanez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hatsubareda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatsubareda lands with an uppercut that bounces Ibanez off the cage and back into range.
Ibanez missing with a left hand there. Hatsubareda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Hatsubareda coming out on top.
Ibanez lands an overhand right.
Hatsubareda misses with a double jab
and Ibanez counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibanez throws a hook but Hatsubareda avoids it easily.
Ibanez lands a body shot.
Ibanez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ibanez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Manuel Ibanez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibanez 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Manuel Ibanez!
A victorious Francisco Manuel Ibanez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.