PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balian Ibelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wan Kenobi
vs
Ibelin

175 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balian Ibelin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenobi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kenobi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ibelin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kenobi.

Ibelin is defending against the submission attempts here by Kenobi.

Kenobi is working for a submission of some sort.

Ibelin actively working from the bottom here.

Kenobi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kenobi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ibelin has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ibelin looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenobi is trying to work for a kimura but Ibelin is defending well.

Kenobi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ibelin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kenobi.

Ibelin looking for submissions off his back.

Ibelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kenobi pulls his head out easily.

Kenobi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ibelin sees it coming and defends easily.
Ibelin wants to improve his position but Kenobi is controlling well.

Ibelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kenobi seems to be working for a kimura but Ibelin defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ibelin looking for submissions off his back.

Kenobi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kenobi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ibelin defends it well.

Kenobi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ibelin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Kenobi is trying to work for a kimura but Ibelin is defending well.

Ibelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kenobi pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ibelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kenobi pulls his head out easily.

Kenobi seems to be looking for submissions.

Kenobi is looking for a kimura but Ibelin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kenobi to get the leverage.

Ibelin looking for submissions off his back.

Ibelin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ibelin looks winded!

Kenobi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kenobi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ibelin defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ibelin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kenobi is looking for a kimura here.

Kenobi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ibelin has managed to free his arm - good work.

Kenobi is working for a submission of some sort.

Kenobi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ibelin defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kenobi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ibelin is just riding it out for now. Kenobi eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ibelin scores with a nice head shot.
Kenobi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibelin connects with the punch.
Donk. Ibelin catches Kenobi right on the button with a cross.

Kenobi clinches up with Ibelin and pushes him back against the ropes.

Kenobi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ibelin uses from the top position.

Ibelin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ibelin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kenobi is looking for a triangle but Ibelin pushes his legs off easily.

Kenobi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kenobi looking for a guillotine here but Ibelin defends easily.

Ibelin drops back looking for a leg! Kenobi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kenobi manages to kick Ibelin off! Ibelin jumps back into Kenobi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenobi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ibelin is aware though and is defending well.

Ibelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ibelin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ibelin seems to have locked his on tight now - Kenobi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ibelin, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Balian Ibelin!
A very excited looking Balian Ibelin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.