PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the ring accompanied by I Can't Think- Whole Wheat Bread. Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Gwegowy East could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's chin.

East
vs
Chibuzo Ihejirika

190 cm
25
194 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

162 cm
29
195 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwegowy East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by East.
East tries to bum rush Ihejirika with a series of wild strikes but Ihejirika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ihejirika looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ihejirika tries to clinch but East moves out of range.

East shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ihejirika is trying to defend but East finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ihejirika should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ihejirika tries to kick East off but East keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
East stalling.
East missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
East looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ihejirika has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
East is nestled in close to Ihejirika, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
East is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
East working over Ihejirika with some ground and pound. Ihejirika looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
East working over Ihejirika with some ground and pound. Ihejirika looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
East content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
East is nestled in close to Ihejirika, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. East connects with a nice short shot to Ihejirika's temple.
Ihejirika looks winded!
East lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
East working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Ihejirika is rocked!
East looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
East is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ihejirika is still in real trouble! Can East finish him?
East will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
East lands strikes from half guard.
Ihejirika wants to get back to full guard but East has passed into side control.
East has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ihejirika is trying to escape the position but East is controlling the position.
East is working Ihejirika over with some ground and pound from side control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ihejirika has eaten all the pies!
East lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Ihejirika! East senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Ihejirika out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gwegowy East!
Gwegowy East gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).