PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Van Gaal
vs
Ibu

170 cm
23
167 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
159 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

RAGS of a RONIN
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Van Gaal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu wants to slow Van Gaal down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Gaal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ibu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Gaal misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Ibu there.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
Ibu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Van Gaal tries to keep at a distance but Ibu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibu prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gaal as Ibu tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
A short left from Van Gaal.
A body shot lands from Ibu.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Ibu controls the action.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ibu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ibu.
Ibu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ibu lands a shot to the body.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands with a right to the head.
Ibu is leaning against Van Gaal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibu tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibu.
Van Gaal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
Ibu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gaal's elbow.
Van Gaal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibu tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands with a right to the head.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibu.
Ibu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu tries to stall but Van Gaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.
Ibu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibu digs a right hand into Van Gaal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Gaal's gas tank.
Ibu lands with a right to the head.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibu lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ibu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibu taking a breather.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu dominated that round.
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.

Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Ibu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gaal doesn't seem phased though.

Ibu moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gaal as Ibu tries to tie him up.
Ibu lands a right hand.
Ibu stalling in the clinch but Van Gaal improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ibu on the inside.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ibu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gaal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ibu.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu stalls.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koh Ibu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ibu has Van Gaal pushed against the ropes.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Ibu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibu has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Ibu.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Van Gaal stalling.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Ibu trying to stall but Van Gaal improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Gaal up against the ropes.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands a right hand.
Ibu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal pushes Ibu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibu.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu trying to control the position but instead, Van Gaal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibu into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Ibu avoiding damage.
Ibu tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu is leaning against Van Gaal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jab, jab by Ibu - just one landing.
Van Gaal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibu.
Ibu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gaal.
Ibu scores with a shot to the body.

Ibu rushes Van Gaal and presses him up against the ropes.
Ibu is stalling here.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Ibu tries to stall but Van Gaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Ibu presses Van Gaal against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.
Ibu looking to stall.
Ibu misses with some punches.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Ibu trying to stall but Van Gaal improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu scores with a hook to the body.
Ibu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Ibu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gaal works on Ibu's body with a couple of short punches.
Ibu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ibu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Gaals head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ibu fails to land.
Ibu tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Ibu back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gaal as Ibu tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu really dominated that round.
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.

Ibu throws a body kick that misses.
Ibu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Gaal moves forwards but Ibu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Gaal scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Van Gaal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
Ibu misses with a low kick.
Ibu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that Ibu semi-blocks.

It looks like Koh Ibu has been cut.
Van Gaal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibu tries to counter with a clinch but Van Gaal shakes him off and moves away.
Van Gaal cracks a nice hook into Ibu's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal cracks Ibu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ibu lands a body shot.
Van Gaal throws a lazy head kick
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Gaal tried to score with a low kick but Ibu checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Van Gaal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Gaal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Gaal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ibu's hands.

Ibu tries to keep at a distance but Van Gaal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibu wants to stall.
Ibu stalling in the clinch but Van Gaal improves position.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Van Gaal presses Ibu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibu wants to stall.
Van Gaal is looking to control Ibu's arms but Ibu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Gaal has his back to the ropes.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ibu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibu throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal tries to stall but Ibu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ibu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Gaal lands with a left to the head.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibu.
Ibu blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Ibu looking to stall.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Ibu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Ibu.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Gaal pushes Ibu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Ibu to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibu as Van Gaal tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ibu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal tries a body shot but Ibu blocks it.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Koh Ibu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Van Gaal misses with a body kick.
Van Gaal connects with the punch.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gaal.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Ibu misses its intended target.
Ibu scores with a nice strike.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick but Ibu moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Gaal.
Ibu looks for the body kick but Van Gaal saw that one coming.
Ibu throws a body punch but Van Gaal moves out of range.
Van Gaal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ibu jabs Van Gaal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ibu avoids the head kick by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ibu on the side of the head.

Van Gaal gets tackled into the ropes by Ibu. Ibu maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Van Gaal.
Ibu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gaal's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Ibu trying to stall but Van Gaal improves his position.
Ibu lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibu as Van Gaal tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Ibu.
A hook to the body from Ibu.
Ibu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibu stalling in the clinch but Van Gaal improves position.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu wants to stall.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Ibu.
Well,Van Gaal is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Ibu tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Ibu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarence Van Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal is working Ibu over against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ibu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ibu.
Van Gaal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Ibu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gaal.
Ibu tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibu.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibu.
A short right from Ibu on the inside.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
A short right from Ibu on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ibu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ibu gets through Van Gaal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Koh Ibu!

Koh Ibu wins by unanimous decision!
Koh Ibu is the new lightweight champion!
Koh Ibu gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).