PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 43 p4p, 6 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Ibu

180 cm
33
154 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
154 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

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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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Ibu misses.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ibu throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ibu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibu. That did some damage!
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man moves out of range as Ibu throws a body kick.
Man tried to counter with a leg kick but Ibu avoided it.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibu works Man's body with a nice hook.
Ibu tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Ibu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ibu's calf.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Ibu off balance momentarily.
Ibu connects with a jab.

It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Ibu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ibu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibu's head backwards.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibu checks a leg kick.
Ibu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man cracks Ibu with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Ibu's leg but Ibu calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Ibu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ibu scores with a body shot.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Ibu counters with a nice body shot.
Ibu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
A left lands for Man.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ibu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibu scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibu.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Ibu moves his leg out of the way.
Ibu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man lunges at Ibu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ibu's hand.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu misses with an uppercut.
Man tries to work over Ibu's front leg with a kick but Ibu checks it.
Ibu misses with a wild body shot.
Ibu punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Ibu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ibu digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ibu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man catches Ibu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibu moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Ibu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Ibu jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man staying out of range there.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ibu stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Man looks to land a right hand but Ibu moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Ibu defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Ibu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibu moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
It appears Man was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ibu swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibu should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fook Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibu can do to turn this around?
Ibu throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Ibu staying out of range there.
Ibu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man tries a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ibu misses.
Ibu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Ibu thuds his right hand into Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu staying out of range there.
Ibu walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Ibu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibu blocks the body kick.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibu tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Man throws a low kick but Ibu moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ibu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Ibu moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Ibu misses with an uppercut.
Man looks to land a body kick but Ibu moved away.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
As Ibu looks to move away, Man throws a big counter combo but Ibu just gets out of the way.
Ibu throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Ibu drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Man.
Ibu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ibu lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Ibu blocks the low kick.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Ibu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man defending well as Ibu loads up on a big left hand.
Man lands with an overhand left.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibu moves away from the strike by Man.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ibu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Ibu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Ibu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibu throws a shot to the body.
Ibu is looking to land body kicks.
Ibu misses with a straight left.
Ibu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ibu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibu on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook.
Ibu feints a counter leg kick.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Ibu throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Ibu only half commits.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ibu checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Ibu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Ibu ducks down to avoid it.
Ibu moves out of range of the body kick.
Ibu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Ibu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ibu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibu scrambles back to his feet.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibu checks it well.
Ibu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man will feel that in the morning.
Ibu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ibu scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man slips a jab from Ibu.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ibu checks a low kick from Man.
Man throws a lazy body kick
and Ibu counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ibu lands a big head kick that sends Man tumbling to the mat! Ibu takes a step backwards and waves Man back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Man is rocked!

Fook Man's cut is getting worse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibu.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man tries to score with a low kick but Ibu moves his leg out of the way.
Ibu slips a straight right by Man.
A leg kick checked by Man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ibu.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man moves away from the strike by Ibu.
Ibu tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man throws a leg kick but Ibu moved away.
Ibu flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Koh Ibu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Man.
Man tries a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
A big left from Man misses.
Jab, jab by Ibu - just one landing.
Ibu misses with a looping right.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ibu lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibu.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a body kick.
Ibu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Man misses.
Man misses with a body shot
and Ibu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ibu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Ibu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ibu counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ibu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Ibu avoids it.
Ibu jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Ibu checks a leg kick.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man misses with a hook.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ibu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Man.
Ibu moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Fook Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ibu scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a leg kick
and Ibu counters with a crisp right that sends Man to the canvas! Ibu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu is the new lightweight champion!
Koh Ibu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.