PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Ito (ranked 6970 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo IceCreamBar (ranked 4527 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Ito looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ito
vs
IceCreamBar

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazushi Ito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo IceCreamBar!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ito cracks IceCreamBar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
IceCreamBar misses with a takedown
enabling Ito to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Ito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ito.
IceCreamBar fails with the takedown
and Ito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
IceCreamBar has his takedown stuffed
and Ito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kazushi Ito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo IceCreamBar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IceCreamBar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ito counters with a solid body kick.
IceCreamBar fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
IceCreamBar fails with the takedown
and Ito counters with a good low kick that IceCreamBar was not able to check.
IceCreamBar fails with the takedown
and Ito counters with a nice uppercut.
Ito pushes IceCreamBar away with a front kick.
IceCreamBar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Ito.
IceCreamBar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ito counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

IceCreamBar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ito pushes IceCreamBar off looking to stand but IceCreamBar dives back in and keeps control.
Ito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for IceCreamBar on the ground.
IceCreamBar content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that IceCreamBar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IceCreamBar slips a nice elbow through Ito's hands, connecting with Ito's forehead.
IceCreamBar sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
IceCreamBar 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.
IceCreamBar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
IceCreamBar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ito is trying to get back to full guard.
Ito has hold of IceCreamBar's hands but IceCreamBar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IceCreamBar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
IceCreamBar controlling the action here.
IceCreamBar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
IceCreamBar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
IceCreamBar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IceCreamBar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
IceCreamBar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ito is looking to get back to is feet but IceCreamBar passes into side control.
IceCreamBar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ito on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Ito is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
IceCreamBar staying calm.
Oh Ito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
IceCreamBar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ito is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and IceCreamBar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo IceCreamBar!