PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 81 p4p, 6 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 198 p4p, 12 weight class). Ibu has chosen B DASH - WATER POW as his entrance music. Samak Ruenroeng had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ruenroeng
vs
Ibu

170 cm
29
144 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

175 cm
33
132 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Ibu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ibu down.
Ibu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ibu lands a head kick!
Ruenroeng wants to slow Ibu down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Ibu throws out a powerful jab.
Ruenroeng avoids the head kick by Ibu.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ibu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibu digs a good body shot into Ruenroeng's ribs.
Ibu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ruenroeng walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick as Ibu jumps back.
Ruenroeng wants to slow Ibu down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruenroeng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ibu scores with a nice strike.
Ibu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Ibu.
Ibu throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ibu blocks the low kick.
Ruenroeng is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ibu.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Ibu's front leg with a kick but Ibu checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibu! But no joy.
Ruenroeng shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruenroeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
Ibu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruenroeng cracks a nice hook into Ibu's ribs.
Ruenroeng is looking to slow Ibu down with leg kicks.
Ruenroeng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ibu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibu lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibu blocks the leg kick.
Ruenroeng blocks a leg kick.
Ibu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng scores with the left hand. Ibu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ibu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruenroeng thumps Ibu with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Ruenroeng.
Ibu checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick aimed at Ibu's knee but Ibu avoids it well.
Ibu throws a solid leg kick but Ruenroeng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibu.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruenroeng's sensitive parts.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibu circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Ibu as he connects with a hook.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu tried to score with a low kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ibu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
Ibu throws a push kick but Ruenroeng slaps the foot to one side.
Ibu misses with a straight left.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.
Ruenroeng tests Ibu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruenroeng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibu is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ibu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruenroeng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ibu is out of range and Ruenroeng settles back down.
Ibu tries a low kick but Ruenroeng avoids it.
Ibu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibu thumps Ruenroeng with a low kick.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruenroeng.
Nice body punch from Ibu.
Ruenroeng cracks the inside of Ibu's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Ruenroeng misses.
Ibu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Ibu is having none of it.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibu.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot.
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu tries to clinch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ibu finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruenroeng's head.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibu tries a quick counter leg kick but Ruenroeng is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws out a powerful jab.
Ibu misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Ibu.
Ibu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Ibu misses.
Ibu throws a leg kick that misses.
Ibu throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick.
Ibu blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ibu misses with a body kick.
Ibu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ibu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ibu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ibu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruenroeng had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ibu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ibu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibu is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koh Ibu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ibu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ibu connects with a right hand. Ruenroeng shakes it off.
Ibu throws a low kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibu circles away.
Ibu throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Ibu works Ruenroeng's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a looping left.
Ibu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruenroeng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibu checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut.
Ibu is looking to slow Ruenroeng down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Ibu as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibu misses with a looping right.
Ibu misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
Ruenroeng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruenroeng throws a chopping leg kick but Ibu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Ibu throws a big shot that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ruenroeng might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ibu is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
Ibu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Ibu moves out of range.
Ruenroeng is looking to wear down Ibu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibu.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ibu.
Good work by Ibu as he checks the leg kick.
Ibu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibu, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Ibu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ibu misses with a kick to the body.
Ibu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruenroeng is out of range and Ibu settles back down.
Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibu throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng tries a low kick but Ibu avoids it.
Ibu lands a head shot.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruenroeng moves out of range as Ibu strikes.
Ruenroeng throws a front kick that sends Ibu stumbling back into the cage.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibu circles away.
Ruenroeng misses the jab.
Ibu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A clash of legs there as Ibu blocks the low kick.
Ibu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ibu scores with a head kick.
Ruenroeng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibu checks a leg kick.
Ibu throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng throws a solid leg kick but Ibu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruenroeng.
Ibu blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Ibu misses.
Ruenroeng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Ibu wants to slow Ruenroeng down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibu checks a low kick from Ruenroeng.
It seemed like Ibu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruenroeng takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ibu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu checks a low kick from Ruenroeng.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibu! But no joy.
Ruenroeng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruenroeng throws a shot from downtown. Ibu moves away and avoids it.
Ibu avoids a kick to the body.
Ibu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruenroeng lands with an overhand left.
Ruenroeng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ibu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruenroeng drops his hands momentarily and Ibu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Ruenroeng.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ibu, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ibu cracks Ruenroeng with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot that sends Ibu's belly button to the back.
Ibu throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
As Ibu tries to get set, Ruenroeng tries to push him back and clinch up but Ibu manages to avoid the attempt.
Ibu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruenroeng throws out the jab.
Ibu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ibu throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Ibu.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Ruenroeng 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ibu with a hook.
Ibu throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.

Ruenroeng pushes Ibu up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibu.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibu avoids the damage to the body.
Ibu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands with a right to the head.
Ibu tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ibu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng gets through Ibu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibu.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibu's elbow.

Ibu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruenroeng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but Ibu saw it coming and moves away.
Ibu throws a body kick that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ibu thinking.
Ibu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ibu catches Ruenroeng with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruenroeng tried to score with a low kick but Ibu checks it.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Ibu looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ibu tried to score with a low kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ruenroeng appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ibu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibu misses the shot to the body.
Ibu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Ibu scores with the left hand. Ruenroeng knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Ibu misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng cracks Ibu with an open hand slap.
Ibu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruenroeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Ibu.
Ibu tries to work over Ruenroeng's front leg with a kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ibu tries to clinch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ibu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruenroeng eats them both and turns towards Ibu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by clinching up but Ibu breaks away and moves out of range.
Ibu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibu. That did some damage!
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a low kick but Ibu moves his leg out of the way.
Ibu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruenroeng misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Ibu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Ibu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibu avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Ibu moves out of range.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibu.
Ruenroeng moves out of range as Ibu throws a body kick.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ibu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ibu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
Ibu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibu scores with a hook.
Ibu throws a series of punches but Ruenroeng avoids them all with ease.
Ibu throws a low kick but Ruenroeng avoids it.
Ibu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ibu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Ibu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruenroeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
Ruenroeng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Ibu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left lands for Ibu.
Ibu throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range.
Ibu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ibu connects with a leg kick. Ruenroeng looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koh Ibu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibu throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Ibu.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Ibu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruenroeng.
Ibu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ruenroeng gets a clinch.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Ibu working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ibu fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ibu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koh Ibu!
After the fight, Koh Ibu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.