PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Daewoo Lanos (ranked 6117 p4p, 473 weight class) and Anton Ibarra (ranked 7489 p4p, 530 weight class). Daewoo Lanos is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lanos
vs
Ibarra

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daewoo Lanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra throws a jab but it's blocked by Lanos.
A jab from Ibarra misses.
Lanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibarra.
Lanos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibarra checks it well.
Ibarra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lanos tries to work over Ibarra's front leg with a kick but Ibarra checks it.
Lanos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Davy Jones' Locker in the buildup to the fight.
Ibarra misses the shot to the body.
Lanos with a hook.
Ibarra misses with a few strikes there.

Ibarra clinches with his opponent.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
Ibarra misses with the head strike.
Lanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra digs a right hand into Lanos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lanos's gas tank.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lanos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibarra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibarra connects with a looping right hand.
Lanos punishes Ibarra's body with a nice straight punch.
Ibarra with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra looks to land a left hand but Lanos moved out of range nicely.
Ibarra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lanos throws a leg kick but Ibarra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ibarra misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lanos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lanos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibarra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ibarra wants to clinch.
Ibarra loads up on a big right hand but Lanos slips the punch.
Ibarra throws the left hand but Lanos avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Ibarra.
Ibarra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lanos.
Lanos throws a series of punches but Ibarra moves out of range.
Ibarra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Lanos misses.
Lanos lands a jab to Ibarra's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lanos can pounce on him.
Ibarra throws a body punch but Lanos moves out of range.
Ibarra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanos cracks Ibarra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Lanos backs off Ibarra throws a huge counter combo but Lanos manages to avoid it all.
Lanos lands with a nice body punch.
Lanos tries a head kick but it misses.

Lanos gets tackled into the ropes by Ibarra. Ibarra maintains the clinch.
Lanos misses with the head strike.
Ibarra lands a left hand.
Lanos tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lanos.
Ibarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibarra lands with a left to the head.
Lanos misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lanos scores with a hook to the body.
Lanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Lanos as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lanos.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lanos avoids it.
Lanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Ibarra will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lanos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lanos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibarra tries to clinch but Lanos moves away
and Lanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Ibarra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lanos slips a jab from Ibarra.
Ibarra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibarra throws a looping overhand right but Lanos ducks down to avoid it.
Ibarra looks to throw the jab but Lanos is out of range.
Lanos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Ibarra finds it's way through Lanos's defenses.
Ibarra has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lanos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ibarra has time to react.
Lanos throws a body kick that misses.
Ibarra throws a body punch but Lanos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanos misses with a low kick.
Lanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibarra.
Ibarra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lanos.
Lanos misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibarra blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ibarra is out of range.
Ibarra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ibarra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lanos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ibarra just manages to avoid it.
Ibarra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lanos.
Lanos throws a push kick but Ibarra slaps the foot to one side.
Ibarra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lanos.
Ibarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanos.
Lanos misses with an uppercut. Ibarra saw that one coming.
Lanos 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.
Ibarra slips under a jab.
Lanos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ibarra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lanos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ibarra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anton Ibarra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibarra.
Lanos misses with an uppercut. Ibarra saw that one coming.
Ibarra jabs Lanos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lanos on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ibarra has time to react.
The fighters circling - Ibarra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibarra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lanos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ibarra checks it well.
Lanos misses with a head kick.
Lanos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ibarra.
Ibarra takes a swing at Lanos's ribcage but misses.
Ibarra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Ibarra.
Good standup being displayed there by Ibarra as he connects with a hook.
Ibarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lanos.
A nice side step and Ibarra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lanos feints and then cracks Ibarra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ibarra down.
Ibarra checks a low kick from Lanos.
Ibarra throws the left hand but Lanos avoids the punch easily.
Lanos slips a jab from Ibarra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anton Ibarra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lanos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ibarra throws a hook to the side of Lanos's head but Lanos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lanos misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lanos.
Ibarra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lanos tries a low kick but Ibarra avoids it.
Lanos throws a leg kick but Ibarra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ibarra lands a jab to Lanos's midsection.
Ibarra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibarra throws an overhand right that lands on Lanos's shoulder, as Lanos tries to avoid the shot.
Lanos looks to land a combination but Ibarra avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra swings for the body but Lanos moves out of range.
Ibarra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lanos throws out the jab.
Lanos moves out of range as Ibarra strikes.
Lanos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibarra looks to score with a jab to the body but Lanos is just out of range.

Lanos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lanos dodges an elbow strike from Ibarra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lanos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lanos.
Lanos lands a right hand.
Lanos cracks Ibarra with a nice body shot.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra is working Lanos over against the ropes.
Lanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibarra misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanos tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anton Ibarra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Lanos.
Lanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Lanos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lanos.
A head punch on the inside from Lanos fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Lanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
A head punch on the inside from Lanos fails to land.
Daewoo Lanos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibarra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lanos misses with the head strike.
Lanos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibarra blocking some punches.
Lanos throws a head punch that misses.
Lanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daewoo Lanos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ibarra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ibarra!