PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lizandro Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Shirokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lizandro Ibarra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ibarra
vs
Shirokov

190 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lizandro Ibarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrey Shirokov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Ibarra or perhaps it was just good defense by Shirokov which made him look bad.
Shirokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shirokov misses with the combination.
Shirokov scores with a three punch combo!
Ibarra lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Andrey Shirokov has been cut.
Shirokov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Shirokov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shirokov keeps the fight on the outside.
Shirokov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibarra finish him?
Ibarra closes the distance and clinches up with Shirokov, looking for a takedown. Ibarra pushes Shirokov against the cage but Shirokov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shirokov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibarra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shirokov.
Shirokov blocks a head kick by Ibarra.
Ibarra throws a head kick but Shirokov moves out of range.
Ibarra shoots in for a takedown but Shirokov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lizandro Ibarra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirokov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ibarra throws a head kick but Shirokov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Shirokov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shirokov.
The fighters circling - Shirokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shirokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibarra throws a head kick but Shirokov moves out of range.
Ibarra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shirokov.
Shirokov dodges the punch combination from Ibarra.
Ibarra tries for a takedown but Shirokov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andrey Shirokov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibarra throws a series of punches but Shirokov avoids them all with ease.
Shirokov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibarra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirokov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shirokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibarra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shirokov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibarra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirokov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Shirokov lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirokov looks to land a right hand but Ibarra moved out of range.
Ibarra thuds his shin into the meat of Shirokov's side.
Ibarra tries to clinch there but Shirokov circles away.
Ibarra misses with a takedown attempt - Shirokov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shirokov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shirokov drops his hands momentarily and Ibarra needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Shirokov just on the top of the head. Shirokov drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Shirokov - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lizandro Ibarra!
An out of breath Lizandro Ibarra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.