PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Atep Of Indonesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Gibroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Of Indonesia
vs
Gibroni

181 cm
22
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atep Of Indonesia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Gibroni!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibroni shoots in but no luck this time.
Of Indonesia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gibroni backs up against the cage.
Gibroni tries for a takedown but Of Indonesia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Of Indonesia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibroni missing with a left hand there. Of Indonesia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gibroni moves in looking to clinch but Of Indonesia pushes him off.
Gibroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Indonesia.
Of Indonesia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Of Indonesia clinches up with Gibroni and pushes him back against the cage.
Of Indonesia wants a takedown.
Of Indonesia misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibroni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Of Indonesia drags the fight down to the ground.
Gibroni prevents Of Indonesia from getting back to his feet.
Gibroni pushes down on Of Indonesia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Of Indonesia is trying to stand.
Gibroni is taking a breather. Of Indonesia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Gibroni escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibroni. Gibroni gets slowly back to his feet.
Atep Of Indonesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Gibroni.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch there but Gibroni circles away.
Of Indonesia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibroni misses with a double jab

and Of Indonesia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Of Indonesia.
Of Indonesia misses with a knee to the head.
Of Indonesia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Of Indonesia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Of Indonesia can't break the clinch.
Gibroni is working for takedown but Of Indonesia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Of Indonesia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Of Indonesia tries a knee to the head but Gibroni blocks it.
Gibroni tries to pull guard but Of Indonesia won't allow it.
Of Indonesia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gibroni pulls Of Indonesia into guard.
Of Indonesia postures up.
Gibroni looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gibroni is on top in guard.
Gibroni stops Of Indonesia from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gibroni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gibroni wants to pass the guard but Of Indonesia is keeping the position.
Gibroni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Of Indonesia keeping moving, preventing Gibroni from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Atep Of Indonesia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Of Indonesia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gibroni counters with a solid body kick.
Of Indonesia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Of Indonesia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibroni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Of Indonesia's waist but Of Indonesia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gibroni off to one side.
Gibroni misses with a double jab

and Of Indonesia moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibroni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibroni is breathing heavily.
Of Indonesia wants to break free but Gibroni has control.
Of Indonesia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Gibroni has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Of Indonesia regains guard immediately.
Of Indonesia wants to stand and escape but Gibroni is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Indonesia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gibroni trying to control but Of Indonesia is working from the bottom.

Gibroni stands up and waves to Of Indonesia to follow him.
Of Indonesia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gibroni shoots in but no luck this time.
Of Indonesia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch but Gibroni moves out of range.
Gibroni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Of Indonesia lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Of Indonesia!
Of Indonesia doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibroni circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibroni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Indonesia misses with a knee strike.
Of Indonesia tries to land a knee to the head but Gibroni blocks with his arms.
Of Indonesia tries for a takedown but Gibroni manages to get underhooks.
Of Indonesia misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Of Indonesia.

Gibroni is trying to trip Of Indonesia. He has hold of a leg but Of Indonesia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gibroni persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gibroni trying to control but Of Indonesia is working from the bottom.
Gibroni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Indonesia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gibroni controlling from the top position.
Of Indonesia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibroni on the ground.
Gibroni wants to pass the guard but Of Indonesia is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibroni controls from within his opponent's guard.

Gibroni decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Gibroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gibroni.
Gibroni tries to clinch

and Of Indonesia moves into the clinch.
Of Indonesia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gibroni smiles and moves away.
Gibroni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Of Indonesia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibroni shoots in and drives through. Of Indonesia sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Gibroni or perhaps it was just good defense by Of Indonesia which made him look bad.
Atep Of Indonesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Gibroni.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch but Gibroni is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibroni tries to land a body kick
and Of Indonesia counters with a head kick.
Gibroni misses with a jab to the body
and Of Indonesia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gibroni fails with the takedown.
Gibroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Of Indonesia throws a series of strikes that have Gibroni backpedaling.
Gibroni tries to clinch there but Of Indonesia circles away.
Of Indonesia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibroni tries to clinch

and Of Indonesia moves into the clinch.
Of Indonesia with a knee to the head.
Of Indonesia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Of Indonesia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Of Indonesia misses with a knee strike.
Gibroni looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibroni prevents Of Indonesia from breaking the clinch.
Gibroni goes for a takedown in the clinch but Of Indonesia prevents it.
Of Indonesia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Of Indonesia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibroni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Of Indonesia as he jumps to the side.
Of Indonesia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Of Indonesia misses with a wild combination.
Gibroni misses with a leg kick
and Of Indonesia counters with a three punch combo that has Gibroni backing up. Gibroni nods at Of Indonesia to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan Gibroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Of Indonesia. No joy for Gibroni on that attempt.

Of Indonesia gets caught flat footed, as Gibroni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibroni stops Of Indonesia from standing up.
Gibroni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gibroni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gibroni stands up from Of Indonesia's guard - Gibroni perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gibroni misses with a kick to the body

and Of Indonesia counters by clinching up.

Gibroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Indonesia avoids the body shot from Gibroni.
Gibroni looks to throw a body kick

and Of Indonesia counters by moving into the clinch.

Gibroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Gibroni or perhaps it was just good defense by Of Indonesia which made him look bad.
Atep Of Indonesia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Of Indonesia tries to clinch but Gibroni is having none of it.
Gibroni fails to land the takedown.
Of Indonesia looks to land a combination but Gibroni avoids it well.
Of Indonesia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gibroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Of Indonesia counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atep Of Indonesia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Of Indonesia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atep Of Indonesia!