PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Bandini (ranked 2187 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 281 p4p, 273 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bandini
vs
Riku

179 cm
32
153
13 - 14 - 0

175 cm
46
163
46 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
SMESH Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandini throws the left hand but Riku avoids the punch easily.
Bandini lands with an overhand left.
Riku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Riku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bandini with a body shot.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bandini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Bandini.
Bandini throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bandini moves in looking to clinch but Riku pushes him off.
Riku throws out a counter right but Bandini avoids it with no problem.
Bandini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riku just manages to avoid it.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
Bandini just misses with a punch to the body.
Riku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riku misses with a wild combination.
It appears Bandini was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riku eats them both and turns towards Bandini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bandini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
Riku replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bandini blocks it well.

Bandini closes the distance and clinches.

Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bandini thows a leg kick but Riku checks it
and Riku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bandini scores with a jab. Riku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
A jab from Bandini does it's job there.
Bandini with a nice calf kick.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Riku didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bandini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riku scrambles back to his feet.
Bandini moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandini throws out a leg kick but Riku moves out of range and Bandini only half commits.
Bandini misses with a low kick as Riku jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bandini.
Jab, jab by Bandini - just one landing.
Riku is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bandini rather than just go for the knockout.
Riku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandini. Bandini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bandini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riku checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Riku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bandini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bandini tries to close the distance and clinch but Riku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riku throws out a counter right but Bandini avoids it with no problem.
Bandini tries to bum rush Riku with a series of wild strikes but Riku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riku lands a jab to the nose.

Bandini drives through and clinches with Riku against the cage.
A short right from Bandini.

Riku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bandini connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bandini with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Riku to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini lands a nice shot that snaps Riku's head back.
Bandini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riku has time to react.
A jab from Bandini does it's job there.
Bandini lunges at Riku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riku's hand.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Riku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Riku jabs Bandini right on the nose. Bandini blinks but takes it well.
Bandini blocks a jab.
Bandini lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bandini lands with a hook. Riku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bandini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riku blocks a leg kick.
Bandini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Bandini misses
and Riku counters with a nice uppercut.

Bandini is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bandini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku scores with a sloppy right hand. Bandini should have avoided that one.
Oh Bandini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lazuran Riku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riku throws an overhand right that drops Bandini like a sack of potatoes! Riku dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.