PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Azzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragna Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azzuri comes to the ring accompanied by Fuck The Enemy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Azzuri
vs
Kisaragi

188 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
218 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Azzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragna Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzuri misses with a two punch combination.
Azzuri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Azzuri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kisaragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Azzuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kisaragi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kisaragi prevents Azzuri from getting back to his feet.
Kisaragi postures up in Azzuri's guard and throws a big left but Azzuri blocks it.
Kisaragi connects with a couple of short punches.
Azzuri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kisaragi.
Azzuri wants to stand but Kisaragi is controlling the position.
Kisaragi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azzuri is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzuri trying to control the position.
Kisaragi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azzuri is keeping the position for now.
Kisaragi slips nicely into half guard.
Kisaragi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kisaragi is stalling here. Azzuri is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kisaragi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Azzuri has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kisaragi tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Azzuri decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kisaragi to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Azzuri.
Azzuri scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kisaragi misses.
Azzuri throws a hook but Kisaragi blocks it.
Azzuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisaragi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azzuri throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Azzuri misses the target.
Ricardo Azzuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azzuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kisaragi.
Azzuri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Ragna Kisaragi has been cut.
Azzuri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi checks a leg kick.
Azzuri digs a good body shot into Kisaragi's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Kisaragi blocks the low kick.
Kisaragi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kisaragi looks gassed!
Azzuri lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Azzuri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azzuri tried to score with a low kick but Kisaragi checks it.
Azzuri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azzuri takes a swing at Kisaragi's ribcage but misses.
Azzuri looks to land a left hand but Kisaragi moved out of range nicely.
Azzuri throws the left hand but Kisaragi avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azzuri throws a big shot that misses.
Kisaragi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kisaragi.
Azzuri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azzuri looks to throw the jab but Kisaragi is out of range.
Kisaragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Azzuri's waist but Azzuri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kisaragi off to one side.
Ricardo Azzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragna Kisaragi.
Kisaragi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kisaragi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Azzuri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Azzuri controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Azzuri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragna Kisaragi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Azzuri dips to his left and cracks Kisaragi with an uppercut!
Azzuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kisaragi slips under a jab.
Ragna Kisaragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kisaragi shoots in and drives through. Azzuri sprawls well.
Ricardo Azzuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Azzuri misses the target.
Kisaragi ducks under a wild hook from Azzuri.
Azzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kisaragi was well out of range. Poor timing from Azzuri.
Azzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azzuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Kisaragi.
Azzuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kisaragi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azzuri.
Nice takedown defense from Azzuri. No joy for Kisaragi on that attempt.
Ricardo Azzuri is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzuri throws a jab when Kisaragi was well out of range.
Azzuri cracks Kisaragi with an open hand slap.

That has opened up Ragna Kisaragi's cut even more.
Azzuri missing with a left hand there. Kisaragi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azzuri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kisaragi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azzuri is trying to defend but Kisaragi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kisaragi is pressing down on Azzuri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Azzuri is holding on for now.
Kisaragi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kisaragi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azzuri's head.

Kisaragi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Azzuri doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kisaragi.
Kisaragi is breathing heavily.
Azzuri is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri trying to control but Kisaragi postures up.
Azzuri is trying to stand back up but Kisaragi is controlling him
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Azzuri tried to score with a low kick but Kisaragi checks it.

Kisaragi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Azzuri was covering up waiting for the punch and Kisaragi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kisaragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri keeping moving, preventing Kisaragi from controlling successfully.
Azzuri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kisaragi on the ground.
Kisaragi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azzuri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Azzuri controlling Kisaragi's posture.
Kisaragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Azzuri wants to stand up but Kisaragi is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kisaragi shoots in and drives through. Azzuri sprawls well.
Ricardo Azzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragna Kisaragi.

Kisaragi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kisaragi is looking to pass Azzuri's guard but actually Azzuri recovers to full guard.
Azzuri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kisaragi trying to control but Azzuri is working from the bottom.
Azzuri keeping full guard, as Kisaragi tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Azzuri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ragna Kisaragi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Azzuri stuffs the takedown attempt from Kisaragi. Kisaragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Azzuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Kisaragi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azzuri pinned against the cage. Azzuri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kisaragi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azzuri throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azzuri throws the left hand but Kisaragi avoids the punch easily.
Kisaragi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Azzuri defends it nicely.
Ricardo Azzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragna Kisaragi.
A big left from Kisaragi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kisaragi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kisaragi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azzuri lands a head shot.
Azzuri sizes up Kisaragi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kisaragi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azzuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azzuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Kisaragi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

The cut above Ragna Kisaragi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kisaragi slips a jab from Azzuri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azzuri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri misses with a leg kick.

Azzuri drops Kisaragi with a beautiful combination! Kisaragi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Azzuri is looking for the KO!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragna Kisaragi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Azzuri!