PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Cow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Izakawa's chin.

Cow
vs
Izakawa

185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Cow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cow tries to close the distance and clinch but Izakawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cow moves away from the strike by Izakawa.

Izakawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Izakawa has him pressed against the cage.
Izakawa landing knees to the body.
Izakawa has Cow pressed against the cage, preventing Cow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Izakawa avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Izakawa obliges.
Cow tries to score a body lock takedown but Izakawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cow is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Izakawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Izakawa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Izakawa.

Izakawa pulls guard.
Cow trying to control but Izakawa is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Izakawa pushes Cow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cow closes the distance but Izakawa moves to the side
and Izakawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Izakawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Cow.
Cow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Izakawa.
Cow stuffs the takedown attempt from Izakawa. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet.

Izakawa drives through and clinches with Cow against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow has had enough of the clinch but Izakawa keeps him there for the moment.

Izakawa wants the takedown. Cow is fighting it off but Izakawa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cow's guard against the cage.
Cow throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Izakawa won't allow Cow to sweep him here.
Izakawa looking to pass the guard.
Izakawa is looking to stand up but Cow won't let him.
Izakawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cow wants to sweep here but Izakawa controlling him for the moment.

Cow working for submissions but it's allowed Izakawa to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Izakawa closes the distance and pushes Cow back into the cage.

Izakawa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cow uses from the top position.

Izakawa pushes Cow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Izakawa rushes Cow and presses him up against the cage.
Izakawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cow's defenses.
Izakawa gets underhooks to prevent Cow's takedown attempt.
Cow is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Izakawa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Izakawa manages to end up in side control.
Cow struggling a bit here.
Cow looking for a sweep but Izakawa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cow tries to hold on but Izakawa postures up.
Izakawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Izakawa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cow is now in Izakawa's guard. A big mistake from Izakawa there, giving up the dominant position!

Izakawa kicks Cow off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Izakawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Izakawa moves into range and clinches up with Cow.
Cow tries to break free but Izakawa pushes him back against the cage.
Izakawa goes for a takedown attempt but Cow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Izakawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Izakawa.
Cow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Izakawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cow wants to break free but Izakawa has control.
Cow can't break the clinch.
Cow takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Simon Cow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izakawa.
Izakawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cow's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Cow.
Cow swings wildly with an uppercut but Izakawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cow is trying to force a seperation but Izakawa has the dominant position.
Izakawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Izakawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Izakawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Izakawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Izakawa lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Izakawa.
Izakawa stalling against the cage.
Izakawa lands an elbow inside.
Cow being controlled against the cage.
Izakawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izakawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cow's efforts to push away.
Cow working hard to break the clinch.

Izakawa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Izakawa.
Cow wants to get back to full guard.
Cow taking some punishment here, with Izakawa in his half guard.
Cow is trying to escape back to his feet but Izakawa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Izakawa's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow wants to control but Izakawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cow is trying to stand back up but Izakawa is controlling him
Izakawa controlling the action here.
Izakawa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cow is refusing to be controlled, as Izakawa sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cow is pressing down on Izakawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Izakawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Izakawa dives in and grabs Cow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cow pushes down on Izakawa's head and hops out.
Izakawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izakawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cow manages to avoid it.
Izakawa shoots in and drives through. Cow sprawls well.
Cow doesn't manage to clinch there - Izakawa circles away.
Cow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Izakawa tried to score with a low kick but Cow checks it.
A nice combination there by Cow.
Cow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Izakawa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cow really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Izakawa as Cow shoots in.

Izakawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cow tries to roll over but Izakawa keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cow controls his leg.
Cow moves into full guard.
Izakawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Cow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cow can't keep his opponent in guard - Izakawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cow is not content to let Izakawa control the position.
Cow wants to control but Izakawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Izakawa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cow throws a strike from the bottom but Izakawa passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow gets back to half guard.
Johnny Izakawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izakawa is looking to take a break and control but Cow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Izakawa stands up out of the half guard.
Cow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Izakawa gets a clinch.
Izakawa landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Izakawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Izakawa manages to pull guard.
Izakawa has his hands on Cow's head, controlling the position.
Izakawa is trying to control the position but Cow postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Cow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Izakawa 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Izakawa!