PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oni Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satoshi Ishii had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ishii
vs
Black

185 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Fugly Face Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oni Black!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black wants to clinch.
Oni Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black tries to clinch but Ishii is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ishii is defended easily by Black.
Black wants to clinch.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Ishii. Ishii gets slowly back to his feet.

Black darts in and clinches Ishii up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Ishii looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Ishii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Black connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
A knee to the head by Black.
A knee to the head by Black.
Ishii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Black leaning his opponent against the cage.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the cage.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black landing knees to the head.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ishii letting Black take a breather here.
Ishii tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Ishii drops back down to his feet.
Ishii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishii's face.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black with a knee to the head.
Ishii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Ishii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ishii fails with the takedown.

Black has managed to clinch.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishii's face.
Ishii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black stalling against the cage.
Black lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Black.
Ishii tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Ishii drops back down to his feet.
Ishii tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishii is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Black.
Ishii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Ishii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ishii shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Ishii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black with a knee to the head.
Ishii taking a breather.
Black lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Black.
Ishii is working for takedown but Black is calmly controlling the position for now.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
Ishii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Ishii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Black wants to clinch up but Ishii keeps it at a distance.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.

Black drives through and clinches with Ishii against the cage.
Ishii wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Black.
Ishii missing with knees to the body.
Ishii goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Ishii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Black is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Ishii won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is pushing Ishii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oni Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ishii closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Black did well to prevent Ishii getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ishii not doing much here.

Ishii looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ishii not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ishii is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ishii wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.

Ishii is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black wants to improve his position but Ishii is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Ishii shoots in.
Ishii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Ishii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ishii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Ishii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishii circles away quickly and effectively.

Black clinches with his opponent.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishii's face.
A knee to the head by Black.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Black.
Ishii goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ishii.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Ishii pushes him off.
Ishii pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Black has closed the distance and engaged Ishii in a clinch.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Ishii fails to pull guard.
Ishii goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Satoshi Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Ishii's head and hops out.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Ishii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Oni Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oni Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Black wants to clinch.
Ishii fails with a takedown attempt.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black wants to clinch.

Ishii gets a takedown into half guard.

Ishii is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ishii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black gets full guard.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishii is looking to advance position but Black has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ishii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ishii is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Black looking to control but Ishii is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ishii is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Ishii that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to take Ishii's back but he can't do it this time.
Ishii gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Black tries to keep control of the position but Ishii is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii can't escape the position.
Ishii holding both Black 's hands and preventing any damage.
Black is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Black is looking to control Ishii but Ishii is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Black doesn't have the hooks in and Ishii manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ishii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ishii postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ishii, into his guard.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Black won't allow Ishii to get back to his feet.
Satoshi Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black trying to control but Ishii is working from the bottom.
Oni Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black tries to stand but Ishii is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oni Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oni Black!