PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Rawbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Minute in Heaven. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Isamu Minowa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rawbone
vs
Minowa

186 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
196 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Rawbone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawbone. Minowa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Minowa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rawbone is looking to sweep but instead, Minowa has passed into half guard.
Rawbone wants to get back to full guard.
Minowa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rawbone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minowa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rawbone wants to get back to full guard.
Minowa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rawbone is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rawbone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Minowa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Minowa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawbone is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.
Minowa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Minowa content just to control the position here.
Rawbone tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.
Minowa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Minowa looking for a guillotine from mount but Rawbone is having none of it.
Rawbone is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Minowa looking to control but Rawbone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa prevents Rawbone from getting the reversal.
Minowa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rawbone is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.
Minowa wants to control the pace but Rawbone is squirming around nicely.
Minowa scoring with strikes but Rawbone is staying in there.
Minowa raining down shots from the mount!
Rawbone is trying to escape the mount.
Minowa tries to control but Rawbone wriggling away.
Rawbone is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone is breathing heavily.
Minowa tries to control but Rawbone wriggling away.
Rawbone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Minowa content just to control the position here.
Minowa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Minowa scoring with strikes but Rawbone is staying in there.
Rawbone is trying desperately to improve position.
Minowa lands a nice shot to the head.
Minowa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Minowa unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Minowa connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minowa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rawbone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rawbone is trying to escape the mount.
Minowa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Minowa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowa looking to control but Rawbone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minowa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Minowa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
That's time! Rawbone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Minowa staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Rawbone coming out on top.
Rawbone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minowa moves away.

Minowa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rawbone did well to prevent Minowa getting side control.
Minowa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Minowa is keen to just control but Rawbone is a slippery customer.
Minowa passes to side control.
Rawbone tries to improve position but can't.

Minowa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rawbone, who protects the arm well.
Minowa lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minowa trying to control the action but Rawbone is working from the bottom.
Isamu Minowa has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Minowa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rawbone tries to improve position but can't.
Minowa wants to control but Rawbone is keeping him busy.
Minowa lands some shots froms side control.
Minowa lands a few punches from side control.
Rawbone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rawbone tries to improve position but can't.
Minowa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rawbone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rawbone is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa scores with punches from side control.
Minowa wants to control but Rawbone is keeping him busy.
Minowa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rawbone is looking for a sweep.
Minowa controls the position from side control.
Rawbone tries to buck Minowa off but Minowa is having none of it.
Minowa wants to control but Rawbone is keeping him busy.
Minowa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rawbone some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Minowa's best efforts.
Minowa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rawbone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minowa is trying to control the action in half guard but Rawbone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Isamu Minowa.

Rawbone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Minowa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Minowa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Minowa is putting a hurting on Rawbone here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rawbone tries to bench press Minowa off him but Minowa keeps the position.
Minowa cracks Rawbone with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rawbone's face as Minowa controls the position.
Minowa is looking to take a break and control but Rawbone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rawbone is trying to work for a sweep but Minowa has mounted him!
Minowa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Minowa lands a heavy elbow.
Rawbone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rawbone is squirming around, avoiding Minowa's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Minowa.
Rawbone working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isamu Minowa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rawbone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minowa.
A jab from Rawbone misses.
Rawbone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minowa.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rawbone enables Minowa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rawbone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Minowa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rawbone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rawbone prevents Minowa from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minowa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Minowa wants to control but Rawbone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rawbone is keen to just control but Minowa is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa trying to control from the bottom.
Minowa is looking for a sweep. Rawbone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Minowa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minowa is pressing down on Rawbone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minowa pulls Rawbone in close to his closed guard and prevents Rawbone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rawbone throwing strikes but missing.
Minowa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minowa keeping full guard, as Rawbone tries to pass.

Rawbone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minowa dives on top into guard.
Minowa stays in close to Rawbone's body and controls the position.
Minowa stopping the sweep attempt from Rawbone.
Minowa's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Isamu Minowa.
Rawbone swats away the attempt to clinch by Minowa.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but Rawbone shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minowa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rawbone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Minowa is trying to get back to full guard.
Minowa moves into full guard.

Rawbone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minowa dives on top into guard.

Rawbone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rawbone looking for a sweep. Not yet Rawbone, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
Minowa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rawbone wants to get back to full guard but Minowa has mounted him!
Minowa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rawbone?
Minowa breaks from Rawbone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Minowa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rawbone hang on?
Rawbone is looking to improve his position but Minowa isn't that keen on the idea.

Minowa is working for a guillotine from mount but Rawbone frees his head quite easily.

Minowa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rawbone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Richie Rawbone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minowa prevents Rawbone from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minowa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!