PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushi Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guzman
vs
Ishikawa

167 cm
27
151 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q157 for $50)

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esteban Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bushi Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman thows a body shot but no joy.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ishikawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guzman keeps Ishikawa at a distance using the push kick.
Ishikawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Guzman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ishikawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guzman wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guzman, right into the meat.
Guzman swinging wildly here.
Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guzman is looking to clinch.
Ishikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Guzman.
Esteban Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
Guzman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guzman slips a straight right by Ishikawa.
Guzman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishikawa circles away.
Ishikawa scores with a spinning back kick!
Guzman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishikawa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa punishes Guzman's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishikawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ishikawa tries to keep at a distance but Guzman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guzman takes an elbow to the temple.
Ishikawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Ishikawa scores with a hook to the body.
Guzman misses with an elbow strike.
Guzman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishikawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa dodges an elbow strike from Guzman.
Guzman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman looking to throw knees to the head but Ishikawa is blocking nicely.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ishikawa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishikawa.
Guzman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa missing with knees to the body.
Guzman lands an elbow inside that Ishikawa shrugs off.
Ishikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Guzman avoids the damage to the body.
Guzman is stalling here.
Ishikawa stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guzman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ishikawa trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
Guzman controlling the action here for a moment.
Ishikawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guzman lands an elbow inside that Ishikawa shrugs off.

Ishikawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guzman. Ishikawa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Guzman clinches.
A short uppercut from Ishikawa.
Guzman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishikawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishikawa lands with a left to the head.
Guzman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow.
Ishikawa dodges an elbow strike from Guzman.
Ishikawa is trying to break the clinch but Guzman has him pressed against the cage.
Ishikawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guzman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ishikawa blocks an elbow strike.
Ishikawa working aggressively here.
Guzman throws an elbow but it misses.
Guzman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ishikawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guzman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Esteban Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bushi Ishikawa.
Guzman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries to pull guard but Guzman won't allow it.
Ishikawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Guzman.
Ishikawa missing with knees to the body.
Guzman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but Ishikawa blocks it.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishikawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guzman lands a good knee to the midsection. Ishikawa won't want to take too many of those.
Guzman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman misses with an elbow strike.
Guzman misses with an elbow over the top.
Guzman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishikawa is defending well for now.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Guzman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guzman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishikawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guzman lands with a right to the head.
Ishikawa wants a takedown.
Ishikawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishikawa tries to break free but Guzman pushes him back against the cage.
Guzman lands with a right to the head.
Guzman scores with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishikawa dodges an elbow strike from Guzman.
Ishikawa misses with a punch to the body.
Ishikawa blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside that Guzman shrugs off.
Guzman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ishikawa lands a body shot.
Ishikawa avoids the elbow strike from Guzman, against the cage.
Guzman is leaning against Ishikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ishikawa pushes Guzman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa dodges an elbow strike from Guzman.
Ishikawa lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Guzman.
Ishikawa blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Guzman.
Ishikawa is trying to break the clinch but Guzman is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
Ishikawa blocks an elbow strike.
Ishikawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishikawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Guzman won't allow it.
Guzman misses with an elbow strike.
Ishikawa working aggressively here.
Ishikawa can't find room to land a body shot as Guzman controls the action.
Guzman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ishikawa lands an elbow just above Guzman 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa lands with a light punch inside.
Ishikawa avoids the elbow strike from Guzman, against the cage.
Ishikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishikawa blocks the elbow strike.
Ishikawa missing with knees to the body.
Guzman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishikawa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Guzman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Guzman throws a right and a left that Ishikawa avoids nicely.
Guzman fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guzman tries to clinch up.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guzman.
Guzman walks into a left hand.
Ishikawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman tries to clinch up but Ishikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Guzman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ishikawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ishikawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guzman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esteban Guzman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishikawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishikawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishikawa scores with a nice right hand.
Ishikawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses the shot to the body.
Guzman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ishikawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ishikawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guzman wants to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Guzman looks to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guzman tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ishikawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ishikawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guzman's guard.
Ishikawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ishikawa with the ground and pound but Guzman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Guzman being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa postures up in Guzman's guard and throws a big left but Guzman blocks it.
Ishikawa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Guzman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ishikawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guzman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ishikawa's guard.
Ishikawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guzman postures up.
Guzman wants to get up but he can't break Ishikawa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is trying to keep Guzman in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa controlling Guzman's posture.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bushi Ishikawa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Guzman tries to clinch up
and Ishikawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishikawa checks the leg kick.
Ishikawa scores with a hook.
Ishikawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guzman clinches but Ishikawa breaks the clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ishikawa misses the shot to the body.
Ishikawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Guzman misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman looks to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guzman's knee momentarily.
Ishikawa looks to land a combination. Guzman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guzman clinches but Ishikawa breaks the clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a straight right hand.
Ishikawa stalks Guzman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guzman's face. Guzman staggers backwards, shaken.
Guzman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ishikawa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Esteban Guzman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Guzman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ishikawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ishikawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bushi Ishikawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guzman tries to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ishikawa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ishikawa counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bushi Ishikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ishikawa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guzman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guzman tries to clinch up
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Guzman clinches but Ishikawa breaks the clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Ishikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Guzman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishikawa connects with a crisp jab.
Ishikawa catches Guzman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ishikawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishikawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ishikawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guzman clinches but Ishikawa breaks the clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman tries to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guzman tries to clinch up
enabling Ishikawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishikawa shoots for a takedown but Guzman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guzman.
Guzman tries to clinch up
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Guzman takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
Guzman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guzman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishikawa's defenses.
Guzman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa avoids the elbow strike from Guzman, against the cage.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Ishikawa misses
and Guzman counters with a solid body kick.
Guzman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ishikawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman clinches but Ishikawa breaks the clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a leg kick.
Guzman slips a jab from Ishikawa.
Guzman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guzman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guzman wants to clinch but Ishikawa slips to the side
and Ishikawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guzman wants to clinch but Ishikawa slips to the side
letting Ishikawa counter with a right hand.
Guzman wants to clinch but Ishikawa slips to the side
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishikawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guzman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ishikawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guzman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ishikawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman wants to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guzman wants to clinch but Ishikawa slips to the side
letting Ishikawa counter with a right hand.
Guzman wants to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with a low kick, right behind Guzman 's knee.
Guzman closes the distance but Ishikawa moves to the side
and Ishikawa counters with a three punch combo that has Guzman backing up. Guzman nods at Ishikawa to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ishikawa throws a shot to the body.
Guzman wants to clinch
and Ishikawa counters with an inside leg kick.
Guzman closes the distance but Ishikawa moves to the side

and Ishikawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guzman won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman trying to remain calm as Ishikawa controls from the top position.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but Guzman is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Guzman's legs.
Guzman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ishikawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishikawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guzman defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bushi Ishikawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ishikawa 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bushi Ishikawa!