PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushi Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagwell comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bagwell
vs
Ishikawa

178 cm
29
147 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

173 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bushi Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell slips under a jab from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa scores with a jab to the body.
Ishikawa darts in trying to clinch
and Bagwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bagwell 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.
Ishikawa throws a shot from downtown. Bagwell moves away and avoids it.
Bagwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bagwell throws a leg kick but Ishikawa moved away.
Ishikawa misses with a body shot
and Bagwell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bagwell throws a leg kick
and Ishikawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishikawa misses with a hook
and Bagwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagwell swings for the body but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bagwell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ishikawa quickly recovers to half guard.
Ishikawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bagwell.
Bagwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bagwell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ishikawa tries to roll over but Bagwell keeps him under control.
Ishikawa gets back to full guard.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Ishikawa keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ishikawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Ishikawa, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bagwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagwell postures up and lands a big shot to Ishikawa's brow.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Ishikawa keeps moving.
Bagwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Ishikawa keeps moving.
Bagwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Buff Bagwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ishikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishikawa tries to clinch there but Bagwell circles away.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bagwell counters with a leg kick.
Bagwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ishikawa sprawls well. Ishikawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bagwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bagwell connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bagwell.
Bagwell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buff Bagwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagwell manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bagwell.

Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
Ishikawa misses with a punch to the body.
Ishikawa lands an elbow inside that Bagwell shrugs off.
Ishikawa lands an uppercut.
Ishikawa lands a shoulder strike.
Ishikawa stops a takedown attempt from Bagwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buff Bagwell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bagwell swings widly with a right hand
and Ishikawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bagwell scores with a shot to the body.
Bagwell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishikawa checks it well.
Ishikawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Bagwell misses with a right hand
and Ishikawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ishikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa is looking to score with low kicks.
Bagwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagwell takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bagwell is rocked!
Ishikawa cracks Bagwell with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bagwell falls to his knees and Ishikawa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bushi Ishikawa!