PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minami comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Turning Japanese by The Vapors. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Minami
vs
Alonso

170 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Minami gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Minami manages to break the clinch.
Minami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Alonso counter with a right hand.
Alonso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Minami counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minami taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minami.

Minami manages to break the clinch.
Alonso lands an overhand right.
Alonso walks into a jab.
Alonso throws a left and a right that both miss

and Minami holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alonso looks to throw a body kick

and Minami counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minami.
Alonso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minami slowing the pace effectively.

Minami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alonso misses with a hook

and Minami holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Minami stalling.

Minami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alonso swings widly with a right hand

and Minami counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minami.

Minami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alonso misses with a combination

and Minami counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minami effectively controlling the action here.
Minami is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alonso wants to break free but Minami has control.
Minami lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Minami.
Minami lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alonso looks gassed!

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alonso throws a sloppy head kick

and Minami counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minami.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minami unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Minami drives through and clinches with Alonso against the ropes.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Minami scores with a shoulder strike.

Minami breaks from the clinch.

Minami fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alonso, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alonso takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Minami drives through and clinches with Alonso against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Minami.

Minami manages to break the clinch.

Alonso tries to keep at a distance but Minami has taken the fight into the clinch.
Minami landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Minami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minami.
Nice elbow from Minami.

It looks like Alex Alonso has been cut.

Minami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Alonso gets tackled into the ropes by Minami. Minami maintains the clinch.
Minami just leaning against Alonso, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minami lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Minami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Minami pushes Alonso up against the ropes in a clinch.

Minami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alonso works over Minami's head and body with a nice combination.

Minami has Alonso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Minami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minami throws a body kick that misses.
Alonso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alonso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Minami has closed the distance and engaged Alonso in a clinch.
Minami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alonso backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Minami scores with a hook to the body.
Minami lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alonso is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Minami doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Alonso crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Alonso's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikki Minami!