PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Hisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koji Hisaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Bautista
vs
Hisaki

175 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

187 cm
21
174 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Hisaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hisaki tries to keep at a distance but Bautista has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bautista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but Hisaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bautista shoots for a takedown but Hisaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hisaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight stays on the outside here - Hisaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hisaki tries to clinch but fails miserably

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

Bautista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bautista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisaki is just out of range.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but Hisaki shows good takedown defense.
Hisaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hisaki wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Bautista as Hisaki shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hisaki fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hisaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bautista wants to stand but Hisaki is controlling the position.
Hisaki trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Bautista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hisaki won't allow Bautista to get back to his feet.
Hisaki trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Koji Hisaki.
Bautista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hisaki.

Bautista clinches with his opponent.

Hisaki is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Bautista can't fight it off and eventually Hisaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Bautista looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisaki wants to stand but Bautista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Hisaki tries to pass.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Hisaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hisaki wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hisaki looking to sit in guard and control but Bautista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hisaki wants to stand and escape but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hisaki on the ground.
Hisaki looks gassed!
Bautista trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hisaki's guard.

Hisaki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hisaki shoots in but no luck this time.

Bautista rushes Hisaki and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hisaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Bautista shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bautista manages to break the clinch.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Hisaki pushes him off.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Bautista with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hisaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Bautista. Bautista gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Koji Hisaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Hisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hisaki as he jumps to the side.
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.

Bautista forces Hisaki back against the ropes and clinches.
Bautista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hisaki.
Allan Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Hisaki can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bautista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hisaki is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Bautista manages to break the clinch.
Bautista throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bautista displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Bautista shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bautista was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hisaki tries to lock up and control but Bautista gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hisaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Bautista get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Hisaki's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bautista moves into range and clinches up with Hisaki.
Hisaki is trying to break free.

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

Bautista moves into the clinch.

Hisaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bautista rushes Hisaki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bautista lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hisaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Bautista has double underhooks.
Bautista wants to break free but Hisaki has control.
Bautista lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista trying to stall but Hisaki improves his position.

Bautista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hisaki dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Hisaki's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bautista.
Hisaki fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bautista manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hisaki on his heels. He'll look to pass Hisaki's guard now, I'm sure.
Hisaki has a closed guard, preventing Bautista from standing up.

Hisaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bautista is aware though and is defending well.
Bautista is looking to stand up but Hisaki won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hisaki pushes Bautista off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bautista here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Hisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bautista gets a double leg takedown into Hisaki's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hisaki pushes Bautista off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Bautista looking to score a takedown here. Hisaki is defending well but Bautista drives through and ends up in Hisaki's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Bautista dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bautista throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hisaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bautista is in Hisaki's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hisaki is on top in guard.
Hisaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bautista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hisaki slips nicely into half guard.
Bautista tries to kick Hisaki off but Hisaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Hisaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hisaki is trying to work for a kimura but Bautista is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki trying to control the pace.
Bautista pushes Hisaki off looking to stand but Hisaki dives back in and keeps control.

Hisaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hisaki trying to control the action but Bautista is working from the bottom.

Bautista pushes Hisaki off and gets back to his feet.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hisaki but Hisaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista scores with a hook to the body. Hisaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hisaki moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
Bautista misses with a hook. Hisaki ducked under it nicely.
Hisaki tries to clinch but Bautista moves out of range.

Hisaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bautista was covering up waiting for the punch and Hisaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hisaki won't allow Bautista to get back to his feet.

Hisaki drops back looking for a leg! Bautista is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bautista manages to kick Hisaki off! Hisaki jumps back into Bautista's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista wants to stand and escape but Hisaki is having none of it.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Hisaki from controlling successfully.

Hisaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hisaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hisaki wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Hisaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Koji Hisaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hisaki looks to land a body kick but Bautista moved away.

Bautista instigates a clinch.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Hisaki has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bautista pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bautista lands a right hand.
Hisaki tries to pull guard but Bautista won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koji Hisaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hisaki 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Hisaki!