PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitt Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa's entrance music is mindshift genki sudo. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ishikawa
vs
Bull

150 cm
24
147 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitt Bull!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Bull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Ishikawa.
Bull throws a good cross that connects.
Bull lands an overhand right.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a hook.
Bull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull misses with a hook.

Ishikawa moves into range and clinches up with Bull.
Ishikawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ishikawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the cage.
Bull tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ishikawa tries to land a front kick but Bull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ishikawa. That one must have hurt.
Ishikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch.

Ishikawa manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
Akira Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Ishikawa ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ishikawa rushes Bull and presses him up against the cage.
Bull working hard to break the clinch.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull scores with a three punch combo!

Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch.

Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bull lands a slapping body shot.
Ishikawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Bull misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa.

Ishikawa rushes Bull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Bull.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Ishikawa's shoulder, as Ishikawa tries to avoid the shot.
Bull throws a jab when Ishikawa was well out of range.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Bull misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws the left hand but Ishikawa avoids the punch easily.
Ishikawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bull.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand

and Ishikawa moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ishikawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa wants to clinch.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Ishikawa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ishikawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Bull checks a low kick from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ishikawa rushes Bull and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Ishikawa manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Bull lunges at Ishikawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ishikawa's hand.
Ishikawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ishikawa manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishikawa moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akira Ishikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishikawa throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Jab, jab by Bull - just one landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ishikawa closes the distance and pushes Bull back into the cage.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage.
Bull wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Pitt Bull has been cut.

Ishikawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Ishikawa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pitt Bull's cut.
That's time! Ishikawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bull takes a swing at Ishikawa's ribcage but misses.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishikawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishikawa drops his hands momentarily and Bull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Ishikawa cracks the inside of Bull's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Ishikawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bull, pushing him back against the cage.
Bull tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ishikawa.

Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa.

Ishikawa forces Bull back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ishikawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bull takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bull is rocked!
Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishikawa finish him?
A knee to the head by Ishikawa.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa pounces like a tiger and cracks Bull with a vicious hook! Bull is down but not out! Ishikawa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa is the new bantamweight champion!
Akira Ishikawa made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview.