PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Ikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ikari
vs
Do

175 cm
27
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Fast

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralf Ikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ikari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ikari swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do missing with a left hand there. Ikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ikari throws a nice inside leg kick.

Ikari rushes Do and presses him up against the cage.
Ikari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Do blocks a body shot from Ikari.
Ikari wants to stall.
Do is struggling to control the position.

Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ikari throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Ikari throws a head kick that misses.
Do slips a jab from Ikari.
Ikari takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ralf Ikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ikari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ikari misses with the body kick

and Do counters with a single leg into guard. Ikari didn't expect that.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ikari wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do sitting in guard here, content to control.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Ikari keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to control but Ikari is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Do stands and steps away. Ikari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ikari blocks a jab.
Do defending well as Ikari loads up on a big left hand.
Ikari throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ikari misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ikari.
Ikari tries to clinch
and Do counters with a left to the body.
Do throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ikari throws a low kick but Do avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikari throws a lazy right hand but Do sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Do misses.
Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ikari misses with an uppercut. Do saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Ikari misses its intended target.
Ikari throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ikari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Do throws a front kick aimed at Ikari's knee but Ikari avoids it well.
Ikari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Ikari.
Ikari misses with a body shot.
Do avoids the head kick by Ikari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ikari takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Ralf Ikari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ikari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ikari tries to clinch but Do moves away
and Do counters with an inside leg kick.
Ikari misses with a body kick.
Do takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Ikari.
Do throws a hook to the side of Ikari's head but Ikari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ikari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Do is out of range and Ikari settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ikari throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Do scores with a shot to the body.
Ikari misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ralf Ikari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ikari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ikari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ikari throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Ikari connects with an inside leg kick.
Ikari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ikari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ikari wants to clinch but Do slips to the side
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ikari misses with a wild body shot.
Ikari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
Ikari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ikari.
Do checks a low kick from Ikari.
Ikari misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ikari closes the distance and pushes Do back into the cage.
Do has Ikari pushed against the cage.
Do blocks a body shot from Ikari.
Ikari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Do has picked Ikari up - he's going for a ride! Do dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ikari defending well though.
Ikari is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ikari avoid being mounted?
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Do is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ikari defends it well.
Ikari tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Do lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Do seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ikari trying to control from the bottom.
Ikari is trying to get back to full guard.
Soon Do has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ikari is not content to let Do control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Do lands a nice short elbow.
Ikari on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ikari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikari trying to control here.
Do is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Do throwing shots but Ikari is blocking nicely.
Do is looking to take a break and control but Ikari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ikari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ikari defending well though.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ikari defending well though.

Do is working for a submission of some sort.
Ikari moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ikari's head.
Ikari wants to stand and escape but Do is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Ikari blocks nicely.
Do lands a couple of digs.
Ikari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ikari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Do passes into half guard.
Do wants to pass the guard but Ikari is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do wants to take a breather but Ikari is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soon Do showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ikari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Good work by Ikari as he checks the leg kick.
Ikari missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do moves out of range of the body kick from Ikari.
Ikari is looking to chop away at Do's legs.
Ikari ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Ikari misses with a body shot.
Ikari missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ikari but Ikari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ikari thumps Do with a low kick.
Ikari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Ikari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikari tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Ikari lands with a kick to the temple. Do shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ikari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
Ikari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ralf Ikari is winning the standup battle so far.
Do avoids the head kick by Ikari.
Ikari throws a leg kick
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Ikari takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Ikari swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do lands a jab to the head.
Ikari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do avoids the body shot from Ikari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ikari's head.
Do avoids the body shot from Ikari.
Ikari fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Ikari swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Do.
Ikari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Ikari.
Ikari thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ikari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikari throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Ikari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ikari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Ikari.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ikari.
Ikari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ikari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ikaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ikari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do motions for Ikari to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ikari moves out of range of the strikes.
Ikari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ikari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ikari lands the left hand.
Ikari misses with a leg kick.
Ikari throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Ikari is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ikari scores with a hook to the body. Do takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ikari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralf Ikari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ikari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!