PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mindshift genki sudo. Akira Ishikawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ishikawa
vs
Gracie

150 cm
25
147 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

167 cm
29
147 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishikawa can pounce on him.
Ishikawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishikawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Ishikawa misses with a body kick.
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Ishikawa counters by clinching up.
Ishikawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akira Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rermes Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Ishikawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ishikawa as he avoids it easily.

Ishikawa gets a clinch.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Ishikawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Ishikawa.

It looks like Rermes Gracie has been cut.
Akira Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch.

Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ishikawa has managed to clinch.

Ishikawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ishikawa drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ishikawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ishikawa has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie with a poor takedown

and Ishikawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishikawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ishikawa with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie looks gassed!
Ishikawa lands with a light punch inside.
Ishikawa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.

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

Ishikawa closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ishikawa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishikawa obliges.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the body.
Ishikawa slows down the pace here.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishikawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Ishikawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed

and Ishikawa counters by clinching up.
Ishikawa lands with a right to the head.
Ishikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.

Ishikawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ishikawa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ishikawa.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ishikawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Ishikawa has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Ishikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Ishikawa lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishikawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishikawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Ishikawa avoiding damage.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishikawa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ishikawa after a bit of a struggle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishikawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rermes Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No joy there for Ishikawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ishikawa counters with a head kick that drops Gracie - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Gracie is rocked!

Ishikawa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishikawa finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ishikawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ishikawa.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch.

Ishikawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ishikawa darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Ishikawa jerks Gracie's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gracie drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Ishikawa goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Ishikawa because Gracie was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akira Ishikawa made sure he mentioned Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), along with how happy he was to win his fight.