PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa comes to the cage accompanied by mindshift genki sudo. Esta me Dinero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ishikawa
vs
me Dinero

150 cm
26
147 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

185 cm
31
130 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ishikawa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dinero is trying to defend but Ishikawa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ishikawa thows a huge punch but Dinero dodges it nicely.
Dinero is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dinero is looking to escape.
Dinero is trying to escape back to his feet but Ishikawa uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Ishikawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Dinero is defending well.
Ishikawa lands a few punches from side control.
Dinero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dinero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero is pushing Ishikawa's head away, looking to escape. Ishikawa manages to hold on to the position though.
Dinero dodges the ground and pound from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dinero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Ishikawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ishikawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dinero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa taking a breather here.
Ishikawa advances to full mount.
Ishikawa landing shots from mount.
Ishikawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Dinero is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ishikawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dinero is still in real trouble! Can Ishikawa finish him?
Ishikawa postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dinero bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ishikawa and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Ishikawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Akira Ishikawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.