PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru comes to the cage accompanied by Break. Tadayoshi Ishimaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ishimaru
vs
Sanders

168 cm
24
147 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

171 cm
32
145 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Condemned

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimaru throws a chopping leg kick but Sanders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishimaru wants to slow Sanders down by chopping away at his legs.
Ishimaru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Ishimaru. Beautiful body shot.
Sanders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Ishimaru.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Ishimaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Ishimaru off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Tadayoshi Ishimaru has been cut.
Ishimaru is looking to wear down Sanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishimaru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ishimaru.
Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ishimaru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishimaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Ishimaru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanders misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishimaru. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishimaru looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Ishimaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishimaru connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slips under a jab from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ishimaru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishimaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders takes one to the side of the head.
Ishimaru misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Ishimaru misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishimaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru misses the shot to the body.
Ishimaru throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ishimaru digs a good hook to Sanders's body.
Sanders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Ishimaru is out of range.
Ishimaru misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishimaru wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Ishimaru is looking to clinch.
Sanders misses with a right hand
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Ishimaru pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishimaru misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Ishimaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishimaru misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadayoshi Ishimaru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tadayoshi Ishimaru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ishimaru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ishimaru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishimaru does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ishimaru misses with a looping right.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishimaru.
A combination from Ishimaru does no damage.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot.
Ishimaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Ishimaru tried to score with a low kick but Sanders checks it.
Sanders checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Ishimaru has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishimaru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Ishimaru lands with a left to the head.
Sanders is working Ishimaru over against the cage.
Sanders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sanders has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ishimaru clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sanders lands punches and elbows.
Sanders is looking to control Ishimaru but Ishimaru is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanders throwing sloppy strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders scores with punches to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sanders punishes Ishimaru with strikes from the back mount.
Sanders scores with punches to the body.
Sanders lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ishimaru's head.
Sanders doesn't have the hooks in and Ishimaru manages to turn into his guard.
Ishimaru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanders is on top in guard.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishimaru is retaining full guard.
Sanders passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishimaru tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders working the head with strikes.
Ishimaru tries to escape but Sanders is in control.
Sanders tries to score with some ground and pound. Ishimaru controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Ishimaru is defending the strikes.
Sanders scores with punches from side control.
Sanders landing a few strikes.
Sanders grinds an elbow into Ishimaru's temple.
Ishimaru is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishimaru takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ishimaru wants to control but Sanders postures up.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ishimaru to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanders.
Sanders lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ishimaru down.
Sanders working the head with strikes.

Ishimaru is rocked!

Ishimaru throws Sanders to one side and escapes!
Ishimaru tries to score with a low kick but Sanders moves his leg out of the way.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Ishimaru moved out of range.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishimaru throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Ishimaru is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tadayoshi Ishimaru's cut.
That's time! Ishimaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ishimaru slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishimaru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders shoots in but Ishimaru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sanders.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru misses with a looping left.
Ishimaru lunges at Sanders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanders's hand.
Ishimaru throws a wild body kick that Sanders sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Ishimaru. Beautiful body shot.
Ishimaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Ishimaru leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishimaru.
Ishimaru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishimaru throws a low kick but Sanders moves out of range easily.
Ishimaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Ishimaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishimaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Ishimaru wants to land a leg kick but Sanders is out of range.
Ishimaru stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
Ishimaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders cracks Ishimaru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishimaru lands the left hand.
Ishimaru scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishimaru misses with a low kick as Sanders jumps back.
Sanders 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.
Ishimaru throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Ishimaru takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Ishimaru tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanders is able to avoid easily.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders throws an off balance right hand
and Ishimaru counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru staying out of range there.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Ishimaru swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishimaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishimaru misses with a low kick.
Ishimaru thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tadayoshi Ishimaru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ishimaru 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tadayoshi Ishimaru made sure he mentioned Condemned, along with how happy he was to win his fight.