PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - Ratsafari. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fukuzawa
vs
Martinez

170 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Marcos Martinez has been cut.
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fukuzawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukuzawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fukuzawa lands a nice shot that snaps Martinez's head back.
Martinez throws a right hand that Fukuzawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukuzawa also avoids with ease.
Fukuzawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fukuzawa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez digs a good body shot into Fukuzawa's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Fukuzawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fukuzawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Fukuzawa lands an overhand right.

Martinez is rocked!
Martinez walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Martinez limp body while Fukuzawa jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Itagaki Fukuzawa!
Itagaki Fukuzawa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.