PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shazaam McDaniels (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 In Flames - Colony. The crowd seem to be enjoying McDaniels's choice of entrance music: Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Fukuzawa
vs
McDaniels

170 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
144 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDaniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by McDaniels there.

It looks like Itagaki Fukuzawa has been cut.
A jab from Fukuzawa finds it's way through McDaniels's defenses.
McDaniels misses with an uppercut. Fukuzawa saw that one coming.
Fukuzawa wants to slow McDaniels down by chopping away at his legs.
McDaniels lands with a cross.
Itagaki Fukuzawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukuzawa looks to score with a jab to the body but McDaniels is just out of range.
McDaniels walks into a straight right hand from Fukuzawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukuzawa punishes McDaniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Fukuzawa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fukuzawa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fukuzawa throws a nice looking combination but McDaniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDaniels throws a good cross that connects.
McDaniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fukuzawa tries to bum rush McDaniels with a series of wild strikes but McDaniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDaniels misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws an overhand right that lands on McDaniels's shoulder, as McDaniels tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDaniels, as that shot connected.
A jab from Fukuzawa does it's job there.
McDaniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniels misses with a body kick.
Fukuzawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDaniels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fukuzawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDaniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Fukuzawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fukuzawa darts in and clinches McDaniels up against the ropes.
McDaniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fukuzawa has him pressed against the ropes.
McDaniels can't break the clinch.
Fukuzawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukuzawa is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McDaniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukuzawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDaniels under the eye.
McDaniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Fukuzawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut is getting worse.
Fukuzawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDaniels blocks a head kick by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukuzawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fukuzawa blocks a head kick by McDaniels.
McDaniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Fukuzawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukuzawa is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for McDaniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fukuzawa throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukuzawa misses the target.
McDaniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fukuzawa lunges at McDaniels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDaniels's hand.
Fukuzawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDaniels lands a head kick. Fukuzawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fukuzawa misses with an uppercut
and McDaniels counters with a nice body shot.
Fukuzawa scores with a head kick. McDaniels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukuzawa looks for the body kick but McDaniels saw that one coming.
Fukuzawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fukuzawa.
McDaniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fukuzawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fukuzawa is looking to slow McDaniels down with leg kicks.
Fukuzawa throws out a loose jab but McDaniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDaniels ducks under a wild hook from Fukuzawa.
McDaniels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fukuzawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDaniels throws out the jab.
Fukuzawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDaniels.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukuzawa connects with the punch.
McDaniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDaniels takes a swing at Fukuzawa's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itagaki Fukuzawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good shot there by Fukuzawa.
Nice straight punches there by McDaniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDaniels.
Fukuzawa tries to clinch but McDaniels is having none of it.
Fukuzawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fukuzawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniels misses with a looping left.
McDaniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukuzawa moves away.
A solid body kick from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa throws a nice head kick!
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!
McDaniels misses with a wild combination.
Fukuzawa scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels throws a right hand that Fukuzawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukuzawa also avoids with ease.
Fukuzawa connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDaniels. McDaniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

McDaniels is rocked!
McDaniels walks into a left hand.
McDaniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukuzawa finish him?
Fukuzawa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McDaniels falls backwards - clearly groggy! Fukuzawa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itagaki Fukuzawa!
Itagaki Fukuzawa is the new featherweight champion!
Itagaki Fukuzawa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.