PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunori Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 竜を想像する. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Laurent
vs
Ishii

175 cm
31
168 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

176 cm
26
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis St Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunori Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at St Laurent's knee but St Laurent avoids it well.
Ishii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Laurent.
A leg kick checked by Ishii.
Kazunori Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii 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.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Laurent's calf.
Ishii throws a head kick but St Laurent moves out of range.

St Laurent has closed the distance and engaged Ishii in a clinch.
St Laurent wants to stall.
St Laurent digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
Ishii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii works on St Laurent's body with a couple of short punches.
Ishii looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishii misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ishii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishii tries a body shot but St Laurent blocks it.
Ishii lands an uppercut.
St Laurent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishii up against the cage.
St Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Laurent blocks an uppercut.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Laurent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Laurent backwards.
The referee calls for St Laurent to work.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
St Laurent swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
St Laurent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by St Laurent.
St Laurent has Ishii pressed against the cage.
St Laurent prevents a body shot from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a punch to the body.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
Ishii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Laurent blocks a body shot from Ishii.
St Laurent looking to stall.
St Laurent landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Laurent cracks Ishii with a nice body shot.
St Laurent digs a right hand into Ishii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishii's gas tank.
St Laurent putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Laurent stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
St Laurent controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Laurent misses with a knee strike.
St Laurent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishii's face.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Laurent manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
St Laurent lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Laurent digs a right hand underneath Ishii's ribcage. Ishii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ishii looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
St Laurent blocks an uppercut.
Ishii wants to get back to striking at distance but St Laurent won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
A hook to the body from St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but Ishii blocks with his arms.
St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Laurent.
St Laurent gets through Ishii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from St Laurent.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
St Laurent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
A short right from St Laurent on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
A short left from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Laurent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Laurent pushes Ishii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent lands with a right to the head.
St Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Laurent scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Laurent struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
St Laurent lands a good knee to the midsection. Ishii won't want to take too many of those.
St Laurent with a knee to the head.
A short right from St Laurent on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Laurent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii misses with a body punch.
St Laurent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Laurent lands a knee to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ishii working aggressively here.
St Laurent is stalling here.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as St Laurent controls his hands.
Ishii tries a body shot but St Laurent blocks it.
Ishii misses with some punches.
A short right from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Laurent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Laurent lands a nice uppercut.
St Laurent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Ishii.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but St Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Laurent pushes Ishii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Laurent lands a left hand.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as St Laurent controls his hands.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but St Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Laurent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ishii's elbow.
Ishii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Laurent backwards.
St Laurent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Laurent tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
St Laurent has Ishii pressed against the cage, preventing Ishii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Laurent avoids it.
St Laurent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii tries to throw a body punch but St Laurent avoids it by throwing Ishii back against the cage.
St Laurent lands with a right to the head.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by St Laurent.
A left hand lands to the body for St Laurent.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by St Laurent.
St Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by St Laurent.
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!
Ishii prevents a body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
St Laurent has a couple of punches blocked by Ishii.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Ishii - that landed with a thud.
St Laurent struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but Ishii blocks with his arms.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
St Laurent misses with some punches.
St Laurent trying to stall but Ishii improves his position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent lands a nice uppercut.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Laurent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ishii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishii misses with a knee strike.
A short left from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
Ishii scores with a shot to the side of St Laurent's head.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
St Laurent utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
St Laurent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Laurent prevents a body shot from Ishii.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Laurent's elbow.
St Laurent blocks a body shot from Ishii.
Ishii lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Laurent backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Laurent blocks a body shot from Ishii.
Ishii has had enough of the clinch but St Laurent keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis St Laurent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ishii throws a nice looking combination but St Laurent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Laurent moves away.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand

and St Laurent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ishii.
St Laurent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Laurent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ishii.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Laurent can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
Ishii avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for St Laurent.
Still in the clinch, St Laurent scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for St Laurent to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Louis St Laurent has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
St Laurent lands with a left to the head.
St Laurent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ishii lands a right hand.
Ishii tries a body shot but St Laurent blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishii.
A short body shot lands from St Laurent as the two fighters clinch.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
St Laurent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ishii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Laurent.
St Laurent works on Ishii's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Laurent lands a left hand.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a left hand.
Ishii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Laurent has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ishii tries to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling the position.
St Laurent lands with a short shot to the head.
St Laurent controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii misses with a punch to the body.
St Laurent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishii tries a body shot but St Laurent blocks it.
Ishii prevents a body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Good body shot from Ishii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Laurent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ishii.
Ishii can't find room to land a body shot as St Laurent controls the action.
A short body shot lands from St Laurent as the two fighters clinch.
St Laurent scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent lands with a left to the head.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
St Laurent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
St Laurent prevents a body shot from Ishii.
A body shot lands from Ishii.
St Laurent blocks a body shot from Ishii.
Ishii tries to work over St Laurent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Laurents head.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
Ishii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Laurent's elbow.
St Laurent blocks an uppercut.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as St Laurent controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Laurent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from St Laurent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii prevents a body shot from St Laurent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
St Laurent scores with a shot to the side of Ishii's head.
St Laurent lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ishii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Laurent effectively controlling the action here.
Ishii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Laurent's elbow.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Laurent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
St Laurent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Ishii blocks it.
St Laurent tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Laurent pushes Ishii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii prevents a body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Laurent slowing the pace effectively.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
Ishii tries a body shot but St Laurent blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent pushes Ishii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Laurent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ishii avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ishiis head.
St Laurent misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Laurent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Laurent blocks an uppercut.
St Laurent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ishii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Laurent is trying to maintain a safe position but Ishii gets an underhook and turns St Laurent into the cage.
Ishii can't find room to land a body shot as St Laurent controls the action.
Ishii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazunori Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent pushes Ishii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by St Laurent.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Laurent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii misses with some punches.
St Laurent misses with a knee strike.
St Laurent connects with a knee to the head.
St Laurent blocks an uppercut.
Louis St Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by St Laurent.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as St Laurent controls his hands.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ishii tries to throw a body punch but St Laurent avoids it by throwing Ishii back against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from St Laurent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Laurent backwards.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
A right handed body shot lands from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with a punch to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ishii as the two fighters clinch.
Ishii lands a hook that snaps the head of St Laurent backwards.
St Laurent keeps control of Ishii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by St Laurent.
St Laurent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Laurent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as St Laurent controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from St Laurent.
Ishii working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ishii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but St Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis St Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Laurent 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Louis St Laurent!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Louis St Laurent!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Louis St Laurent!

Louis St Laurent wins by unanimous decision!