PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa has chosen In Flames - Colony as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fei Chi Song
vs
Fukuzawa

172 cm
31
154 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

170 cm
22
153 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zhou Fei Chi Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukuzawa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fei Chi Song back to the cage. Fukuzawa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Zhou Fei Chi Song has been cut.
Fukuzawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fei Chi Song takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Fei Chi Song misses.
Fukuzawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fukuzawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukuzawa avoids the body shot from Fei Chi Song.
A good leg kick by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fukuzawa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fei Chi Song doesn't seem bothered though.
Fei Chi Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fei Chi Song. That did some damage!
Fei Chi Song throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fukuzawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fei Chi Song lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fukuzawa at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Fukuzawa as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Fei Chi Song is breathing heavily.
Fei Chi Song throws out a loose jab but Fukuzawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukuzawa cracks the inside of Fei Chi Song's front leg.
Fukuzawa throws out a powerful jab.
Fukuzawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fei Chi Song.
Fukuzawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fukuzawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fukuzawa lands a leg kick that knocks Fei Chi Song off balance momentarily.
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!
Fukuzawa scores with a jab to the head.
Fei Chi Song takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fukuzawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fukuzawa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Fei Chi Song is rocked!
Fukuzawa connects with a combination that backs up Fei Chi Song into the cage. Fukuzawa lands a flurry of punches that gets past Fei Chi Song's guard. Fei Chi Song is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Fukuzawa bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itagaki Fukuzawa! Itagaki Fukuzawa retains his featherweight title!
Itagaki Fukuzawa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.