PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Awa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gilbert
vs
Awa

177 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
168 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa punishes Gilbert's body with a nice straight punch.
Awa lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Ian Gilbert has been cut.
Gilbert shoots for a double leg takedown but Awa sprawls well. He's pushed Gilbert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Awa lands a big head kick that sends Gilbert tumbling to the mat! Awa takes a step backwards and waves Gilbert back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gilbert is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awa throws a powerful right kick. Gilbert tried to block low but the kick was high! Gilbert was taken right off of his feet! Awa jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Awa!
Ricardo Awa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Happy Pills 159Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.