PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harcore Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prawn comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Box - Run DMC. Isamu Natsuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prawn
vs
Natsuki

191 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
31
205 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harcore Prawn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isamu Natsuki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prawn throws a lazy right hand but Natsuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Natsuki.
Natsuki staying out of range there.
Prawn fails to land the takedown.
Natsuki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prawn throws a right hand that Natsuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Natsuki also avoids with ease.
Prawn scores with a head kick.
Prawn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Penn Training Hive (msg to rent a coach) in the buildup to the fight.
Natsuki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick by Natsuki misses
enabling Prawn to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Natsuki tenderised Prawn's leg. Prawn is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsuki scores with a leg kick.
Natsuki scoring well with a low kick there.
Natsuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Natsuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Natsuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Natsuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prawn throws out the jab.
Natsuki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Harcore Prawn has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Prawn blocks the low kick.
Prawn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Natsuki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Natsuki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natsuki passes into half guard.
Natsuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prawn's head.
Natsuki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Natsuki is trying to control the action in half guard but Prawn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prawn wants to get back to full guard but Natsuki has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Prawn tries to hold on but Natsuki pushes him away.
Natsuki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Prawn because Natsuki loaded up on that one.

Natsuki swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isamu Natsuki!
Isamu Natsuki is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Isamu Natsuki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.