PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg has chosen Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ozawa
vs
Flagg

175 cm
29
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

172 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

ODIUM
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg throws a leg kick which misses Ozawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ozawa tries to avoid it.
Ozawa misses with a double jab

and Flagg counters by moving into the clinch.
Flagg pushes Ozawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flagg pushes Ozawa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flagg is stalling here.
Flagg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ozawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ozawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Flagg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flagg presses Ozawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg lands with a short shot to the head.
Flagg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flagg pushes Ozawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flagg scores with a shot to the side of Ozawa's head.
A body shot lands from Flagg.
Nice body punch from Flagg - that landed with a thud.
Ozawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Flagg.
Flagg cracks Ozawa with a nice body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Ozawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ozawa is breathing heavily.
Flagg scores with a shot to the side of Ozawa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flagg.
Flagg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flagg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flagg lands a right hand.

Ozawa is rocked!
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Ozawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flagg scores with a hook to the body.
Ozawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flagg.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozawa seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Flagg.
Ozawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flagg lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ozawa to his knees! Flagg keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Flagg!
A less than humble Randall Flagg misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.