PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narushima comes to the cage accompanied by Deepforces - Heartbeat. Ettish has chosen With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fred Ettish enters the cage!

Narushima
vs
Ettish

190 cm
34
210 lbs
43 - 13 - 0

187 cm
36
198 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Narushima takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Ryo Narushima has been cut.
Ettish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narushima throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
Ettish throws a push kick but Narushima slaps the foot to one side.
Narushima keeps Ettish at a distance using the push kick.
Narushima misses with a low kick as Ettish jumps back.
Ettish throws a leg kick but Narushima moved away.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Narushima sees coming a mile off.
Narushima scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Ettish misses
and Narushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Narushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ettish looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a body kick that misses.
Narushima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ettish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima tests Ettish's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Fred Ettish has been cut.
Narushima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish throws a body punch but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima lands with a hook. Ettish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ettish blocks a head kick by Narushima.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is looking to land body kicks.
Narushima feints and then cracks Ettish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ettish down.
Ettish throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
Ettish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narushima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima misses with a leg kick
and Ettish counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ettish is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Ettish scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ettish!
Narushima connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima blocks a low kick nicely.
Narushima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ettish is out of range and Narushima settles back down.
Ettish keeps Narushima at a distance using the push kick.
A clash of legs there as Ettish blocks the low kick.
Ettish avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Ettish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ettish checks a leg kick.
Ettish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ettish blocks a head kick by Narushima.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ettish throws a hook but Narushima blocks it.
Narushima throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ettish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Narushima lands a jab to the nose.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish misses with an uppercut.
Narushima throws the kick towards the body but Ettish avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ettish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
Narushima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Narushima misses with a straight left.
Narushima lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima throws a low kick but Ettish moves out of range easily.
Narushima misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Ettish misses
and Narushima counters with a low kick, right behind Ettish 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narushima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ettish moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima misses with a low kick.
Narushima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ettish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narushima is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
Ettish throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima is looking to slow Ettish down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ettish.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick from Narushima.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ettish is breathing heavily.
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ettish's sensitive parts.
Ettish takes one to the side of the head.
Ettish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narushima lands a nice hook to Ettish's body. Ettish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Narushima - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narushima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ettish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narushima throws a combination that misses
and Ettish counters with a solid body kick.
Ettish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Narushima's sensitive parts.
Ettish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narushima throws a low kick but Ettish moves out of range easily.
Ettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narushima gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ettish counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima wants to land a leg kick but Ettish is out of range.
Ettish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narushima manages to avoid it.
Narushima throws a push kick but Ettish slaps the foot to one side.
Narushima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ettish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narushima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Narushima finds it's way through Ettish's defenses.
Ettish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettish lands a nice hook to Narushima's body. Narushima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narushima avoids the head kick by Ettish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ettish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Narushima misses with a low kick as Ettish jumps back.
Narushima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ettish might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Narushima has got the better of the exchanges.
Narushima slips under a jab.
Narushima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima blocks the body kick.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Narushima misses the target.
Ettish tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ettish.
Crunch! Ettish slams his shin into Narushima's torso.
Narushima is looking to score with low kicks.
Narushima lands with a hook. Ettish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ettish lands a leg kick that knocks Narushima off balance momentarily.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ettish can do to turn this around?
Ettish has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Narushima.
Ettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ettish.
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!
Ettish misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Ettish misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Narushima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ettish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fred Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ettish walks into a stiff left hand from Narushima.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima slips under a jab.
Ettish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Narushima counters with a nice body kick.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ettish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ettish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Narushima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Narushima pushes Ettish away with a front kick.
Narushima misses with a two punch combination.
Ettish throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ettish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Narushima finds it's target.
Narushima scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ettish is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands with a nice body kick.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narushima has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Narushima!
A very excited looking Ryo Narushima made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.