PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey's entrance music is Gunther -Ding Dong Song . A fine choice. Fukuzawa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Flames - Colony kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Andrey
vs
Fukuzawa

177 cm
34
146 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

170 cm
33
153 lbs
27 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malutin Andrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukuzawa circles away.
Andrey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fukuzawa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fukuzawa misses with a looping left.
Andrey tries to clinch up but Fukuzawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Fukuzawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Andrey forces Fukuzawa back against the cage and clinches.
Andrey blocks an uppercut.
Andrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrey misses with some punches.
Andrey stalling the fight.
Fukuzawa missing with knees to the body.
Andrey throws a head punch that misses.
Andrey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Andrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fukuzawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fukuzawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrey lands a glancing blow to the side of Fukuzawa's head.

Andrey has managed to clinch.
Fukuzawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andrey has him pressed against the cage.
Andrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Fukuzawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andrey up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrey.
Andrey is stalling here.
Andrey avoiding damage.
Andrey blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa pushes Andrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fukuzawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fukuzawa slows down the pace here.
Andrey misses with some punches.
Fukuzawa trying to control the position but instead, Andrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fukuzawa into the cage.
Fukuzawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andrey throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukuzawa gets through Andrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fukuzawa.
Andrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa lands a body shot.
A short right from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa tries to work over Andrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrey.
Andrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Andrey.
Andrey taking a breather.
Andrey controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrey avoids the damage to the body.
Andrey stalling.
Fukuzawa misses with the head strike.
Fukuzawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andrey looking to stall.
Fukuzawa has a couple of punches blocked by Andrey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andrey is pushing Fukuzawa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fukuzawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Andrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fukuzawa misses with a body punch.
Andrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fukuzawa blocking some punches.
Fukuzawa tries to throw a body punch but Andrey avoids it by throwing Fukuzawa back against the cage.
Fukuzawa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andrey up against the cage.
Andrey blocks a body shot from Fukuzawa.
Andrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Andrey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malutin Andrey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andrey tries to score with a low kick but Fukuzawa moves his leg out of the way.
Andrey thows a leg kick but Fukuzawa checks it
and Fukuzawa counters with a low kick, right behind Andrey 's knee.
Andrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fukuzawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrey tries to clinch there but Fukuzawa circles away.

Andrey closes the distance and pushes Fukuzawa back into the cage.
Andrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Andrey fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukuzawa avoiding damage.
Fukuzawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Andrey gets an underhook and turns Fukuzawa into the cage.
Andrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukuzawa backwards.
Andrey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fukuzawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrey's elbow.
Fukuzawa is struggling to control the position.
Andrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukuzawa backwards.
Fukuzawa trying to control the position but instead, Andrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fukuzawa into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fukuzawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fukuzawa can't find room to land a body shot as Andrey controls the action.
Fukuzawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukuzawa takes a shot to the head.
Fukuzawa looking to throw knees to the head but Andrey is blocking nicely.
Fukuzawa has had enough of the clinch but Andrey keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa tries to circle away but Andrey has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrey.
Andrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fukuzawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Fukuzawa breaks from the clinch.
Fukuzawa misses with a low kick as Andrey jumps back.
Nice shot by Andrey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fukuzawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andrey tries to clinch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa jabs Andrey right on the nose. Andrey blinks but takes it well.
Fukuzawa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Andrey.

It looks like Itagaki Fukuzawa has been cut.
Andrey jabs at Fukuzawa's body.
Andrey slips a jab from Fukuzawa.
Andrey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fukuzawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Fukuzawa works the jab nicely.
Andrey wants to clinch up but Fukuzawa keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Fukuzawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but Andrey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fukuzawa drops his hands momentarily and Andrey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Andrey has Fukuzawa up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa can't find room to land a body shot as Andrey controls the action.
Fukuzawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fukuzawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andreys head.
Andrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Fukuzawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrey slowing the pace effectively.
Andrey looking to stall.
Fukuzawa cracks Andrey with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukuzawa.

Fukuzawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fukuzawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping body kick lands there for Andrey.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Fukuzawa throws out a counter right but Andrey avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Itagaki Fukuzawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fukuzawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrey's head.
Fukuzawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrey moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrey.
Andrey throws a good cross that connects.
Andrey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Fukuzawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Andrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Andrey.
Fukuzawa wants to stall.
Fukuzawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fukuzawa slows down the pace here.
Andrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukuzawa backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrey.
Andrey avoiding damage as Fukuzawa throws knees to the body.
Andrey cracks Fukuzawa with a nice body shot.
Andrey blocking some punches.
Fukuzawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Andrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fukuzawa landing knees to the head.
Andrey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fukuzawa up against the cage.
Fukuzawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrey taking a breather.
Andrey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Andrey fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andrey is looking to control Fukuzawa's arms but Fukuzawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andrey has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malutin Andrey.
Andrey tries to clinch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Fukuzawa slips a jab from Andrey.
Fukuzawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fukuzawa throws a looping overhand right but Andrey ducks down to avoid it.
Fukuzawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukuzawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrey jabs Fukuzawa right on the nose. Fukuzawa blinks but takes it well.
Itagaki Fukuzawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrey tries to clinch there but Fukuzawa circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrey misses with a kick to the body
and Fukuzawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fukuzawa connects with a leg kick. Andrey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fukuzawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrey wants to clinch.
Andrey backing away here, and Fukuzawa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a hook.

Andrey rushes Fukuzawa and presses him up against the cage.
Andrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukuzawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukuzawa controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andrey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fukuzawa throws a head punch that misses.
Andrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrey blocks a body shot from Fukuzawa.
Andrey tries to work over Fukuzawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fukuzawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Andrey.
Malutin Andrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrey.
Fukuzawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fukuzawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrey's elbow.
Fukuzawa throws a head punch that misses.
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 stalls.
Andrey blocks a body shot from Fukuzawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukuzawa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malutin Andrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malutin Andrey!
Malutin Andrey decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.