PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ghani Ogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkaku Madarame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madarame has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music. 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.

Ogle
vs
Madarame

183 cm
21
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 Tokyo, Ghani Ogle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikkaku Madarame!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madarame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ogle counters with a stiff right hand.
Madarame throws a right and a left that Ogle avoids nicely.
Ogle connects with a right hand. Madarame shakes it off.
Ogle connects with the punch.
Madarame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ogle moves away.
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ogle is looking to counter punch.
Ogle lands with a nice body punch.
Madarame fails to land with a series of punches.
Ogle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ogle's corner calls for a 1-2. Ogle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ogle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame avoids the body shot from Ogle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ogle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Madarame counters with a three punch combo that has Ogle backing up. Ogle nods at Madarame to acknowledge the strikes.
Ogle lands a jab to Madarame's midsection.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ogle misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogle throws a one two combo.
Madarame cracks Ogle with a good jab.
Ogle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madarame lands a two punch combo.
Madarame swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ogle.
Madarame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ogle cracks Madarame with an open hand slap.
Madarame closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!

Ogle sends Madarame crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ogle is motioning to the referee to let Madarame up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Madarame is rocked!
Ogle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madarame.
Madarame is still on wobbly legs! Can Ogle finish him?
Ogle drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Madarame right on the button. Madarame goes down! Ogle follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ogle gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghani Ogle!
A very excited looking Ghani Ogle 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.