PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordin Tootoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Colony. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fukuzawa
vs
Tootoo

170 cm
35
153 lbs
28 - 18 - 2

175 cm
28
152 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordin Tootoo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuzawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tootoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fukuzawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Tootoo has managed to clinch.
Fukuzawa is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Fukuzawa.
Tootoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tootoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tootoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tootoo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tootoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fukuzawa is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukuzawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tootoo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fukuzawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Fukuzawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tootoo misses with some punches.
Tootoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fukuzawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Fukuzawa stalling in the clinch.
Fukuzawa throws a head punch that misses.
Fukuzawa stalling against the cage.
Fukuzawa prevents Tootoo from breaking the clinch.
Tootoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Itagaki Fukuzawa has been cut.
Fukuzawa missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tootoo.

Tootoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tootoo looks to land a left hand but Fukuzawa moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fukuzawa, right into the meat.

Tootoo forces Fukuzawa back against the cage and clinches.
Tootoo wants to break free but Fukuzawa has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa stalls.

Tootoo breaks from the clinch.
Tootoo throws a big shot that misses.
As Tootoo tries to get set, Fukuzawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Tootoo manages to avoid the attempt.
Tootoo misses with a shot to the body

and Fukuzawa counters by clinching up.
Tootoo tries a body shot but Fukuzawa blocks it.
Fukuzawa misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tootoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fukuzawa digs a right hand underneath Tootoo's ribcage. Tootoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Tootoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tootoo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fukuzawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tootoo throws a body punch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fukuzawa misses the target.

Tootoo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Fukuzawa.

Fukuzawa breaks from the clinch.
Jordin Tootoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tootoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fukuzawa's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tootoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fukuzawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tootoo.
Fukuzawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tootoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fukuzawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fukuzawa throws a big counter combination but Tootoo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tootoo staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Tootoo there.
Fukuzawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tootoo throws out the jab.
Fukuzawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Tootoo avoided it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fukuzawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tootoo backwards.
Tootoo misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa scores with a hook to the body.
Tootoo throws a head punch that misses.
Fukuzawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fukuzawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Tootoo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tootoo wants to stall.
Tootoo misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa slows down the pace here.
Fukuzawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tootoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fukuzawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tootoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jordin Tootoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itagaki Fukuzawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tootoo wants to clinch
and Fukuzawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Tootoo finds it's target.

Tootoo instigates a clinch.

Fukuzawa breaks from the clinch.
Fukuzawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tootoo throws a leg kick
and Fukuzawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tootoo scores with a nice strike.
Fukuzawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jordin Tootoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Fukuzawa.
Fukuzawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Fukuzawa tries to keep at a distance but Tootoo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fukuzawa lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tootoo managing to block the knees to the body from Fukuzawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fukuzawa.

Fukuzawa breaks from the clinch.
Tootoo scores with a nice right hand.
Fukuzawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Fukuzawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tootoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tootoo tries to clinch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Tootoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick but Tootoo checks it.
Tootoo throws a right and a left that Fukuzawa avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tootoo, as that shot connected.
Fukuzawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tootoo is just out of range.
Tootoo tries to clinch but Fukuzawa is having none of it.
Tootoo tries to clinch up.
Tootoo tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fukuzawa rushes Tootoo and presses him up against the cage.

Tootoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tootoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fukuzawa looking to throw knees to the head but Tootoo is blocking nicely.
Tootoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fukuzawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tootoo stalling in the clinch but Fukuzawa improves position.
Fukuzawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Fukuzawa breaks the clinch.
Tootoo lands with a hook. Fukuzawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tootoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fukuzawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa lands with a right hand.
Tootoo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fukuzawa defending well as Tootoo loads up on a big left hand.
Fukuzawa throws a big counter combination but Tootoo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tootoo misses with an uppercut.
Tootoo misses with a straight left.
Tootoo throws a hook but Fukuzawa blocks it.
Fukuzawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tootoo.
Tootoo tries to clinch up.
Tootoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tootoo misses with the body kick
and Fukuzawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tootoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukuzawa is just out of range.
Tootoo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Tootoo.
Tootoo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fukuzawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tootoo looks to throw a body kick
and Fukuzawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tootoo's knee momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tootoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukuzawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tootoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fukuzawa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tootoo just manages to avoid it.
Fukuzawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Tootoo misses with an uppercut
and Fukuzawa counters with a nice uppercut.

Tootoo is rocked!
Fukuzawa sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tootoo's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tootoo's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Itagaki Fukuzawa!
Itagaki Fukuzawa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.