PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa has chosen Dead Birds as his entrance music. Satoru Ishikawa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gotti
vs
Ishikawa

178 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti stuffs the takedown attempt from Ishikawa. Ishikawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotti shoots and misses

and Ishikawa counters by moving into the clinch.
Gotti gets underhooks to prevent Ishikawa's takedown attempt.

Gotti successfully pulls guard.
Ishikawa lands a couple of digs.

Ishikawa stands up from Gotti's guard - Ishikawa perhaps looking for a knockout.

Ishikawa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gotti!
Gotti is trying to escape the mount.
Gotti is working hard here to advance position.
Ishikawa with the ground and pound from mount.
Gotti looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Gotti tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Gotti defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ishikawa.
Gotti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gotti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gotti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ishikawa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gotti's face.
Ishikawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ishikawa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Ishikawa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gotti is looking to improve his position but Ishikawa isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ishikawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gotti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gotti is trying desperately to improve position.
Ishikawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ishikawa prevents Gotti from getting the reversal.
Gotti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gotti can't escape the position.
Gotti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa with good strikes from the mount here!
Gotti is looking to improve his position but Ishikawa isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gotti gets full guard.
Gotti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Gotti looking for a guillotine from mount but Ishikawa is having none of it.

Gotti working for a submission but Ishikawa is keeping him at bay.
Ishikawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Gotti has isolated one of Ishikawa's arms. Ishikawa looking to fight him off but Gotti twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Gotti!