PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin (ranked 2559 p4p, 4383 weight class) and Trace Stayert (ranked 160 p4p, 260 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Iwaga Genochin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Majinahanashi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iwaga Genochin
vs
Stayert

175 cm
26
142
1 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trace Stayert!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stayert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iwaga Genochin slips a jab and a cross from Stayert.
A good leg kick by Iwaga Genochin.
Stayert tries to bum rush Iwaga Genochin with a series of wild strikes but Iwaga Genochin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stayert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stayert throws a nice looking combination but Iwaga Genochin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Stayert finds it's target.
Stayert throws a series of punches but Iwaga Genochin avoids them all with ease.
Stayert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Iwaga Genochin moves into range and clinches up with Stayert.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Iwaga Genochin lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stayert lands with a left to the head.
Stayert has a couple of punches blocked by Iwaga Genochin.
Iwaga Genochin avoiding damage.
Stayert working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin stalling.
Iwaga Genochin lands a damaging elbow.
Stayert's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stayert's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stayert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iwaga Genochin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Stayert.
Iwaga Genochin scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iwaga Genochin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stayert avoids a wild elbow strike from Iwaga Genochin.
Come on Iwaga Genochin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Iwaga Genochin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Stayert fails to land.
Stayert working aggressively here.
Stayert tries to break the clinch but Iwaga Genochin is controlling the position.
Stayert avoids a wild elbow strike from Iwaga Genochin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stayert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stayert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin is struggling to control the position.
Iwaga Genochin pushes off an throws an elbow but Stayert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Iwaga Genochin scores with a shot to the side of Stayert's head.
Iwaga Genochin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stayert.
Stalling in the clinch from Iwaga Genochin.
Stayert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Iwaga Genochin missing with knees to the body.
Iwaga Genochin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stayert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iwaga Genochin has him pressed against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin lands an elbow inside that Stayert shrugs off.
Iwaga Genochin pushes off an throws an elbow but Stayert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stayert blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Stayert.
Iwaga Genochin working aggressively here.
Stayert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stayert tries to break the clinch but Iwaga Genochin is controlling the position.
Iwaga Genochin scores with a knee to the head.
Stayert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Stayert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stayert wants to stall.
Stayert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwaga Genochin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Stayert pushes Iwaga Genochin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin slows down the pace here.
Stayert is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stayert.
Stayert takes an elbow to the temple.
Stayert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stayert blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iwaga Genochin blocks a body shot from Stayert.
Stayert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stayert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iwaga Genochin is keeping busy.
Iwaga Genochin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stayert.
Stayert tries to break free but Iwaga Genochin pushes him back against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stayert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwaga Genochin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stayert up against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin dominated that round.
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.

Stayert swinging wildly here.
Stayert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stayert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iwaga Genochin.
Stayert misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Stayert does no damage.
Stayert misses with a two punch combination.
Iwaga Genochin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stayert throws a right hand that Iwaga Genochin ducks under and follows up with a left that Iwaga Genochin also avoids with ease.
A jab from Iwaga Genochin misses.
Iwaga Genochin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stayert misses with a two punch combination.
Stayert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iwaga Genochin.
Stayert misses with a hook. Iwaga Genochin ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stayert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iwaga Genochin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stayert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stayert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iwaga Genochin throws a counter high kick but Stayert was just alert enough to avoid it.
Iwaga Genochin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stayert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iwaga Genochin circles away quickly and effectively.
Stayert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trace Stayert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iwaga Genochin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stayert throws a body punch but Iwaga Genochin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Stayert.
Stayert throws a right hand that Iwaga Genochin ducks under and follows up with a left that Iwaga Genochin also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Iwaga Genochin lands but Stayert takes it in his stride.
Stayert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stayert is breathing heavily.
Iwaga Genochin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Iwaga Genochin takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Stayert on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Stayert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iwaga Genochin has Stayert pressed against the cage, preventing Stayert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Iwaga Genochin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin lands a nice elbow.
Iwaga Genochin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Iwaga Genochin.
Iwaga Genochin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stayert's elbow.
Iwaga Genochin has Stayert pressed against the cage.
Stayert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stayert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stayert gets through Iwaga Genochin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin lands an elbow inside.
Iwaga Genochin tries to throw a body punch but Stayert avoids it by throwing Iwaga Genochin back against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iwaga Genochin blocks an uppercut.
Stayert misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stayert tries to throw a body punch but Iwaga Genochin avoids it by throwing Stayert back against the cage.
Stayert throws a head punch that misses.
Iwaga Genochin trying to land knees to the body.
Stayert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stayert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iwaga Genochin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stayert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iwaga Genochin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stayert avoids the damage to the body.
Iwaga Genochin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin slows down the pace here.
Stayert has a couple of punches blocked by Iwaga Genochin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stayert takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Stayert.
Stayert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin is stalling here.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Stayert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Iwaga Genochin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Iwaga Genochin throws an elbow but it misses.
Iwaga Genochin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stayert is defending well for now.
Stayert is looking to control Iwaga Genochin's arms but Iwaga Genochin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stayert has his back to the cage.
Iwaga Genochin is struggling to control the position.
Iwaga Genochin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Stayert wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trace Stayert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stayert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick lands for Iwaga Genochin.
Donk. Stayert catches Iwaga Genochin right on the button with a cross.

Iwaga Genochin clinches with his opponent.
Come on Iwaga Genochin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Iwaga Genochin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwaga Genochin blocks an uppercut.
Stayert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iwaga Genochin backwards.
Stayert tries to break free but Iwaga Genochin pushes him back against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin keeps control of Stayert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stayert tries to throw a body punch but Iwaga Genochin avoids it by throwing Stayert back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stayert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stayert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stayert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iwaga Genochin backwards.
Stayert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stayert's defenses.
Stayert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stayert blocks the elbow strike.
Stayert cracks Iwaga Genochin with a nice body shot.
Iwaga Genochin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Iwaga Genochin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stayert swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwaga Genochin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwaga Genochin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Iwaga Genochin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stayert avoids the damage to the body.
Stayert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iwaga Genochin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iwaga Genochin as Stayert tries to tie him up.
Stayert managing to block the knees to the body from Iwaga Genochin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stayert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stayert managing to block the knees to the body from Iwaga Genochin.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Stayert avoiding damage as Iwaga Genochin throws knees to the body.
Iwaga Genochin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stayert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stayert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iwaga Genochin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Iwaga Genochin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stayert manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stayert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stayert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iwaga Genochin backwards.
Iwaga Genochin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stayerts head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stayert misses with a punch to the body.
Stayert takes an elbow to the temple.
Stayert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwaga Genochin cracks Stayert with a nice body shot.
Iwaga Genochin slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Iwaga Genochin.
Stayert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iwaga Genochin backwards.
Iwaga Genochin stalling the fight.
Iwaga Genochin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stayert backwards.
Stayert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iwaga Genochin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iwaga Genochin gets through Stayert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin controlling the action here for a moment.
Iwaga Genochin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stayert backwards.
Iwaga Genochin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Iwaga Genochin lands a left hand.

Stayert is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iwaga Genochin lands a nice elbow.
Stayert is still on wobbly legs! Can Iwaga Genochin finish him?
Iwaga Genochin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stayert to his knees! Iwaga Genochin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin!
A relieved looking Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.