PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hado Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragna Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi has chosen Last of the Mohicans as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ken
vs
Kisaragi

195 cm
23
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
218 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hado Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragna Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kisaragi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kisaragi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kisaragi trying to mount his opponent but Ken defends it.
Ken has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kisaragi is working away from the top position though.
Kisaragi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ken tries to get to full guard but Kisaragi has control of the leg.
Ken wants to control but Kisaragi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kisaragi working over Ken with some ground and pound. Ken looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kisaragi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kisaragi throws a hook but Ken blocks it.
Kisaragi misses with a hook.
Ken fails with the takedown
and Kisaragi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi scores with the left hand. Ken knows he should have avoided that one.
Kisaragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ken tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kisaragi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ken's guard now.
Kisaragi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Ken had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kisaragi defends it easily.
Ken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kisaragi throwing strikes but missing.
Ken keeping moving, preventing Kisaragi from controlling successfully.

Ken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kisaragi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kisaragi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kisaragi lands a couple of digs.
Kisaragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kisaragi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kisaragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kisaragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kisaragi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Ken looking for a guillotine here but Kisaragi defends easily.
Kisaragi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kisaragi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ken is trying to control the position but Kisaragi postures up.
Kisaragi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken trying to control the position.
Kisaragi is working Ken over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Ken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ken is breathing heavily.

Ken looking for a guillotine here but Kisaragi defends easily.
Kisaragi stands up over Ken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Ken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kisaragi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Ken is rocked!
Kisaragi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Ken is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kisaragi arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ken's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragna Kisaragi!