PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Narima Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Koga
vs
Izakawa

190 cm
24
212 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Narima Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga tries to clinch up but Izakawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Izakawa takes a swing at Koga's ribcage but misses.

Izakawa closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Izakawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Izakawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koga up against the ropes.
Izakawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Izakawa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Koga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koga.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Izakawa tries to land a knee to the head but Koga blocks with his arms.
Koga looking to stall.
Izakawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Koga moves into the clinch.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Izakawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Izakawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koga managing to block the knees to the body from Izakawa.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Koga instigates a clinch.
Izakawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Koga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa blocks an elbow strike from Koga.
Koga misses with a knee strike.

Izakawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Koga gets a clinch.
Izakawa looking for a takedown.
Izakawa digs a right hand underneath Koga's ribcage. Koga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koga trying to control the position but instead, Izakawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koga into the ropes.

Izakawa jumps guard.
Izakawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koga is one step ahead there.
Izakawa wants to stand but Koga is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Izakawa is looking for a triangle here but Koga uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Izakawa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Koga has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koga decides to stand back up.

Koga darts in and clinches Izakawa up against the ropes.
Koga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Izakawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Izakawa tries for a takedown but Koga manages to get underhooks.
Izakawa looks gassed!
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Koga missing with knees to the body.
Izakawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koga tries to land knees in the clinch but Izakawa avoids the damage to the body.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koga tries to clinch there but Izakawa circles away.
Izakawa throws a leg kick but Koga sees it coming and moves out of range.

Koga drives through and clinches with Izakawa against the ropes.
Koga scores with a knee to the head.
Izakawa looking for a takedown.
Koga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koga trying to control the position but instead, Izakawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koga into the ropes.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks with his arms.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to pull guard but Koga won't allow it.
Koga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Izakawa.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izakawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Izakawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koga connects with a knee to the head.
Izakawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koga lands a left hand.
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!
Koga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Izakawa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Izakawa lands an elbow just above Koga 's eye.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izakawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koga trying to control the position but instead, Izakawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koga into the ropes.
Koga misses with a knee strike.

Izakawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narima Koga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koga drives through and clinches with Izakawa against the ropes.

Izakawa drags the fight down to the ground.
Koga wants to stand and escape but instead Izakawa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Izakawa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koga is proving hard to escape from.
Izakawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izakawa throwing strikes from guard but Koga blocks nicely.
Koga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga keeping moving, preventing Izakawa from controlling successfully.
Izakawa throws a strike but Koga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koga won't allow Izakawa to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Izakawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koga defends it easily.

Izakawa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koga passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koga decides to stand back up. Koga steps back and let's Izakawa get back to his feet.
Izakawa tries to clinch there but Koga circles away.
Izakawa tries to clinch there but Koga circles away.
Izakawa wants to clinch

and Koga counters by clinching up.
Izakawa scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga prevents the takedown attempt.
Izakawa letting Koga take a breather here.
Izakawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Koga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izakawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izakawa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Koga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Izakawa is breathing heavily.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Izakawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koga is defending well for now.
Koga gets underhooks to prevent Izakawa's takedown attempt.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narima Koga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Izakawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izakawa is trying to drag Koga to the mat but Koga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Izakawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koga pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Koga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Izakawa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Koga tries a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks it.
Koga lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narima Koga dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Izakawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koga swivels and escapes.
Izakawa wants to clinch but Koga slips to the side
and Koga counters with a three punch combo that has Izakawa backing up. Izakawa nods at Koga to acknowledge the strikes.
Koga connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Koga.
Koga lands with a nice combination. Izakawa backs away looking to recover.
Koga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Izakawa.

Koga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks with his arms.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izakawa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Koga trying to land knees to the body.
Koga scores with a shot to the side of Izakawa's head.
Koga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Izakawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koga takes an elbow to the forehead.

Izakawa breaks from the clinch.
Izakawa shoots in but no luck this time.

Koga instigates a clinch.
Koga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to pull guard but Koga won't allow it.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Izakawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Koga tries a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks it.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Izakawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izakawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Izakawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izakawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izakawa wants to clinch

and Koga counters by moving into the clinch.
Izakawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Koga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Izakawa lands an elbow inside that Koga shrugs off.
Izakawa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Koga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koga is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koga lands a right hand.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.

Izakawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Izakawa drives through and clinches with Koga against the ropes.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Izakawa darts in trying to clinch

and Koga counters by moving into the clinch.
Izakawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Izakawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Koga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Izakawa wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Koga.
Izakawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Izakawa is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Izakawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izakawa lands a shot to the body.

Izakawa decides to pull guard.
Koga stopping the sweep attempt from Izakawa.

Izakawa looking for subs off his back but Koga has passed one foot through into half guard.

Koga stands up out of the half guard.
Johnny Izakawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koga clinches up with Izakawa and pushes him back against the ropes.
Izakawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Izakawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koga.
Narima Koga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Izakawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Izakawa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Narima Koga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narima Koga!