PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaito Ishikawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunt
vs
Ishikawa

198 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaito Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunt clinches.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt keeps control of Ishikawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt is trying to push Ishikawa away but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt has Ishikawa pressed against the cage, preventing Ishikawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ishikawa backwards.
Ishikawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishikawa tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Ishikawa keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Ishikawa.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ishikawa pinned against the cage. Ishikawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Ishikawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ishikawa.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Ishikawa circles away.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Ishikawa misses with a few strikes there.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt lands a front kick.
Ishikawa looks gassed!
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Ishikawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaito Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Ishikawa.
Sloppy strikes from Ishikawa. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Ishikawa sprawls well.
Ishikawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishikawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishikawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ishikawa is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Ishikawa scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Ishikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ishikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishikawa lands a head kick!
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishikawa feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ishikawa circles away.
Ishikawa connects with a high kick.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ishikawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Ishikawa keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishikawa throws an elbow that misses.
Ishikawa is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt prevents Ishikawa from breaking the clinch.
Ishikawa is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Hunt prevents Ishikawa from breaking the clinch.
Hunt tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Ishikawa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Hunt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt swinging wildly here.

Hunt forces Ishikawa back against the cage and clinches.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hunt pulls Ishikawa into guard.

Hunt scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses.

Hunt pushes Ishikawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishikawa prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishikawa backwards.
Ishikawa is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Ishikawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishikawa avoids it.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishikawa controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Ishikawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ishikawa is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Ishikawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Ishikawa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ishikawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Ishikawa throws a nice head kick!
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt misses with a double jab.

Hunt moves into the clinch.

Ishikawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Ishikawa.
Nice takedown defense from Ishikawa. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ishikawa sprawls well. Ishikawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Ishikawa.
Hunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunt.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ishikawa throws a nice head kick!
Hunt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ishikawa's waist but Ishikawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunt off to one side.
A head kick from Ishikawa lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ishikawa.
Roger Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunt keeps control of Ishikawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ishikawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt shoots in but Ishikawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishikawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishikawa, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Ishikawa.
Kaito Ishikawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ishikawa but Ishikawa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ishikawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaito Ishikawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ishikawa as he jumps to the side.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.

Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt tries to score a body lock takedown but Ishikawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Ishikawa, against the cage.
A short left from Hunt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ishikawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Ishikawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Ishikawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishikawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ishikawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Ishikawa scores with a head kick. Hunt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ishikawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishikawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Ishikawa wants to clinch.
Ishikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishikawa can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Ishikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Kaito Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch.
Ishikawa misses with a head kick.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Ishikawa keeps it at a distance.
Ishikawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
Ishikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ishikawa is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ishikawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ishikawa gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Ishikawa's ribcage. Ishikawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Ishikawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt keeps control of Ishikawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ishikawa is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Ishikawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ishikawa throws an elbow but misses.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt is leaning against Ishikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Ishikawa, against the cage.

Hunt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ishikawa is trying to keep an underhook but Hunt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishikawa defending well though.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ishikawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishikawa trying to control here.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Ishikawa dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Hunt.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Hunt!