PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki has chosen Hiroyuki Okita - Moete Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maxi Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Ishizaki

189 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Ishizaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishizaki fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ishizaki clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Ishizaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ishizaki keeps him there for the moment.
Ishizaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ishizaki lands a body punch.
Ishizaki lands with a right to the head.
Ishizaki presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Ishizaki pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva won't allow Ishizaki to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ishizaki keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishizaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ishizaki keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxi Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ishizaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ishizaki has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Ishizaki stalling against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ishizaki prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ishizaki.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishizaki.
Ishizaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ishizaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishizaki.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishizaki lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishizaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ishizaki is struggling to control the position.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Ishizaki.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishizaki.
Ishizaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishizaki.
Ishizaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ishizaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishizaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ishizaki breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Ishizaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ishizaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishizaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ishizaki works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Ishizaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ishizaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ishizaki.
Ishizaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Ishizaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Silva is rocked!
Ishizaki lands a shot to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryo Ishizaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ishizaki pulls Silva into guard.

Ishizaki uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Ishizaki closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishizaki lands a big right hand that drops Silva! The killer instinct kicks in and Ishizaki finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ishizaki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Ishizaki!
Our winner, Ryo Ishizaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.