PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pearmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ishikawa
vs
Pearmine

185 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaito Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Pearmine!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearmine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ishikawa counters with a solid body kick.
Pearmine looks gassed!
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearmine blocks a head kick by Ishikawa.

Ishikawa sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Pearmine to the ground! Ishikawa dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Tim Pearmine has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ishikawa wants to control the pace but Pearmine is squirming around nicely.
Ishikawa tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearmine is looking to escape.
Ishikawa is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Ishikawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearmine on the ground.
Ishikawa tries to control but Pearmine wriggling away.
Ishikawa wants to get back to his feet but Pearmine is holding on tight.
Ishikawa prevents Pearmine from getting the reversal.
Ishikawa wants to control the pace but Pearmine is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearmine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ishikawa is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa trying to control but Pearmine is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Pearmine is desperately trying to improve his position but Ishikawa has a good base and remains in mount.
Ishikawa wants to get back to his feet but Pearmine is holding on tight.
Ishikawa looking to control but Pearmine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearmine working to try and regain half guard.
Ishikawa tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Pearmine is squirming around, avoiding Ishikawa's attempts to control the action.
Ishikawa wants to get back to his feet but Pearmine is holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishikawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearmine is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaito Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Pearmine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pearmine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pearmine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ishikawa counters with a nice leg kick.
Ishikawa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Ishikawa moves into the clinch.

Ishikawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ishikawa clinches up with Pearmine and pushes him back against the cage.

Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Ishikawa misses with a head kick.
Pearmine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishikawa lands with a kick to the temple. Pearmine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Pearmine is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearmine is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Ishikawa Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Pearmine is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaito Ishikawa!