PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norihisa Isono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norihisa Isono told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kurosaki
vs
Isono

193 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Reaper Combatwear
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norihisa Isono!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kurosaki clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kurosaki as Isono tries to tie him up.
Isono lands an elbow just above Kurosaki 's eye.

It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Isono misses with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki stalling in the clinch but Isono improves position.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Isono is keeping busy.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isono lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Isono avoids it.
Isono lands an elbow inside.
Kurosaki misses with a body punch.
Isono takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki takes an elbow to the temple.

Akio Kurosaki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Isono takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isono.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Isono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurosaki stalling in the clinch but Isono improves position.
Isono misses with a knee strike.
Isono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurosaki avoids it.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Isono won't want to take too many of those.
Kurosaki trying to stall but Isono improves his position.
Isono dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurosaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Isono up against the cage.
Isono using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurosaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki is looking to control Isono's arms but Isono gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kurosaki has his back to the cage.
Isono tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Isono.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isono is defending well for now.
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow.
Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isono being controlled against the cage.
Kurosaki is trying to stall.
Kurosaki blocks an elbow strike.
Isono misses with a knee to the head.
Isono blocks an uppercut.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Isono displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurosaki up against the cage.
Isono avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Norihisa Isono has been cut.
Kurosaki trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Isono.
Kurosaki stalling in the clinch but Isono improves position.
Isono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isono lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki misses with a body punch.
Kurosaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kurosaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Isono misses with a knee to the head.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a knee to the head.
Isono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Isono avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isono misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kurosaki can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kurosaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Isono.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Isono.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kurosaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Isono avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isono lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Isono looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kurosaki obliges.
Kurosaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the body.
Kurosaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki working Isono over with knees to the body.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki trying to land knees to the body.
Kurosaki wants to stall.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Isono takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.
Isono letting Kurosaki take a breather here.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki avoiding damage.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isono lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurosaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looking to stall.
Kurosaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Isono's elbow.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the body.
Kurosaki tries to throw a body punch but Isono avoids it by throwing Kurosaki back against the cage.
Kurosaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurosaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Isono.
Kurosaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Isono takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki is struggling to control the position.
Kurosaki taking a breather.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Isono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Isono in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isono is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norihisa Isono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kurosaki 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Akio Kurosaki!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Akio Kurosaki!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Akio Kurosaki!

Akio Kurosaki wins by unanimous decision!