PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentijn Sammens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammens comes into a darkened arena with his song building. PRIDE FC - Opening kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ishikawa
vs
Sammens

185 cm
28
190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaito Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Sammens!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Sammens tenderised Ishikawa's leg. Ishikawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sammens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sammens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sammens pushes Ishikawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ishikawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sammens prevents Ishikawa from breaking the clinch.
Ishikawa working hard to break the clinch.
Sammens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Sammens.
Knees to the body from Sammens.
Sammens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ishikawa is breathing heavily.
Sammens lands a knee to the head.
Sammens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sammens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sammens lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sammens.
Sammens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sammens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sammens with a knee to the head.

Sammens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sammens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sammens works over Ishikawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaito Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammens lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sammens!
Sammens stuns Ishikawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sammens lands a hook that stumbles Ishikawa back into the ropes. Sammens follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ishikawa to the canvas! Sammens pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ishikawa has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Valentijn Sammens!
Valentijn Sammens really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.