PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isei Takurata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takurata
vs
Onizuka

185 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
31
190 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isei Takurata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eikichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takurata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takurata misses with a jab to the body
and Onizuka counters with a series of strikes. Takurata will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takurata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takurata misses with a combination
and Onizuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takurata connects with a right hand. Onizuka shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Takurata.

Onizuka gets a double leg takedown into Takurata's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takurata is trying to control the position but Onizuka postures up.
Takurata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takurata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Onizuka landing with the ground and pound.
Onizuka distracts Takurata with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Onizuka postures up in Takurata's guard and throws a big left but Takurata blocks it.
Onizuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Takurata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onizuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onizuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takurata keeping moving, preventing Onizuka from controlling successfully.
Takurata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takurata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onizuka is looking to work some ground and pound but Takurata has wrist control.
Takurata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onizuka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Onizuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Onizuka stopping the sweep attempt from Takurata.
Onizuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onizuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onizuka throwing strikes but missing.
Takurata working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onizuka.
Onizuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Onizuka throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onizuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takurata is breathing heavily.
Onizuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Takurata working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onizuka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onizuka chips away with some ground and pound.
Onizuka throws a strike but Takurata rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Onizuka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takurata takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Takurata is rocked!
Onizuka loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Takurata scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Onizuka land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Onizuka stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eikichi Onizuka!