PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hotline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaya Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Hotline has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hotline
vs
Ishida

189 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
27
240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Hotline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaya Ishida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hotline rushes Ishida and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ishida can't find room to land a body shot as Hotline controls the action.
Hotline blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hotline.

It looks like Masaya Ishida has been cut.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Ishida.
Hotline taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Hotline.
Hotline scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ishida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hotline is breathing heavily.
Ishida struggles to land a body shot inside as Hotline controls his hands.
Ishida blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishida is keeping busy.
Hotline on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hotline misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ishida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Hotline's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ishida tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline working aggressively here.
Hotline lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hotline lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishida backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hotline blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishida tries to pull guard but Hotline holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ishida drops back down to his feet.
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ishida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishida struggles to land a body shot inside as Hotline controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Hotline swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Ishida.
Ishida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hotline walks away with a smile on his face. Ishida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ishida throws a right hand that misses
and Hotline counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hotline instigates a clinch.
Ishida tries to pull guard but Hotline holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ishida drops back down to his feet.
Mister Hotline has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masaya Ishida.
Hotline scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishida.
Ishida is working for takedown but Hotline is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishida is trying to pull guard but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes.
Ishida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hotline smiles and moves away.

Hotline closes the distance and clinches.
Hotline lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hotline leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ishida tries to throw a body punch but Hotline avoids it by throwing Ishida back against the ropes.
Ishida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hotline to keep the fight standing.
Hotline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishida is keeping busy.
Ishida can't find room to land a body shot as Hotline controls the action.
Ishida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hotline just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hotline lands a body shot.
Ishida tries to throw a body punch but Hotline avoids it by throwing Ishida back against the ropes.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hotline prevents a body shot from Ishida.
Hotline will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishida up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ishida fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hotline scores with a nice short uppercut.

Ishida is rocked!
Hotline fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishida is still on wobbly legs! Can Hotline finish him?
Hotline swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishida uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Hotline working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Hotline.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ishida.
Hotline stalling in the clinch.
Hotline throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishida.
Ishida seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Hotline.
Hotline avoiding damage as Ishida throws knees to the body.
Ishida tries a knee to the head but Hotline blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hotline walks away with a smile on his face. Ishida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hotline slips a straight right by Ishida.

Hotline takes the fight into the clinch.
Ishida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hotline is keeping busy.
Hotline is looking to control Ishida's arms but Ishida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hotline has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Hotline dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaya Ishida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ishida punishes Hotline's body with a nice straight punch.

Hotline rushes Ishida and presses him up against the ropes.
Hotline avoiding damage as Ishida throws knees to the body.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike.
Hotline has Ishida pushed against the ropes.
Hotline lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hotline's brow.
Ishida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishida tries to land knees in the clinch but Hotline avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hotline throws a big uppercut that drops Ishida! More strikes from Hotline and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ishida lies dazed against the ropes as Hotline celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Hotline!
Mister Hotline tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.