PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 3000 p4p, 2901 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade has chosen Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Izanagi
vs
Andrade

190 cm
31
187
18 - 7 - 0

192 cm
37
185
28 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Izanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Izanagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andrade.
Izanagi lands a slapping body shot.
Izanagi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Oooooh!!! Izanagi has knocked Andrade down with a huge combo! Izanagi steps away and waves a wobbly Andrade back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Joao Andrade has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
And Andrade responds with a good body kick, but Izanagi manages to step out the way in time.
Izanagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andrade slips a straight right by Izanagi.
Izanagi drops Andrade with a straight right hand, right on the button! Izanagi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sora Izanagi!
Sora Izanagi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.