PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Jared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Izakawa
vs
Jared

185 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Jared!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Izakawa moves into the clinch.
Jared is trying to break free.
Izakawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jared is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Izakawa.
Jared wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jared wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Izakawa has him pressed against the cage.
Jared wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jared working hard to break the clinch.
Jared looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Izakawa lands a nice elbow.
Jared looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jared has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izakawa keeps control of Jared as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izakawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Izakawa crunches a lovely knee into Jared's ribcage.
Izakawa has Jared pressed against the cage, preventing Jared from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jared's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jared throws a half hearted mid kick.
Izakawa dodges the punch combination from Jared.
Izakawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Jared swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izakawa scores with a leg kick.
Izakawa throws a series of punches but Jared moves out of range.
Izakawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jared.
Jared fails to land with a series of punches.
Izakawa tries to clinch up.
Jared swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izakawa counters with an inside leg kick.
Jared looks gassed!
Jared throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Izakawa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izakawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jared.
Jared throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Izakawa.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izakawa.
Izakawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Jared swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jared on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Izakawa. Izakawa obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jared avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Izakawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jared is fending him off so far but Izakawa persists. Nope, Jared circles away and we're back to standing.
Izakawa tries to clinch there but Jared circles away.
Izakawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jared swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jared throws a series of punches but Izakawa avoids them all with ease.
Izakawa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jared sprawls well. Jared wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Izakawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jared lands a head shot.
Matt Jared seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izakawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Izakawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jared but Jared pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Izakawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jared's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jared duly obliges.
Jared takes a swing at Izakawa's ribcage but misses.
Izakawa lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jared.

Izakawa has Jared up against the cage in a clinch.
Izakawa tries to pull guard but Jared won't allow it.

Izakawa gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Jared manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jared misses with a series of wild punches.

Izakawa scores with a takedown into Jared's guard.
Izakawa stops Jared from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to stand but Jared is controlling from the bottom.
Jared wants to stand up but Izakawa is controlling him.

Jared pushes Izakawa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Matt Jared is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jared falls off balance throwing a combination

and Izakawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jared's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Izakawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Izakawa with a jab.
Jared will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jared swings for the body but Izakawa moves out of range.
Izakawa tries to clinch but Jared moves out of range.
Jared falls off balance throwing a combination

and Izakawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jared wants to break free but Izakawa has control.
Izakawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jared's efforts to push away.
Izakawa lands an elbow just above Jared 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jared wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Izakawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jared's efforts to push away.
Izakawa has Jared pressed against the cage, preventing Jared from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa is working for takedown but Jared is calmly controlling the position for now.
Izakawa working hard to break the clinch.
Jared tries to circle away but Izakawa has him pinned against the cage.
Jared is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Izakawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Izakawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jared's efforts to push away.
Izakawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jared prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jared is trying to force a seperation but Izakawa has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Jared's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Izakawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Izakawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izakawa tries to clinch but Jared moves out of range.
Jared misses with a double jab.
Izakawa throws a wild body kick that Jared sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izakawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jared throws a combination that misses
and Izakawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izakawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jared misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Jared.
Izakawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jared. That did some damage!
Jared misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jared circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izakawa moves in looking to clinch but Jared pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Jared off the cage and back into rage.
Izakawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jared paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jared swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jared waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Izakawa.
Izakawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jared.
Izakawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izakawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Jared circles away.
Jared keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jared misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jared throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Izakawa counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Izakawa has Jared up against the cage in a clinch.
Jared working hard to break the clinch.
Jared is looking to break free of the clinch but Izakawa has double underhooks.

Izakawa jumps into guard, dragging Jared to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jared wants to stand but Izakawa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Izakawa pushes Jared off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Izakawa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Izakawa dives in and grabs Jared's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jared pushes down on Izakawa's head and hops out.
Jared throws a series of punches but Izakawa moves out of range.
Izakawa wants to clinch up but Jared keeps it at a distance.
Jared throws a looping overhand right but Izakawa ducks down to avoid it.
Izakawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jared.
Jared takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jared throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jared misses with a combination
and Izakawa counters with a head kick.
Izakawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izakawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jared swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jared lands a really nice looking cross but Izakawa seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jared fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Izakawa on the side of the head.
Izakawa moves forwards but Jared connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jared throws the left hand but Izakawa avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jared jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jared throws a hook but Izakawa avoids it easily.
Jared will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jared's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Izakawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jared circles away.
Izakawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Jared circles away.
Jared is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jared cracks Izakawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Izakawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Izakawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Jared circles away.
Jared throws a combination that misses

and Izakawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jared has had enough of the clinch but Izakawa keeps him there for the moment.
Izakawa lands a damaging elbow.
Jared has had enough of the clinch but Izakawa keeps him there for the moment.
Jared gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Izakawa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Izakawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jared is trying to force a seperation but Izakawa has the dominant position.
Jared is trying to break the clinch but Izakawa has him pressed against the cage.
Izakawa is trying to break the clinch but Jared has him pressed against the cage.
Jared looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Izakawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jared's efforts to push away.
Izakawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Jared is trying to break the clinch but Izakawa has him pressed against the cage.

Jared breaks from the clinch.
Matt Jared has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to clinch but Jared moves out of range.
Jared swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Izakawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Izakawa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jared smiles and moves away.
Jared misses with the combination.
Johnny Izakawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Izakawa moves forwards but Jared connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Izakawa instigates a clinch.
Jared is trying to force a seperation but Izakawa has the dominant position.
Jared tries to break free but Izakawa pushes him back against the cage.
Izakawa prevents Jared from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Izakawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Izakawa prevents Jared from breaking the clinch.
Jared tries to break free but Izakawa pushes him back against the cage.
Jared is looking to break free of the clinch but Izakawa has double underhooks.
Jared has had enough of the clinch but Izakawa keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Jared's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Izakawa keeps control of Jared as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izakawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jared's face.
Jared wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Izakawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jared wants to break the clinch but can't.
Izakawa is stalling here.

Jared breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Jared comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Izakawa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Izakawa!