PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouichirou Daisuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Daisuke's choice of entrance music: Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Minami
vs
Daisuke

170 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
181 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jouichirou Daisuke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daisuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minami throws a head kick that misses.
Minami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minami wants to clinch.
Minami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Minami misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Minami there.
Minami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minami wants to clinch up but Daisuke keeps it at a distance.
Minami tries to clinch up.
Daisuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daisuke clinches but Minami breaks the clinch
and Minami counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Minami looks at the referee who does nothing so Minami lands a crushing right that sends Daisuke to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikki Minami!