PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa comes to the ring accompanied by One Minute in Heaven. Jonathan Moxon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Minowa
vs
Moxon

177 cm
24
196 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
194 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moxon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Moxon wants to get back to full guard.
Minowa controlling the action here.
Moxon is looking to improve his position.
Minowa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minowa lands a nice short elbow.
Minowa trying to control from half guard but Moxon is working away.
Moxon wants to control but Minowa is keeping busy.
Moxon is looking to improve his position.

Moxon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minowa in particular looking to stall.
Moxon is staying active underneath Minowa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moxon tries to get to full guard but Minowa has control of the leg.
Moxon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Minowa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Minowa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Minowa is trying to control the action in half guard but Moxon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Moxon actively working from the bottom here.

Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Moxon looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Minowa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Minowa lands with a punch from half guard.
Minowa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Minowa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Moxon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moxon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but Moxon is keeping the position.
Minowa pushing down on Moxon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Minowa is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moxon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moxon is trying to get back to full guard.
Minowa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Moxon actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Moxon looking for a kimura from the bottom but Minowa passes into side control!
Minowa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Minowa working the ground and pound effectively.
Minowa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moxon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Minowa controlling the pace for now.
Minowa lands a nice shot to the head.
Minowa lands a heavy elbow.
Minowa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.
Minowa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Minowa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moxon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Minowa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Minowa ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Minowa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Moxon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Minowa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Minowa has escaped and now he's on top!
Moxon wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minowa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minowa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Moxon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Minowa escapes and throws Moxon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Moxon is trying to work for a sweep but Minowa has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Minowa lands with some strikes.

Minowa working for a guillotine from mount but Moxon is in no mood to give up.
Minowa controlling the position easily from mount.
Isamu Minowa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moxon is working to get back to half guard.
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.
Moxon is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa lands a big shot there that rocks Moxon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Minowa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minowa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Minowa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moxon tries to hold on but Minowa postures up.
Minowa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Minowa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moxon tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moxon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Minowa trying to control but Moxon is having none of it.
Minowa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking to control but Moxon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moxon is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.
Minowa controlling from the full mount.
Moxon is trying to escape the mount.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Minowa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moxon looks a forlorn figure.
Minowa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isamu Minowa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Minowa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moxon tries to avoid it but Minowa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moxon to the ground. Moxon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Minowa moves out of range as Moxon strikes.
Moxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minowa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jonathan Moxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minowa throws a leg kick but Moxon moved away.
Moxon punishes Minowa's body with a nice straight punch.
Moxon misses with a takedown attempt

and Minowa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minowa trying to control but Moxon is working from the bottom.

Moxon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Moxon working for submissions but it's allowed Minowa to get to half guard.
Moxon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minowa in particular looking to stall.

Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Minowa slows the pace down in half guard.

Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
Minowa is taking a breather. Moxon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Isamu Minowa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minowa moves away.

That's two 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.

Minowa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Minowa laying and praying for a moment but Moxon takes advantage and regains half guard.
Minowa moves nicely into side control.
Minowa controls the position from side control.
Moxon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Minowa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Minowa is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa wants to take a breather but Moxon is having none of it.

Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
Minowa works his way into full mount!
Moxon is squirming around, avoiding Minowa's attempts to control the action.
Moxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jonathan Moxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minowa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moxon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moxon can't escape the position.
Minowa controlling from mount.
Moxon tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Minowa controlling from the full mount.
Moxon is wriggling around trying to escape.

Moxon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Minowa.
Moxon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moxon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Minowa. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Minowa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!