PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benji Baracka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishida Kento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baracka comes to the cage accompanied by In The Air Tonight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baracka
vs
Kento

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Baracka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ishida Kento!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kento shoots and misses
and Baracka counters with a straight right hand.
Kento misses with a takedown
enabling Baracka to counter with a crisp jab.
Baracka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baracka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Baracka has managed to clinch.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Baracka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kento closes the distance looking to clinch

and Baracka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baracka.
Baracka pushes Kento back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Ishida Kento has been cut.

Baracka has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kento is trying to keep an underhook but Baracka manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Baracka lands strikes from half guard.
Baracka wants to take a breather but Kento is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Baracka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baracka connects with a nice short shot to Kento's temple.
Baracka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Kento is rocked!
Baracka winds up and cracks Kento with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kento is still in real trouble! Can Baracka finish him?

Baracka postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kento to stand up.

Baracka has Kento up against the cage in a clinch.
Kento seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baracka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kento tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baracka smiles and moves away.
Benji Baracka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ishida Kento.

Baracka forces Kento back against the cage and clinches.

Baracka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kento is trying to stand.
Baracka blocks the strikes from Kento.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Baracka there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baracka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kento does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baracka winds up and cracks Kento with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baracka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baracka lands a nice short elbow.
Baracka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Baracka lands strikes from half guard.
Baracka winds up and cracks Kento with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Baracka decides to stand up.
Kento looks gassed!
Kento misses with a takedown

and Baracka moves into the clinch.
Baracka stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baracka tightens his grip and picks Kento up, before dumping him to the ground. Kento manages to land in guard.
Kento working a defensive guard here.
Baracka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kento's head.
Baracka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baracka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baracka lands a couple of digs.
Baracka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baracka lands a couple of digs.
Baracka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kento is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baracka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baracka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baracka passes Kento's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kento is looking to escape.
Baracka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baracka trying to control from half guard but Kento is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baracka connects with a nice short shot to Kento's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baracka working the head and body with strikes.
Baracka lands with a punch from half guard.
Kento trying to control but Baracka postures up.
Baracka winds up and cracks Kento with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benji Baracka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ishida Kento's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kento fails with the takedown

and Baracka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baracka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kento's head.
Baracka works over Kento with some ground and pound from guard.
Baracka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kento's head.
Baracka is working Kento over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baracka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baracka stands up over Kento, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baracka connects with a couple of short punches.
Kento trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Baracka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baracka postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kento covers up, he's hurt! Baracka keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Baracka and the ref steps in to end the fight! Baracka can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benji Baracka!