PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Kabanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Kabanov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ishikawa
vs
Kabanov

180 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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, Hatsu Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Kabanov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabanov throws a leg kick
and Kabanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishikawa works the jab nicely.
Kabanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ishikawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ishikawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishikawa lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa scores with a shoulder strike.

Kabanov is rocked!
Ishikawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kabanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishikawa finish him?
Kabanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishikawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kabanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ishikawa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kabanov with a big uppercut! Kabanov tries to clinch up but Ishikawa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kabanov to the mat! Kabanov covers up and Ishikawa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hatsu Ishikawa!