PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Saz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Izawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Saz
vs
Izawa

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Saz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Izawa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izawa shoots in but Saz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Izawa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saz's guard now.
Izawa lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Izawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Izawa working some strikes from top position.
Saz wants to sweep but no luck.
Izawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Izawa works over Saz with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saz being controlled here, momentarily.
Izawa passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Saz strikes from the bottom but Izawa passes into mount!
Izawa lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saz tries to reverse the position but Izawa maintains control.
Izawa cracks Saz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichi Izawa!