PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isla J Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ridgway
vs
J Brave

183 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

(MFS) Macto Fight System
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isla J Brave!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgway misses with an uppercut. Brave saw that one coming.
Brave blocks a low kick nicely.
Brave on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgway. Ridgway obviously looking to wear him down.
Ridgway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ridgway enables Brave to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ridgway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brave controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ridgway tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ridgway seems keen to control Brave's posture.
Ridgway wants to hit a switch here but Brave passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ridgway there!
Ridgway working to try and regain half guard.
Ridgway is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brave with a couple of short strikes.
Ridgway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brave cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ridgway is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brave controlling his opponent.
Brave has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ridgway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brave looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway wants to hold on but Brave pushes him away.
Brave raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgway is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brave controlling his opponent.
Brave prevents Ridgway from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brave with good strikes from the mount here!
Ridgway is looking to improve his position but Brave isn't that keen on the idea.
Brave cracks Ridgway with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ridgway wants to hold on but Brave pushes him away.
Brave controlling his opponent.
Brave lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brave looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgway tries to hold on but Brave pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ridgway tries to reverse the position but Brave maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isla J Brave dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ridgway takes one to the chin there.
Gary Ridgway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brave shoots in looking for a takedown. Ridgway tries to sprawl out of it but Brave keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ridgway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ridgway throws a right hand that Brave ducks under and follows up with a left that Brave also avoids with ease.
Ridgway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ridgway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ridgway wants it to stay on the feet.
Brave throws a big shot that misses.

Brave shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ridgway manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Brave decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ridgway looks to land a right hand but Brave moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ridgway.
Ridgway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgway thumps Brave with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brave. That did some damage!
Brave is breathing heavily.
Brave throws a shot from downtown. Ridgway moves away and avoids it.
Ridgway looks to score with a jab to the body but Brave is just out of range.
Ridgway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brave stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ridgway throws a body punch but Brave moves out of range.
Ridgway connects with a leg kick. Brave looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgway throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brave sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgway throws a head kick that Brave semi-blocks.
Ridgway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brave's calf.
Ridgway throws an overhand right that lands on Brave's shoulder, as Brave tries to avoid the shot.
Ridgway connects with a leg kick. Brave looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brave takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ridgway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brave's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brave moves away.
A solid body kick from Ridgway.
Ridgway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brave has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ridgway connects with an inside leg kick.
Ridgway connects with a leg kick. Brave looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgway scores with a head kick.

Brave is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ridgway! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gary Ridgway!
Gary Ridgway thanked the fans post fight for their support.