PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru comes into the arena with Break blaring out of the sound system. Kazarian has chosen Limp Bizkit - My Way as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ishimaru
vs
Kazarian

168 cm
23
147 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

165 cm
29
140 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Condemned

Condemned
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kazarian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kazarian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Kazarian throws a strike there. Ishimaru manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Ishimaru won't allow Kazarian to pass to mount.
Kazarian wants to take a breather but Ishimaru is having none of it.
Kazarian passes into side control, despite Ishimaru's attempt to control the position.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but Ishimaru is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ishimaru is trying to improve his position.
Kazarian tries to score with some ground and pound. Ishimaru controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazarian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ishimaru, who protects the arm well.
Kazarian trying to control the action but Ishimaru is working from the bottom.
Kazarian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ishimaru is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kazarian off and has taken his back!
Kazarian wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Kazarian can't escape the position.
Kazarian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru works his way into side control.
Ishimaru wants to stand but Kazarian has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Kazarian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ishimaru throwing strikes but missing.
Ishimaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazarian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is controlling Ishimaru's posture.
Ishimaru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ishimaru throws a big elbow that misses.
Ishimaru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kazarian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ishimaru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ishimaru postures up in Kazarian's guard and throws a big left but Kazarian blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru postures up.
Ishimaru wants to stand and escape but instead Kazarian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ishimaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ishimaru looking for a sweep. Not yet Ishimaru, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ishimaru keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
Kazarian postures up in Ishimaru's guard and throws a big left but Ishimaru blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian with a nice head shot there.
Kazarian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishimaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishimaru missing with a left hand there. Kazarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishimaru throws a body punch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Ishimaru throws a nice looking combination but Kazarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishimaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazarian throws a big shot that misses.
Ishimaru takes a swing at Kazarian's ribcage but misses.
Kazarian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimaru displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazarian.

Ishimaru tries to sprawl but Kazarian drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru is looking to improve his position.
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazarian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ishimaru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ishimaru tries to get out of the position.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Ishimaru dodges it nicely.
Ishimaru slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Ishimaru keeps moving.
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazarian trying to control but Ishimaru is working from the bottom.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishimaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony Kazarian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
Kazarian scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishimaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian wants to pass the guard but Ishimaru is keeping the position.
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ishimaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ishimaru is wriggling around but Kazarian manages to pass to half guard.
Kazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ishimaru defending well though.
Ishimaru is trying to control but Kazarian manages to pass to mount!
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.
Kazarian breaks from Ishimaru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazarian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ishimaru can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kazarian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ishimaru?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Kazarian breaks from Ishimaru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazarian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ishimaru looks a forlorn figure.
Kazarian is landing with some decent strikes but Ishimaru is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Ishimaru is rocked!
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Ishimaru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishimaru is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazarian has a good base and remains in mount.
Ishimaru seems to have got his legs back now.
Kazarian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
Kazarian lands with some strikes.
Ishimaru is squirming around, avoiding Kazarian's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kazarian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ishimaru tries to avoid it but Kazarian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ishimaru to the ground. Ishimaru escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kazarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishimaru.
Kazarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kazarian throws a body punch but Ishimaru moves out of range.
Ishimaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazarian moves away.
Kazarian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ishimaru works Kazarian's body with a nice hook.
Ishimaru misses with a jab to the body

and Kazarian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ishimaru has hold of Kazarian's hands but Kazarian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ishimaru holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ishimaru is looking to control Kazarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ishimaru avoid being mounted?
Kazarian drops an elbow to the side of Ishimaru's head.
Kazarian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Ishimaru dodges it nicely.
Ishimaru avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazarian.
Ishimaru is refusing to be controlled, as Kazarian sits in half guard.
Ishimaru blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian is looking to stall here but Ishimaru recovers full guard.
Ishimaru has momentary wrist control but Kazarian slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian won't allow Ishimaru to sweep him here.
Ishimaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Ishimaru keeps moving.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Ishimaru being controlled here, momentarily.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Ishimaru blocks nicely.
Ishimaru is trying to hold Kazarian in close to prevent damage but Kazarian has managed to pass into half guard.
Ishimaru is refusing to be controlled, as Kazarian sits in half guard.
Ishimaru trying to get back to full guard but Kazarian takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kazarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kazarian looking to control but Ishimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kazarian lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kazarian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian lands a big elbow.
Kazarian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ishimaru sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ishimaru is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kazarian lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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. Kazarian connects with a nice short shot to Ishimaru's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ishimaru manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian really dominated that round.
That's time! Ishimaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body punch from Kazarian.
Kazarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishimaru takes a swing at Kazarian's ribcage but misses.
Ishimaru scores with a body shot.
Kazarian misses with a wild body shot.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishimaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.

Kazarian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kazarian working the ground and pound from side control.
Kazarian is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ishimaru will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ishimaru taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ishimaru takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ishimaru some visible discomfort.
Ishimaru dodges the ground and pound from Kazarian.
Ishimaru throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Kazarian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kazarian landing strikes.
Kazarian working away.
Kazarian is looking to take a break and control but Ishimaru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ishimaru is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ishimaru is trying to work for a sweep but Kazarian has mounted him!
Ishimaru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ishimaru keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazarian controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazarian lands with some strikes.
Kazarian working Ishimaru over with strikes here.
Ishimaru is trying to escape the mount.
Kazarian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kazarian tries to control but Ishimaru wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is landing with some decent strikes but Ishimaru is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazarian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ishimaru is looking to escape.
Ishimaru tries to reverse the position but Kazarian maintains control.
Kazarian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kazarian scoring with strikes but Ishimaru is staying in there.
Kazarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kazarian scoring with strikes but Ishimaru is staying in there.
Kazarian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Kazarian looking to control but Ishimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru is looking to improve his position but Kazarian isn't that keen on the idea.
Kazarian looking to control but Ishimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ishimaru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Ishimaru looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ishimaru working to try and regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian working Ishimaru over with strikes here.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Ishimaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice cross by Ishimaru.
Kazarian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishimaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kazarian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kazarian avoids the body shot from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ishimaru but Ishimaru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ishimaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishimaru is looking to wear down Kazarian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishimaru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishimaru misses with a double jab.
Ishimaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kazarian scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimaru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishimaru misses with a looping right.
Ishimaru misses with a few strikes there.
Kazarian fails to land the takedown.
Kazarian scores with a hook to the body. Ishimaru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Ishimaru misses its intended target.
Ishimaru ducks under a wild hook from Kazarian.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kazarian - that will leave a mark!
Tadayoshi Ishimaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazarian connects with a nice looking jab.
Kazarian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ishimaru misses.
Kazarian dives in and grabs Ishimaru's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ishimaru pushes down on Kazarian's head and hops out.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Kazarian.
Kazarian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kazarian defending well as Ishimaru loads up on a big left hand.
Ishimaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazarian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ishimaru's waist but Ishimaru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazarian off to one side.
Kazarian is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ishimaru wants to slow Kazarian down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishimaru misses with a leg kick.
Ishimaru misses the shot to the body.
Kazarian thuds a left hand into Ishimaru's body.
Kazarian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazarian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Ishimaru misses
and Kazarian counters with a three punch combo that has Ishimaru backing up. Ishimaru nods at Kazarian to acknowledge the strikes.
Ishimaru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kazarian slips under a jab from Ishimaru.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru throws a hook to the side of Kazarian's head but Kazarian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Kazarian finds it's way through Ishimaru's defenses.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ishimaru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishimaru throws a hook but Kazarian blocks it.
Kazarian checks a low kick from Ishimaru.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimaru misses with a hook to the body
and Kazarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishimaru stuns Kazarian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Kazarian.
Well Kazarian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Tony Kazarian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.