PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuhiro Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kotkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kotkiewicz's choice of entrance music: Papa Roach - Last Resort. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ishida
vs
Kotkiewicz

167 cm
22
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsuhiro Ishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Kotkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotkiewicz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ishida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kotkiewicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ishida is working away from the top position though.
Ishida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Ishida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kotkiewicz is pressing down on Ishida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ishida wants to control from the top but Kotkiewicz keeps moving.
Kotkiewicz wants to stand up but Ishida is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkiewicz trying to keep a closed guard but Ishida is proving a slippery customer.
Kotkiewicz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ishida slips nicely into half guard.
Kotkiewicz wants to improve his position but Ishida is controlling well.
Kotkiewicz trying to control here.
Ishida stops Kotkiewicz from getting back to his feet.
Kotkiewicz trying to hold on to Ishida's head to control him but Ishida postures up.
Ishida stops Kotkiewicz from getting back to his feet.
Kotkiewicz looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ishida 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.
Ishida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ishida is controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishida passes to full mount!
Ishida connects with a bit shot that sees Kotkiewicz covering up! More strikes from Ishida and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ishida is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuhiro Ishida!