PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Isildor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isildor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Hobbit Music. Takashi Katsumoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Katsumoto
vs
Isildor

170 cm
28
175 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

190 cm
34
185 lbs
28 - 15 - 4

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Isildor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Isildor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Isildor thows a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it
and Katsumoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Katsumoto moves away from the strike by Isildor.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Isildor avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Isildor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Isildor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsumoto.
Isildor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsumoto. Katsumoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katsumoto blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Katsumoto.
A punch combination from Isildor misses.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Isildor moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isildor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Isildor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Isildor throws a jab when Katsumoto was well out of range.
Katsumoto blocks a jab.
Isildor throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor lands a body shot.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Isildor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katsumoto.
Isildor throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Isildor throws a body kick that misses
letting Katsumoto counter with a right hand.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Katsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
Isildor misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Isildor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katsumoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsumoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Isildor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Isildor looks for the body kick but Katsumoto saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Isildor keeps the fight on the outside.
Isildor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Isildor lands a nice shot to the body.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto blocks a jab.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Isildor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Isildor jabs Katsumoto right on the nose. Katsumoto blinks but takes it well.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katsumoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Katsumoto throws a body punch but Isildor moves out of range.
Isildor slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Isildor. That's going to slow Katsumoto down.
Jab from Isildor.
Isildor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katsumoto's head backwards.
Katsumoto tries to work over Isildor's front leg with a kick but Isildor checks it.
Isildor staying out of range there.
Isildor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isildor moves away.
A clash of legs there as Isildor blocks the low kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Isildor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Isildor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Isildor working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isildor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Katsumoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Isildor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Katsumoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katsumoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Katsumoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Isildor.
Isildor blocks a body shot from Katsumoto.
Isildor tries to land a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks with his arms.
Katsumoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto misses with the head strike.
Isildor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto trying to land knees to the body.
Isildor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Isildor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Isildor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isildor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isildor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Isildor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isildor lands a jab to the head.
Isildor misses with a looping right.
Isildor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsumoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Isildor feints and then cracks Katsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katsumoto down.
Katsumoto misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Isildor to work.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Brett Isildor has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor blocks an uppercut.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isildor tries to circle away but Katsumoto has him pinned against the cage.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Isildor lands a nice elbow.
Katsumoto lands a shot to the body.
Isildor blocks an uppercut.
Isildor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Isildor is trying to stall.
Isildor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Isildor blocks an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Isildor.
Isildor throws a punch but it's blocked by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Isildor scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Katsumoto breaks from the clinch.
Isildor throws a wild body kick that Katsumoto sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of Katsumoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Isildor takes one on the button.
Isildor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isildor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katsumoto's hands.
Katsumoto takes a swing at Isildor's ribcage but misses.
Isildor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsumoto.
Brett Isildor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isildor blocks the body kick.
Isildor slips under a jab from Katsumoto.
A head kick misses from Isildor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isildor moves away.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Isildor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Isildor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Isildor.
Brett Isildor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isildor throws a series of punches but Katsumoto avoids them all with ease.
Katsumoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Isildor catches Katsumoto right on the button with a cross.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Isildor.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Isildor checks a leg kick.
A jab from Katsumoto misses.
Isildor misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that Isildor semi-blocks.
Isildor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Katsumoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isildor avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Isildor moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsumoto.
Isildor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Isildor lands an overhand right.
Katsumoto lands a head kick. Isildor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Katsumoto tries to keep at a distance but Isildor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katsumoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Isildor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto dodges an elbow strike from Isildor.
Isildor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Isildor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brett Isildor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brett Isildor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Isildor throws a looping overhand right but Katsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Isildor throws a good cross that connects.
Katsumoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Isildor throws a series of punches but Katsumoto avoids them all with ease.
Katsumoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isildor moves in looking to clinch but Katsumoto pushes him off.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isildor thuds a left hand into Katsumoto's body.
Isildor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsumoto.
A leg kick checked by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto moves out of range as Isildor throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Isildor misses with a hook.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Isildor moves out of range easily.
Isildor misses with a looping left.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Katsumoto as he checks the leg kick.
Isildor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Isildor misses with a hook. Katsumoto ducked under it nicely.
Isildor tries to close the distance and clinch but Katsumoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Isildor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto defending well as Isildor loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Isildor misses its intended target.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Isildor moves out of range easily.
Isildor swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsumoto, right into the meat.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Isildor moves out of range.
Isildor looks to land a body kick but Katsumoto moved away.
Isildor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Isildor connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Isildor!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsumoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Isildor.
Isildor doesn't manage to clinch there - Katsumoto circles away.
Katsumoto takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor scores with a head kick. Katsumoto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Isildor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Isildor misses with a head kick.
Isildor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Katsumoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Katsumoto throws a good cross that connects.
Isildor misses the jab.
Isildor throws a shot from downtown. Katsumoto moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Isildor misses.
Takashi Katsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Isildor throws a body kick that misses.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Isildor misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isildor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Isildor wants to slow Katsumoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brett Isildor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Katsumoto motions for Isildor to come forward. Katsumoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Katsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Katsumoto misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Isildor as he connects with a hook.
Isildor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katsumoto can pounce on him.
Katsumoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto throws a body punch but Isildor moves out of range.
Katsumoto looks to land a body kick but Isildor moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Isildor there.
Isildor cracks the inside of Katsumoto's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Isildor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Isildor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Isildor!
Brett Isildor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.