PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunori Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Kazunori Ishii told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Carter
vs
Ishii

184 cm
28
166 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

176 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunori Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ishii defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii misses with a body shot.
A big right from Carter misses.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ishii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter tries to move into range but Ishii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carter tries a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Ishii punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishii tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ishii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Ishii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter thows a leg kick but Ishii checks it
and Ishii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ishii - that will leave a mark!
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cale Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Ishii thumps Carter with a low kick.
Carter throws out a leg kick but Ishii moves out of range and Carter only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ishii counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishii moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Ishii connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Ishii with a hook.
Ishii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Ishii counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Ishii pushes him off.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Ishii misses the jab.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter moves to clinch but Ishii breaks away
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter wants to clinch.
Ishii scores with a nice head shot.
Ishii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carter throws a hook but Ishii avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ishii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Donk. Ishii catches Carter right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Ishii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Carter checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazunori Ishii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big left from Carter misses.
Ishii lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Ishii as Carter shoots in.
Ishii defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii scores with a punch to the head.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Ishii's shoulder, as Ishii tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter misses with a hook. Ishii ducked under it nicely.
Ishii jabs at Carter's body.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Nice cross by Ishii.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ishii wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Carter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter sizes up Ishii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Ishii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Ishii misses with a body kick.
Ishii takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazunori Ishii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Ishii lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ishii counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses the jab.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ishii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ishii.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ishii lands an overhand right.
Ishii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter jabs Ishii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Ishii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishii's head.
Ishii missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through Carter's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter checks a leg kick.
Ishii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Ishii staying out of range there.
A big right from Ishii misses.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Ishii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ishii blocks the leg kick.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishii's head backwards.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishii.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Ishii. Beautiful body shot.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazunori Ishii 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. This is the final round!

Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ishii thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter scores with a hook.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ishii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ishii throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.
Ishii connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Ishii.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter wants to slow Ishii down by chopping away at his legs.
Ishii throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Ishii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ishii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and Ishii counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter has Ishii up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii working hard to break the clinch.
Ishii tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ishii is keeping busy.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii lands a body shot.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ishii swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishii avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Cale Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ishii is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Ishii into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ishii.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ishii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishii scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ishii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Carter throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishii misses the jab.
Nice cross by Ishii.
Kazunori Ishii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazunori Ishii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishii 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazunori Ishii!
An out of breath Kazunori Ishii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.