PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsu Ikemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamazaki comes to the ring accompanied by Bounce With Me. Tetsu Ikemoto struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Tetsu Ikemoto has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Yamazaki
vs
Ikemoto

184 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

CROWN

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Ikemoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikemoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ikemoto has closed the distance and engaged Yamazaki in a clinch.

Yamazaki manages to break the clinch.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Tetsu Ikemoto has been cut.
Yamazaki lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamazaki!
Ikemoto looks gassed!
Yamazaki rushes Ikemoto with punches - Ikemoto moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ikemoto goes down! Yamazaki follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Yamazaki!