PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 246 p4p, 357 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 21 p4p, 29 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fisher
vs
Ekaku

175 cm
28
150
19 - 6 - 1

173 cm
33
147
19 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

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 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fisher is able to avoid easily.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekaku counters with an outside leg kick.
Ekaku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fisher under the eye.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Fisher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Ekaku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ekaku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.
An inside leg kick lands from Ekaku.
Fisher throws a jab when Ekaku was well out of range.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fisher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fisher misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Fisher tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Fisher misses with an uppercut
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Fisher throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Fisher drops his hands momentarily and Ekaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher sizes up Ekaku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekaku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fisher.
Fisher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Fisher is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Fisher.
Ekaku appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Ekaku.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Fisher.
Ekaku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ekaku drops his hands momentarily and Fisher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku.
Ekaku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Ekaku has Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekaku prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Fisher lands with a right to the head.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Ekaku is controlling him.
Ekaku blocking some punches.
Ekaku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.

Fisher breaks the clinch.
Fisher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Ekaku has managed to clinch.
Fisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fisher cracks Ekaku with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Ekaku catches Fisher right on the button with a cross.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.

Ekaku clinches.
Ekaku lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Ekaku lands with a right to the head.
Fisher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher misses with some punches.
Ekaku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher working aggressively here.
Ekaku misses with some punches.
Ekaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fisher's elbow.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Ekaku won't allow it.
Fisher working aggressively here.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher working aggressively here.
Fisher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Fisher avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Ekaku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekaku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fisher working aggressively here.

Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Fisher throws a sloppy body shot
and Ekaku counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Ekaku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fisher cracks Ekaku with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher misses with a body punch
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku with the inside leg kick.
Fisher slips a jab from Ekaku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Fisher will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fisher checks a leg kick.
Fisher takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
John Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Ekaku misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher thuds his right hand into Ekaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Ekaku steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fisher.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Ekaku moves away and avoids it.
Ekaku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisher lands with a hook. Ekaku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher clobbers Ekaku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Ekaku lands with a cross.
A jab from Fisher does it's job there.

Ekaku is rocked!
Ekaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ekaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Fisher finish him?
Ekaku ducks into an uppercut from Fisher and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fisher!
During a confident post fight interview, John Fisher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.