PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Izawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiwi Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Izawa
vs
Bird

167 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Izawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiwi Bird!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Izawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bird looks gassed!
Bird on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izawa working the body and head with strikes.
Izawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Izawa landing a few strikes.
Izawa working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izawa scoring with punches and elbows.
Izawa cracks Bird with a big right hand but Bird just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Izawa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Bird is rocked!
Izawa in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bird looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Izawa turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichi Izawa!