PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Deby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kisaragi
vs
Deby

172 cm
19
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

172 cm
23
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eiji Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Deby!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Deby looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kisaragi!
Kisaragi working to try and regain half guard.
Deby breaks from Kisaragi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Deby controlling his opponent.
Deby with good strikes from the mount here!
Deby content just to control the position here.
Deby working the ground and pound effectively.
Deby landing shots from mount.
Kisaragi tries to hold on but Deby pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deby landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi is looking to get to half guard.
Kisaragi wants to control but Deby is having none of it.
Deby looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kisaragi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Deby keeps control of the position easily here as Kisaragi tries to buck him off.
Kisaragi wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deby gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Deby is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kisaragi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deby is riding his opponent, not letting Kisaragi buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deby lands strikes to the head.
Kisaragi wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Deby controlling the positon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisaragi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kisaragi tries to improve his position but instead Deby has taken his back!

Deby working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deby not allowing Kisaragi to control his hands.
Deby is hanging on to Kisaragi's back as he tries to escape.
Kisaragi trying to control the hands but Deby won't let him.

Deby is persistently looking for the submission but Kisaragi is defending it well.
Kisaragi turns into Deby and is now in his guard.
Deby seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kisaragi throwing strikes from guard but Deby blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deby controlling Kisaragi's posture.
Kisaragi won't allow Deby to sweep him here.
Kisaragi trying to control the position from guard on top but Deby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kisaragi is really struggling to control Deby but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kisaragi.
Deby tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Deby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kisaragi cracks Deby with an open hand slap.
Deby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kisaragi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Deby scores with a takedown into Kisaragi's guard.

Kisaragi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kisaragi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Deby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Deby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Deby is pushing down on Kisaragi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kisaragi is fighting to maintain full guard but Deby has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kisaragi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deby in particular looking to stall.

Kisaragi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kisaragi trying to hold on to Deby's head to control him but Deby postures up.

Kisaragi looking for submissions off his back.

Kisaragi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deby pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kisaragi trying to control but Deby postures up.

Kisaragi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deby pulls his head out easily.
Deby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Kisaragi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Deby wasn't active enough on the ground.

Deby tries to keep at a distance but Kisaragi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kisaragi jumps guard but Deby stands there with Kisaragi around his waist. Kisaragi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kisaragi looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Deby manages to break the clinch.
Kisaragi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kisaragi lands with a slapping head kick.

Deby drives through with a takedown into Kisaragi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kisaragi looking for a guillotine here but Deby defends easily.
Deby is pushing down on Kisaragi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kisaragi is fighting to maintain full guard but Deby has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eiji Kisaragi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kisaragi tries a head kick but it misses.

Kisaragi gets caught napping as Deby dives in and scores a takedown. Kisaragi manages to retain guard.

Kisaragi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deby is aware though and is defending well.

Deby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kisaragi trying to keep a closed guard but Deby is proving a slippery customer.

Deby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kisaragi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deby has managed to get both his arms back between Kisaragi's legs - danger averted.
Deby sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kisaragi is keeping the position for now.

Kisaragi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Deby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deby lands a couple of digs.

Kisaragi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kisaragi working for submissions but it's allowed Deby to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Deby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kisaragi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deby is working away from the top position though.

Kisaragi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deby has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deby is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kisaragi is in real trouble.
Kisaragi trying to control the hands but Deby breaks the grip.
Deby controls the action.
Deby is trying to stick to Kisaragi's back but Kisaragi is turning into Deby. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Deby's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kisaragi.
Deby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kisaragi works over Deby with some ground and pound from guard.

Deby working for a triangle but Kisaragi defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kisaragi is one step ahead there.
Deby keeping moving, preventing Kisaragi from controlling successfully.
Kisaragi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deby is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deby keeping moving, preventing Kisaragi from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eiji Kisaragi.
I think Kisaragi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kisaragi!