PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Pingshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru comes to the cage accompanied by Break. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pingshaw's choice of entrance music: Heart of a Champion. Terrance Pingshaw has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ishimaru
vs
Pingshaw

168 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terrance Pingshaw!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimaru throws a hook to the side of Pingshaw's head but Pingshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pingshaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pingshaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ishimaru misses the shot to the body.
Pingshaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ishimaru's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pingshaw under the eye.
Pingshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishimaru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ishimaru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pingshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Ishimaru.

Pingshaw is rocked!

Pingshaw drives through with a takedown into Ishimaru's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pingshaw is still in real trouble! Can Ishimaru finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishimaru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pingshaw is pushing down on Ishimaru's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ishimaru is fighting to maintain full guard but Pingshaw has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pingshaw works his way into full mount!
Pingshaw seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pingshaw controlling from the full mount.

Pingshaw has hold of Ishimaru's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ishimaru manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pingshaw tries to control but Ishimaru wriggling away.
Pingshaw prevents Ishimaru from getting the reversal.
Pingshaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Pingshaw working for a guillotine from mount but Ishimaru is in no mood to give up.
Ishimaru is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pingshaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ishimaru tries to hold on but Pingshaw postures up.
Pingshaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ishimaru is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishimaru working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pingshaw is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Ishimaru is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Ishimaru flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Pingshaw anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Ishimaru and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Pingshaw slips an arm under Ishimaru chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Pingshaw has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Pingshaw is squeezing on Ishimaru like an anaconda would it's prey. Ishimaru fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terrance Pingshaw!