PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru has chosen Break as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Szczakowiecki
vs
Ishimaru

169 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczakowiecki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishimaru shoots in for a takedown but Szczakowiecki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Szczakowiecki looks to land a combination. Ishimaru sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Szczakowiecki slips a jab and a cross from Ishimaru.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczakowiecki misses with a straight left.
Szczakowiecki lands with a shot to the body.
Ishimaru slips under a jab from Szczakowiecki.
Ishimaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki lands with a hook. Ishimaru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ishimaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Szczakowiecki lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru closes the distance and clinches up with Szczakowiecki, looking for a takedown. Ishimaru pushes Szczakowiecki against the ropes but Szczakowiecki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ishimaru.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadayoshi Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki lands a nice shot to the body.
Szczakowiecki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab by Szczakowiecki.
A big left from Szczakowiecki misses.
Szczakowiecki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki slips under a jab from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Szczakowiecki misses the shot to the body.
Szczakowiecki avoids the body shot from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru moves out of range as Szczakowiecki strikes.
Ishimaru misses with a double jab.
Szczakowiecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szczakowiecki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Szczakowiecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ishimaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishimaru takes one to the chin there.
Ishimaru throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Szczakowiecki to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczakowiecki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki throws a hook but Ishimaru blocks it.
Szczakowiecki misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Ishimaru. Beautiful body shot.
Szczakowiecki throws a poor cross that misses

and Ishimaru counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Szczakowiecki's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Szczakowiecki wants to sweep but no luck.
Szczakowiecki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ishimaru's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimaru is striking from the bottom but Szczakowiecki uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ishimaru throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ishimaru wants to improve his position but Szczakowiecki is controlling well.
Ishimaru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ishimaru flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimaru regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ishimaru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Szczakowiecki as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ishimaru.
Ishimaru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szczakowiecki circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishimaru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szczakowiecki on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Ishimaru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ishimaru back to the ropes. Szczakowiecki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Szczakowiecki misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru misses with a low kick.
Ishimaru misses with a right hand
and Szczakowiecki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishimaru misses with a hook.
Ishimaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczakowiecki moves away.
Ishimaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczakowiecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki moves away from the strike by Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Szczakowiecki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishimaru doesn't seem phased though.
Szczakowiecki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishimaru momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Szczakowiecki sprawls well. Szczakowiecki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ishimaru gets slowly back to his feet.
Szczakowiecki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Ishimaru misses.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczakowiecki.
The fighters circling - Szczakowiecki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczakowiecki misses with a straight right.
Szczakowiecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishimaru.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru lands with a nice body punch.
Szczakowiecki scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishimaru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Szczakowiecki pinned against the ropes. Szczakowiecki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadayoshi Ishimaru.
A nice combination there by Szczakowiecki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Szczakowiecki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Szczakowiecki cracks Ishimaru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Szczakowiecki misses with an uppercut.
Szczakowiecki lands with an overhand left.
Ishimaru swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishimaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczakowiecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Szczakowiecki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szczakowiecki loads up on a big right hand but Ishimaru slips the punch.
Szczakowiecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki misses with a straight right.
Szczakowiecki lands with a shot to the body.
Szczakowiecki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szczakowiecki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Ishimaru.
Ishimaru dodges the punch combination from Szczakowiecki.
Ishimaru shoots in but Szczakowiecki avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ishimaru misses its intended target.
Szczakowiecki misses with a double jab.
Ishimaru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Szczakowiecki ducks under a wild hook from Ishimaru.
Nice defenses there by Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Szczakowiecki finds it's way through Ishimaru's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru misses with a double jab
enabling Szczakowiecki to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishimaru works over Szczakowiecki's head and body with a nice combination.
Szczakowiecki digs a good body shot into Ishimaru's ribs.
Ishimaru jabs Szczakowiecki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Szczakowiecki misses its intended target.
Szczakowiecki misses the jab.
Szczakowiecki works over Ishimaru's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki with a jab.
Ishimaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Szczakowiecki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Szczakowiecki cracks Ishimaru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ishimaru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ishimaru throws a hook but Szczakowiecki blocks it.
Ishimaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Szczakowiecki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ishimaru is defended easily by Szczakowiecki.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadayoshi Ishimaru.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru throws the left hand but Szczakowiecki avoids the punch easily.
Szczakowiecki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishimaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ishimaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczakowiecki misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczakowiecki misses with an uppercut.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Szczakowiecki missing with a left hand there. Ishimaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Szczakowiecki clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szczakowiecki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Szczakowiecki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ishimaru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Szczakowiecki throws a jab when Ishimaru was well out of range.
Ishimaru throws a shot to the body.
Szczakowiecki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ishimaru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ishimaru lands a jab to the head.
Ishimaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki throws a hook to the side of Ishimaru's head but Ishimaru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczakowiecki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ishimaru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot.
Szczakowiecki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishimaru on the side of the head.
Ishimaru closes the distance and clinches up with Szczakowiecki, looking for a takedown. Ishimaru pushes Szczakowiecki against the ropes but Szczakowiecki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Szczakowiecki connects with a body shot.
Ishimaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadayoshi Ishimaru.
Ishimaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki staying out of range there.
Szczakowiecki looks to land a left hand but Ishimaru moved out of range nicely.
Szczakowiecki throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishimaru.
Ishimaru drops his hands momentarily and Szczakowiecki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Szczakowiecki lands a jab.
Ishimaru thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Szczakowiecki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru looks to throw the jab but Szczakowiecki is out of range.
Ishimaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczakowiecki cracks Ishimaru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Szczakowiecki throws an overhand right that lands on Ishimaru's shoulder, as Ishimaru tries to avoid the shot.
Szczakowiecki blocks a leg kick.
Szczakowiecki misses with a looping right.
Ishimaru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Szczakowiecki misses.
Good exchange - Szczakowiecki coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki throws an overhand right that lands on Ishimaru's shoulder, as Ishimaru tries to avoid the shot.
Szczakowiecki walks into a straight right hand from Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishimaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishimaru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishimaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczakowiecki. Ishimaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczakowiecki throws out a loose jab but Ishimaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Szczakowiecki had his way with Tadayoshi Ishimaru in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Szczakowiecki misses with a hook
and Ishimaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Szczakowiecki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishimaru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Szczakowiecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ishimaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szczakowiecki lands with a hook. Ishimaru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Szczakowiecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishimaru.
Szczakowiecki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ishimaru counters with a right hand to the body.
Szczakowiecki works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Szczakowiecki misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki scores with a nice right hand.
Ishimaru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Szczakowiecki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ishimaru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczakowiecki throws out the jab.
Szczakowiecki throws out a powerful jab.
Szczakowiecki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Szczakowiecki lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishimaru's head.
Szczakowiecki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ishimaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki throws a nice looking combination but Ishimaru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishimaru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishimaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Ishimaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczakowiecki is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Szczakowiecki.
Ishimaru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Szczakowiecki slips a straight right by Ishimaru.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru slips a straight right by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki looks to throw the jab but Ishimaru is out of range.
Ishimaru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Szczakowiecki finds it's way round the side to connect with Ishimaru's head.
Szczakowiecki defending well as Ishimaru loads up on a big left hand.
Szczakowiecki misses with a looping right.
Ishimaru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ishimaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishimaru lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Szczakowiecki finds it's target.
Ishimaru dodges the punch combination from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szczakowiecki blocks a low kick nicely.
Szczakowiecki lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczakowiecki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Szczakowiecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Szczakowiecki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
Tomasz Szczakowiecki retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Tomasz Szczakowiecki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.