PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone Kirby has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Natsuki
vs
Kirby

190 cm
25
220 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kirby lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Natsuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Natsuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Natsuki.
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Natsuki.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
A slapping leg kick lands for Natsuki.
Natsuki slips a straight right by Kirby.
Kirby looks for the body kick but Natsuki saw that one coming.
Kirby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Natsuki's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Kirby misses.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good work by Kirby as he checks the leg kick.
Kirby misses with a low kick as Natsuki jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a nice looking combination but Natsuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natsuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Natsuki misses with a wild body shot.
Natsuki throws a push kick but Kirby slaps the foot to one side.
Natsuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Natsuki shoots in for a takedown but Kirby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kirby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Natsuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Natsuki throws a head kick but Kirby moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Natsuki tries to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling the position.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Natsuki blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Natsuki is trying to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling him.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.

Natsuki breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natsuki throws a push kick but Kirby slaps the foot to one side.
Natsuki misses with a head kick.
Natsuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Natsuki moves away from the strike by Kirby.
Kirby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Natsuki.
Kirby is looking to clinch.
Natsuki wants to land a leg kick but Kirby is out of range.
Kirby lands a head kick. Natsuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kirby tries to clinch but Natsuki moves out of range.
Kirby throws out a leg kick but Natsuki moves out of range and Kirby only half commits.

Natsuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirby misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Natsuki breaks the clinch.
Kirby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Natsuki lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natsuki fakes the leg kick and cracks Kirby in the body.
Kirby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Natsuki's calf.
Kirby moves in looking to clinch but Natsuki pushes him off.
Natsuki tries to score with a low kick but Kirby moves his leg out of the way.
Natsuki scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natsuki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natsuki. That did some damage!
Kirby wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stone Kirby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Kirby is predictable there

and Natsuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kirby has momentary wrist control but Natsuki slips an elbow through the middle.
Natsuki advances position into side control!
Natsuki fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Natsuki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Natsuki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Natsuki scores with punches from side control.
Natsuki trying to control the action but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Natsuki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natsuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Natsuki wants to control for a moment but Kirby uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Natsuki trying to advance position but Kirby counters by regaining guard.
Natsuki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Natsuki throwing strikes from guard but Kirby blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki passes Kirby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Natsuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Natsuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirby keeps working.
Kirby is trying to stand back up but Natsuki is controlling him
Natsuki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Natsuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Natsuki works his way into side control.
Natsuki lands some shots froms side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natsuki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kirby sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Natsuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirby keeps working.
Kirby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Natsuki working the ground and pound but Kirby is defending the strikes.
Natsuki in side control, throwing shots but Kirby defends.

Natsuki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kirby, who protects the arm well.
Natsuki throws a strike aimed at the side of Kirby's head but Kirby avoids it well.
Isamu Natsuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Natsuki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Natsuki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirby parries the strikes from Natsuki easily there. Natsuki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kirby to escape.
Kirby defending against the ground and pound.

Natsuki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Natsuki is trying to ground and pound but Kirby uses the momentary lack of control by Natsuki to regain half guard.

Natsuki seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isamu Natsuki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Natsuki throws a sloppy head kick and Kirby moves out of range easily.
Kirby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Natsuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Natsuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Natsuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kirby checks a leg kick.
Natsuki wants to land a leg kick but Kirby is out of range.
Stone Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Natsuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Natsuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Natsuki.
Kirby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kirby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kirby with a jab.
Kirby throws a lazy uppercut
and Natsuki counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Kirby finds it's target.

Natsuki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Natsuki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Natsuki.
Natsuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kirby is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Natsuki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Natsuki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Natsuki misses with the ground and pound.
Kirby parries the strikes from Natsuki easily there. Natsuki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kirby to escape.

Natsuki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kirby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kirby wants to control but Natsuki postures up.
Kirby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Natsuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kirby is trying to improve his position.
Natsuki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Natsuki lands some shots froms side control.
Kirby is not content to let Natsuki control the position.
Natsuki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kirby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki is looking to take a break and control but Kirby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Natsuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Natsuki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kirby dodges the ground and pound from Natsuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Natsuki lands some shots froms side control.
Natsuki working away.
Natsuki in side control, throwing shots but Kirby defends.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Natsuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Natsuki 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Natsuki!
Isamu Natsuki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.