PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa's entrance music is mindshift genki sudo. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Ishikawa
vs
Ripgut

150 cm
43
147 lbs
41 - 31 - 1

191 cm
30
260 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ripgut lands a big uppercut and Ishikawa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ishikawa looks OK. Ripgut waves Ishikawa back to his feet!

Ishikawa is rocked!

It looks like Akira Ishikawa has been cut.
Ripgut throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Oh Ishikawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ripgut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishikawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ishikawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Ishikawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ripgut looks for the body kick but Ishikawa saw that one coming.
Ishikawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ripgut. That one must have hurt.

Ripgut cracks Ishikawa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ishikawa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ripgut finish him?

Akira Ishikawa's cut is getting worse.
Ripgut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripgut throws a powerful right kick. Ishikawa tried to block low but the kick was high! Ishikawa was taken right off of his feet! Ripgut jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Ripgut!
Shane Ripgut is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Shane Ripgut thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Akira Ishikawa had this to say: 'It happens let's try again'.