PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuya Mishima (ranked 4032 p4p, 4352 weight class) and Petr Amagov (ranked 534 p4p, 556 weight class). Mishima comes to the cage accompanied by Techno Syndrome Mortal Kombat. Kazuya Mishima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mishima
vs
Amagov

180 cm
25
190
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
196
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuya Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Amagov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima misses with a body kick.
Mishima lands with a shot to the body.
Mishima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Amagov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amagov ducks under a wild hook from Mishima.
Mishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amagov.

Amagov closes the distance and pushes Mishima back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Amagov as Mishima tries to tie him up.
Mishima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mishima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mishima has had enough of the clinch but Amagov keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima tries to circle away but Amagov has him pinned against the cage.
Mishima misses with a hook from the clinch.

Amagov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mishima scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amagov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amagov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Amagov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Amagov controlling the position.
Amagov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mishima works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mishima looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mishima trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Amagov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Amagov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mishima has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mishima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Amagov controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amagov shoots in looking for a takedown but Mishima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amagov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazuya Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amagov. That did some damage!
Amagov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mishima lands a leg kick that knocks Amagov off balance momentarily.
Mishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amagov.
Mishima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amagov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mishima.
Mishima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amagov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Amagov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mishima. Mishima obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Mishima as Amagov shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amagov throws a head kick that misses.
Kazuya Mishima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amagov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amagov shoots in but Mishima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kazuya Mishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Amagov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mishima.
Mishima catches Amagov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mishima cracks Amagov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mishima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuya Mishima dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amagov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mishima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Amagov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mishima keeps working.
Amagov prevents Mishima from escaping the position.
Mishima managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Amagov.
Amagov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mishima tries to escape but Amagov is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov working the strikes but Mishima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Amagov controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov is looking to advance position but Mishima won't allow it.
Amagov throws a strike but Mishima avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Amagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amagov sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amagov tries to move into range but Mishima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Amagov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mishima. That one must have hurt.
Mishima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amagov fails to land the takedown.
Mishima scores with a jab to the body.
Amagov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mishima is looking to wear down Amagov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amagov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mishima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mishima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amagov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Amagov is breathing heavily.
Amagov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Amagov avoids the body shot from Mishima.
Kazuya Mishima is winning the standup battle so far.
Mishima throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima misses with a body shot.
Mishima lands an overhand right.
Mishima lands a body shot.
Mishima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Mishima drops Amagov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Amagov looks back up at him and smiles so Mishima waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Amagov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mishima walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Amagov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mishima swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Amagov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuya Mishima!
Kazuya Mishima bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.