PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between USMAN ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Mishiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishiwa has chosen Hero as his entrance music. USMAN ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akihiro Mishiwa's chin.

ali
vs
Mishiwa

180 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

160 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, USMAN ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Mishiwa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishiwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ali looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

ali shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. ali showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mishiwa wants to control but ali is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Mishiwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but ali pulls his head out easily.

Mishiwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but ali pulls his head out easily.
ali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mishiwa tries to get to full guard but ali has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mishiwa looking for submissions off his back.

Mishiwa actively working from the bottom here.
ali is just content to waste time from the top position. Mishiwa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mishiwa with a lazy takedown attempt

and ali counters with a single leg into guard. Mishiwa didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishiwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishiwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Mishiwa, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ali decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mishiwa to his feet.

ali drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Mishiwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mishiwa wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mishiwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mishiwa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Mishiwa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. ali stacks Mishiwa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by ali!
ali controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

USMAN ali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mishiwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mishiwa throws a hook but ali blocks it.
ali with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mishiwa counters with a nice double leg into side control. ali won't be happy with that.

Mishiwa decides to stand up, so the ref orders ali to his feet.
ali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mishiwa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mishiwa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

ali changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mishiwa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mishiwa tries to buck ali off but ali is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ali controlling the position from side mount.
Mishiwa struggling a bit here.
ali throwing shots but missing, from side control.
USMAN ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ali wants to stand but Mishiwa is controlling his arm.

ali decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ali, right into the meat.
ali doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mishiwa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mishiwa controlling the action here.
ali tries to roll over but Mishiwa keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishiwa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishiwa wants to control but ali is keeping him busy.
ali wants to get back to his feet.
ali is looking to control Mishiwa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can ali avoid being mounted?
Mishiwa trying to advance position but ali counters by regaining guard.
Mishiwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ali shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for USMAN ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mishiwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
ali blocks a jab.
ali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akihiro Mishiwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mishiwa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract ali.
Mishiwa with a poor takedown

and ali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
ali trying to control but Mishiwa is working from the bottom.
ali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mishiwa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Mishiwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ali wants to control from the top but Mishiwa keeps moving.
Mishiwa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ali controls the pace.

Mishiwa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mishiwa pushes a forearm under ali's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, ali is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akihiro Mishiwa!