PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Warren Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Bang Your Head. A fine choice. Mishima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heavy Metal Samurai kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Mishima

169 cm
25
151 lbs
15 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Machina Clothing
Bio-Tech Industries

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 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taro Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima cracks Adams with a good jab.
Mishima misses with a wild body shot.
Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Adams shoots in and bounces Mishima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mishima is keeping the position for now.
Mishima pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mishima looking to control.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mishima is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taro Mishima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Mishima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mishima misses with the combination.
Mishima scores with a nice body kick.
Mishima misses with a hook.
Mishima jabs at Adams's body.
Mishima lands a with a good body shot.
Mishima sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mishima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Mishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mishima loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
Mishima with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.
The fighters circling - Mishima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams shoots in and bounces Mishima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Adams trying to control but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mishima looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mishima can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams wants to control from the top but Mishima keeps moving.
Mishima trying to control the position.
Adams pushes down on Mishima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mishima taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Mishima wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Adams wants to control but Mishima is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mishima manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adams postures up.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mishima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mishima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mishima trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Mishima misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Mishima misses with a straight left.
Mishima throws a left and a right that both miss

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Mishima has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Mishima.
Mishima's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mishima duly obliges.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mishima misses with an uppercut.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mishima but Mishima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mishima throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Mishima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Mishima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mishima throws a big shot that misses.
Mishima with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mishima.
Mishima connects with a single shot there.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mishima just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mishima.

Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.
Adams 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.

Mishima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mishima's head.
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mishima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mishima is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mishima looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.

Mishima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adams is working Mishima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mishima is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but Mishima is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mishima misses with a looping right.
Taro Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Mishima misses

and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Warren Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mishima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams trying to control but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mishima keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

Mishima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mishima pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to pass the guard.

Mishima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adams throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease.
Mishima lands a two punch combo.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Mishima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams slips a jab from Mishima.
The crowd cheers as Mishima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adams doesn't seem phased though.
Mishima lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mishima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Adams dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mishima sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mishima misses with a looping right.
Mishima scores with a nice right hand.

Adams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mishima!

Adams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mishima can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mishima wants to control but Adams is having none of it.
Adams landing punches.
Adams with shots to the head and body - Mishima looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams scoring with strikes but Mishima is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Mishima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mishima tries to lock up and control but Adams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mishima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mishima can't escape the position.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Adams.

Adams jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mishima manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Adams throwing strikes but Mishima manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Mishima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adams is not content to let Mishima control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Adams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mishima still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mishima has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
Adams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mishima wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Mishima from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Mishima is proving a slippery customer.
Mishima trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

Adams is looking for a triangle but Mishima pushes his legs off easily.
Mishima wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mishima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adams's guard.
Mishima trying to mount his opponent but Adams defends it.

Mishima wants to work for an arm triangle but Adams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mishima is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren Adams clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mishima down.
Adams looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mishima is avoiding damage well.
Adams trying to control the action but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Mishima stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mishima has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams is putting a hurting on Mishima here, landing some big shots from side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mishima can't do much from the bottom here.
Adams grinds an elbow into Mishima's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adams tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mishima's legs.
Mishima can't do much from the bottom here.
Mishima is looking to regain half guard here but Adams keeps moving and retains side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Mishima shows good takedown defense.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mishima sprawls well. Mishima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Mishima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Adams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mishima's guard.
Adams working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Mishima trying to control the position here.
Mishima trying to control the position.
Mishima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Mishima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.

Mishima has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Adams to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mishima is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Adams pulls down on the head and he's put Mishima to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Warren Adams!
Warren Adams retains his featherweight title!