PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is love hurts. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cro Cop
vs
Mifune

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

167 cm
19
204 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mifune gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cro Cop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mifune is working for a kimura but Cro Cop is defending it quite comfortably.
Cro Cop makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cro Cop.

Mifune is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mifune is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cro Cop keeping moving, preventing Mifune from controlling successfully.
Mifune looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cro Cop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mifune's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cro Cop is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Cro Cop drops back looking for a leg! Mifune is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mifune manages to kick Cro Cop off! Cro Cop jumps back into Mifune's guard.

Cro Cop drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cro Cop jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mifune is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

Cro Cop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cro Cop is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cro Cop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cro Cop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mifune counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cro Cop won't be happy with that.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mifune has eaten all the pies!
Mifune takes a little break here. Cro Cop wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cro Cop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Mifune wants to work for an arm triangle but Cro Cop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mifune is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cro Cop has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cro Cop slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Cro Cop is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Mifune frees his head nicely. Oh but Cro Cop has switched to an armbar! Mifune is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mirko Cro Cop!