PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the cage accompanied by Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boyz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sudo's choice of entrance music: Mad World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mishima
vs
Sudo

169 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Sudo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mishima lands a glancing blow to the side of Sudo's head.

It looks like Genki Sudo has been cut.
Mishima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mishima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mishima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sudo's guard.
Mishima controlling the pace.
Mishima passes to side control.

Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mishima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.

Mishima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sudo is avoiding damage well.
Mishima just content to control the position.

Mishima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sudo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mishima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sudo has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mishima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sudo, who protects the arm well.
Mishima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sudo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mishima tries for a kimura but Sudo is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mishima content just to control the position here.

Mishima jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sudo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Mishima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genki Sudo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mishima feints and as Sudo raises his hands in defense, Mishima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mishima 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.
Mishima passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mishima trying to control the action but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mishima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mishima passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sudo!

Mishima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sudo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Mishima is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sudo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sudo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mishima working for a triangle but Sudo defends it easily.
Mishima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mishima has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sudo doesn't defend quickly enough and Mishima has managed to lock this one up! Can Sudo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mishima on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryu Mishima!