PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mitsumito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silky Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mitsumito
vs
Johnson

180 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Mitsumito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsumito moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitsumito dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silky Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsumito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mitsumito moves out of range.
Mitsumito slips a straight right by Johnson.
Mitsumito misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Mitsumito.
A head kick misses from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitsumito misses with a leg kick.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Mitsumito moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Mitsumito slips the punch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Mitsumito.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Mitsumito sees coming a mile off.
Mitsumito throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitsumito throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Mitsumito blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!
Mitsumito slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Mitsumito scores with a nice body kick.
Mitsumito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitsumito lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Mitsumito avoids nicely.
Mitsumito throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitsumito circles away quickly and effectively.

Mitsumito closes the distance and clinches.
Mitsumito has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitsumito tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Mitsumito drops back down to his feet.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitsumito.
Mitsumito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Mitsumito misses with a wild body shot.
Mitsumito with a jab.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsumito scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitsumito.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mitsumito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitsumito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitsumito.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Mitsumito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitsumito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mitsumito looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Mitsumito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a hook. Mitsumito ducked under it nicely.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitsumito counters with a body kick.
Mitsumito avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Mitsumito throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitsumito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitsumito misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mitsumito finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Mitsumito closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitsumito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mitsumito ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Mitsumito saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Mitsumito.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Mitsumito counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Mitsumito.
Mitsumito throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mitsumito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitsumito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Mitsumito tries to land a body kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitsumito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Mitsumito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitsumito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Mitsumito avoids nicely.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitsumito misses with a leg kick.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Mitsumito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Mitsumito.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitsumito counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four 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.
Mitsumito is looking to clinch.
Mitsumito throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.

Mitsumito clinches up against the cage.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mitsumito is controlling the position.
Mitsumito wants a takedown.
Mitsumito tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitsumito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Mitsumito.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Mitsumito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Mitsumito dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick by Mitsumito misses
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
Logan Mitsumito is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Mitsumito counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mitsumito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitsumito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Silky Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitsumito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitsumito counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Mitsumito counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Mitsumito misses with a head kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mitsumito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitsumito.
Mitsumito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitsumito tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Mitsumito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsumito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitsumito is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mitsumito moves out of range.
Silky Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitsumito misses with a kick to the body.
Mitsumito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mitsumito avoids them all with ease.
Mitsumito dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Mitsumito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mitsumito.
Mitsumito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitsumito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Mitsumito.
Mitsumito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Mitsumito lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Mitsumito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitsumito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitsumito fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Mitsumito slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Mitsumito tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitsumito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mitsumito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Mitsumito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mitsumito moves out of range.
Mitsumito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitsumito thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Mitsumito digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Logan Mitsumito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Mitsumito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitsumito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Mitsumito!