PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikami Teru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narima Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teru
vs
Koga

193 cm
25
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikami Teru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Narima Koga!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch but Teru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mikami Teru has been cut.
Koga wants to clinch.
Koga doesn't manage to clinch there - Teru circles away.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Teru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teru blocks a head kick by Koga.
Narima Koga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teru swats away the attempt to clinch by Koga.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Teru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teru slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Teru wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Koga tries to kick Teru off but Teru keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Teru slows the pace down in half guard.
Teru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koga's head.
Teru is taking a breather. Koga says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga pushes Teru off looking to stand but Teru dives back in and keeps control.
Teru takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Teru's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikami Teru.
Koga fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch but Teru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koga throws a right hand that Teru ducks under and follows up with a left that Teru also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Teru finds it's target.
A lazy left from Teru finds it's target.
Koga tries to clinch up.
Koga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teru swats away the attempt to clinch by Koga.
Koga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koga is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikami Teru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikami Teru's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Teru throws a right hand that Koga ducks under and follows up with a left that Koga also avoids with ease.
Koga tries to clinch up but Teru circles away and keeps his distance.
Koga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koga pinned against the cage. Koga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koga tries to clinch but Teru is having none of it.
Koga is looking to clinch but Teru is avoiding it.
Koga misses with a combination
and Teru counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Koga finds it's way through Teru's defenses.
Koga wants to clinch up but Teru keeps it at a distance.
Koga tries to clinch but Teru moves away
and Teru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga wants to clinch up but Teru keeps it at a distance.
Teru swats away the attempt to clinch by Koga.
Koga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koga darts in trying to clinch
and Teru counters with a right hand to the body.
Teru keeps the fight on the outside.
Teru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koga tries a head kick but it misses.
Koga wants to clinch but Teru slips to the side
and Teru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teru keeps the fight on the outside.
Koga defending well as Teru loads up on a big left hand.
Koga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koga closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Teru counter with a right hand.
Koga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koga tries to clinch
and Teru counters with a nice uppercut.
Teru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koga fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Teru.
Narima Koga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koga misses with a shot to the body
and Teru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga slips under a jab from Teru.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koga closes the distance but Teru moves to the side

and Teru counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Teru slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Teru is looking to stand up but Koga won't let him.
Teru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Teru is pushing down on Koga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koga is fighting to maintain full guard but Teru has managed to sneak the leg through.

Teru decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga wants to clinch up but Teru keeps it at a distance.
Teru misses with a looping right.
Teru throws a lazy right hand but Koga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teru looks to land a combination but Koga avoids it well.
Koga darts in trying to clinch

so Teru counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koga is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Teru dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teru moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikami Teru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikami Teru's cut.
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!

Koga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teru counters with a nice uppercut.
Teru scores with a decent looking hook.
Koga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teru counters with a left to the body.
Teru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teru is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Teru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga stalks Teru and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teru's face. Teru staggers backwards, shaken.
Teru misses the shot to the body.
Koga looks to clinch
and Teru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Teru throws a sloppy body shot
and Koga counters with a left and a right that stings Teru.

Mikami Teru's cut is getting worse.
A head kick by Koga misses
and Teru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teru scores with a jab to the head.
Koga wants to clinch up but Teru keeps it at a distance.
Koga misses with a head kick.
Koga is looking to clinch but Teru is avoiding it.
Koga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koga wants to clinch but Teru slips to the side

and Teru counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Teru stands up.
Koga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Teru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Teru tests Koga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koga clinches but Teru breaks the clinch
and Teru counters with a stiff right hand.
Koga throws a sloppy head kick and Teru moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga is looking to clinch.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Teru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teru throws a lazy right hand but Koga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Koga clinches up against the ropes.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Teru working hard to break the clinch.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Teru is blocking nicely.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teru managing to block the knees to the body from Koga.
Koga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koga tries a knee to the head but Teru blocks it.
Koga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koga misses with a knee strike.
Koga lands a knee to the head.
Narima Koga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koga is trying to maintain a safe position but Teru gets an underhook and turns Koga into the ropes.
Koga misses with a knee strike.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teru blocks it with crossed arms.

Teru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koga misses with a combination
and Teru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teru lands with a nice body punch.
Mikami Teru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teru throws the left hand but Koga avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koga darts in trying to clinch
and Teru counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikami Teru.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teru, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikami Teru!