PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Y cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adicos Misima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cage's entrance music is Don't let me be misunderstood. A fine choice. Misima has chosen Spin Me Right Round _ DOPE as his entrance music. Adicos Misima struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Adicos Misima looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

cage
vs
Misima

182 cm
29
167 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Y cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adicos Misima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Oooooh!!! cage has knocked Misima down with a huge combo! cage steps away and waves a wobbly Misima back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Adicos Misima has been cut.
cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
cage swinging wildly here.
Misima shoots in but no luck this time.
cage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Misima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Misima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
cage moves in looking to clinch but Misima pushes him off.
cage fails to land with a series of punches.
cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cage delivers a nice body kick.
Misima looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.

cage lands a big head kick that sends Misima tumbling to the mat! cage takes a step backwards and waves Misima back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Misima is rocked!
Misima misses with a wild body shot.
Misima is still on wobbly legs! Can cage finish him?
cage tries to clinch up but Misima circles away and keeps his distance.
Misima seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cage is looking to clinch but Misima is avoiding it.
cage lands a head kick!
cage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
cage throws a series of punches but Misima moves out of range.
cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Misima.
cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from cage.
Misima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danga de danga de dang - Misima scores with a four punch combination!
Y cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misima throws a nice looking combination but cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Misima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Misima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cage tries to clinch there but Misima circles away.
cage fails to land with a series of punches.
cage moves in looking to clinch but Misima pushes him off.
cage tries to clinch there but Misima circles away.
Misima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cage.
Misima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
cage throws a combination that misses
and Misima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cage tries to clinch up
and Misima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misima circles away from the clinch attempt

and Misima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
cage makes his way to full guard. A much better position for cage.
cage seems keen to control Misima's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
cage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Misima manages to get himself to full guard.
Misima being controlled here, momentarily.

Y cage has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
cage is looking to clinch.
cage moves to clinch but Misima breaks away
and Misima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cage as he jumps to the side.
Misima clobbers cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Y cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adicos Misima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for cage.
cage wants to clinch
and Misima counters with a left to the body.
cage fails to land with a series of punches.
cage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Misima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
cage moves in looking to clinch but Misima pushes him off.
Misima throws a right and a left that cage avoids nicely.
Misima slips under a jab from cage.
cage lands a head kick!
cage closes the distance but Misima moves to the side
and Misima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Misima takes a shot to the head.
Misima is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by cage.
cage with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
cage lands with a light punch inside.
cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misima backwards.
cage stalling in the clinch.
Misima tries to break the clinch but cage is controlling the position.

cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Y cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Misima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

cage clinches up against the cage.
Misima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
cage lands a left hand.
cage pressing his opponent against the cage.

cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Misima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cage throws a head kick that misses.
cage wants to clinch
and Misima counters with a left and a right that stings cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

cage closes the distance and pushes Misima back into the cage.

cage breaks from the clinch.
cage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Misima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has cage pinned against the cage. cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
cage throws a nice head kick!
cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
cage connects with a high kick.
Misima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by cage.
cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Misima.
cage closes the distance looking to clinch
and cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cage keeps Misima at a distance using the push kick.
cage throws a series of punches but Misima moves out of range.
Misima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - cage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
cage wants to clinch but Misima slips to the side
enabling Misima to counter with a crisp jab.
Misima dodges the punch combination from cage.
cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Misima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
cage misses with a wild combination.
cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Misima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

cage darts in and clinches Misima up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for cage to work.
Misima is trying to work for a single leg takedown but cage pulls him back up using the underhooks.

cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
cage misses with a few strikes there.
Misima tries to bum rush cage with a series of wild strikes but cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Misima scores with a sloppy right hand. cage should have avoided that one.
Misima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
cage thuds his right hand into Misima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
cage tries to bum rush Misima with a series of wild strikes but Misima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Misima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Misima circles away.
cage misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Y cage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adicos Misima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Misima lands with a shot to the body.
Y cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Misima keeps the fight on the outside.
Misima slips a jab and a cross from cage.
cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Misima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Misima.
cage wants to clinch but Misima slips to the side
and Misima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
cage throws a head kick but Misima moves out of range.
cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cage closes the distance but Misima moves to the side
and Misima counters with a nice uppercut.
Misima listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
cage moves to clinch but Misima breaks away
and Misima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cage tries to clinch but Misima moves away
and Misima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps cage thinking.
cage closes the distance looking to clinch
and cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
cage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Misima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
cage tries to clinch there but Misima circles away.
cage darts in trying to clinch
enabling Misima to counter with a crisp jab.
Misima lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - cage scores with a four punch combination!
cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cage moves to clinch but Misima breaks away
and Misima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
cage wants to clinch.

cage clinches.
cage has Misima pressed against the cage, preventing Misima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cage throws a body kick that misses.
cage misses with a kick to the body.
cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
cage throws a sloppy head kick and Misima moves out of range easily.
Misima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
cage misses the jab.
cage throws a nice head kick!
cage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Misima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
cage moves in looking to clinch but Misima pushes him off.
Misima jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
cage wants to clinch but Misima slips to the side
and Misima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Misima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Misima.
cage throws a push kick but Misima slaps the foot to one side.
cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
cage tries to clinch
and Misima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misima scores with a jab to the head.
Misima's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Misima duly obliges.
cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Misima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
cage tries to clinch but Misima moves away
and Misima counters with a right hand to the body.
cage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Misima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Misima throws a right hand that cage ducks under and follows up with a left that cage also avoids with ease.
Adicos Misima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Misima counters with a stiff right hand.
Misima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
cage walks into a straight right hand from Misima.
Misima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Misima misses.
cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
cage tries to clinch up
and Misima counters with a nice uppercut.
cage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Y cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
cage gets through Misima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Misima.

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 Y cage.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for cage, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Y cage!