PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Mizarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Strickland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizarian comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch Engage - This Fire Burns (Beat Remix). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mizarian
vs
Strickland

173 cm
19
131 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryce Mizarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland keeps the fight on the outside.
Strickland scores with a nice head shot.
Mizarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strickland's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Strickland duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Strickland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mizarian doesn't seem phased though.
Mizarian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mizarian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strickland.
Strickland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizarian.
Strickland lands a two punch combo.
Strickland lands with a hook. Mizarian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strickland takes a swing at Mizarian's ribcage but misses.
Bobby Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland keeps the fight on the outside.
Strickland lands a jab-cross combination.
Mizarian tries to clinch but Strickland moves away
and Strickland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strickland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mizarian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strickland paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland connects with a body shot.
Strickland lands a body shot.
Strickland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strickland swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Strickland.
Strickland misses with a hook
enabling Mizarian to counter with a crisp jab.
Mizarian tries to clinch but Strickland is having none of it.
Strickland scores with a hook.
Mizarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strickland.
Strickland swings widly with a right hand
and Mizarian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Strickland jabs Mizarian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Mizarian.
Strickland swings for the body but Mizarian moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mizarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strickland.
Mizarian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strickland counters with a nice uppercut.
Mizarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strickland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mizarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strickland circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Strickland counter with a right hand.
Strickland swings widly with a right hand
and Mizarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Mizarian tries to clinch up
and Strickland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strickland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strickland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizarian moves away.
Strickland misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mizarian counters with a nice uppercut.
Mizarian tries to clinch but Strickland moves out of range.
Mizarian tries to close the distance and clinch but Strickland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizarian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strickland takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strickland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mizarian ducks under a wild hook from Strickland.
Strickland throws a combination that misses
and Mizarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strickland stalks Mizarian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mizarian's face. Mizarian staggers backwards, shaken.
Strickland throws a poor cross that misses
and Mizarian counters with a straight right hand.
Mizarian tries to clinch but Strickland moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland misses with a body shot.

Mizarian takes the fight into the clinch.
Strickland wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Mizarian keeps control of Strickland as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strickland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strickland tries to circle away but Mizarian has him pinned against the cage.
Strickland is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mizarian being controlled against the cage.
Strickland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strickland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizarian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strickland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strickland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Strickland's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Strickland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizarian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strickland finds it's way round the side to connect with Mizarian's head.
Strickland works the jab nicely.
Strickland thumps Mizarian with a low kick.
Mizarian takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's six 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.
Strickland works over Mizarian's head and body with a nice combination.
Strickland lands a jab to Mizarian's midsection.
Mizarian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mizarian tries to clinch but Strickland moves out of range.
Strickland misses with a wild body shot.
Strickland misses with a looping left.
Strickland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mizarian counters with a head kick.
Strickland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mizarian had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab, jab by Strickland - just one landing.
Strickland clobbers Mizarian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strickland lands a nice shot to the body.
Mizarian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strickland lands a head shot.
Mizarian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strickland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws a leg kick that misses.
Strickland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strickland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strickland lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Strickland finds it's target.
Strickland cracks Mizarian with a good jab.
Strickland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Strickland. That snapped Mizarian's head back.
Strickland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Mizarian.
Strickland swings away with a body shot that misses

and Mizarian counters by clinching up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strickland has had enough of the clinch but Mizarian keeps him there for the moment.
Strickland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Strickland is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizarian has double underhooks.
Strickland is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizarian has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Strickland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strickland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strickland can't break the clinch.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strickland wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.
Strickland taking a breather.
Mizarian throws an elbow but it misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mizarian lands a good knee to the midsection. Strickland won't want to take too many of those.
Mizarian connects with a knee to the head.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strickland stalling.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizarian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strickland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Strickland tries to break free but Mizarian pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Strickland.
Strickland tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.
Strickland can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Strickland dominated that 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.

Mizarian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strickland.
Strickland misses with a wild body shot.
Strickland misses with a right hand

and Mizarian moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Strickland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizarian keeps control of Strickland as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strickland working hard to break the clinch.
Strickland has had enough of the clinch but Mizarian keeps him there for the moment.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Strickland tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland working hard to break the clinch.
Mizarian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strickland wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strickland wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Strickland working hard to break the clinch.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Strickland blocks it.
Strickland tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strickland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Strickland pushes Mizarian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizarian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strickland takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Mizarian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mizarian scores with a knee to the head.
Strickland is trying to force a seperation but Mizarian has the dominant position.
Mizarian misses with an elbow strike.
Mizarian has Strickland pressed against the cage, preventing Strickland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mizarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mizarian as Strickland tries to tie him up.
Strickland is trying to break free.
Strickland is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland avoids a wild elbow strike from Mizarian.
Strickland can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strickland tries to break free but Mizarian pushes him back against the cage.
Strickland taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mizarian.
Strickland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strickland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strickland is trying to break free.
Mizarian misses with a knee strike.
Mizarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
A frustrated look appears on Strickland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strickland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizarian has Strickland pressed against the cage, preventing Strickland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strickland tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.
Mizarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizarian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strickland has a couple of punches blocked by Mizarian.
Strickland is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizarian has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Strickland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizarian lands a damaging elbow.
Mizarian pushes off an throws an elbow but Strickland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strickland avoids the elbow strike from Mizarian, against the cage.
Strickland avoiding damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strickland wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Strickland is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mizarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head.
Mizarian lands an elbow inside that Strickland shrugs off.
Strickland is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizarian has double underhooks.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Strickland blocks it.
Mizarian landing knees to the head.
Mizarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strickland's efforts to push away.
Mizarian prevents Strickland from breaking the clinch.
Mizarian blocks an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mizarian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mizarian keeps control of Strickland as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strickland is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizarian has double underhooks.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strickland can't break the clinch.
Strickland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strickland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strickland is trying to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling him.
Mizarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strickland's efforts to push away.
Mizarian keeps control of Strickland as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mizarian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strickland blocks it with crossed arms.
Strickland has had enough of the clinch but Mizarian keeps him there for the moment.
Mizarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strickland's efforts to push away.
Mizarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strickland's efforts to push away.

Strickland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strickland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strickland misses the jab.
Strickland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mizarian counters by moving into the clinch.
Strickland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizarian lands an elbow inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strickland blocks an elbow strike from Mizarian.
Strickland wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Strickland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mizarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mizarian landing knees to the body.
Strickland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strickland working hard to break the clinch.
Strickland taking a breather.
Strickland is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mizarian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strickland's brow.
Mizarian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strickland's face.

It looks like Bobby Strickland has been cut.
Mizarian has Strickland pressed against the cage, preventing Strickland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strickland throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizarian.
Mizarian prevents Strickland from breaking the clinch.
Strickland is trying to break free.
Mizarian lands an elbow inside.
Strickland is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizarian has double underhooks.
Mizarian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strickland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strickland wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.
Strickland blocks an elbow strike from Mizarian.
Strickland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bryce Mizarian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Strickland's cut.
That's time! Mizarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mizarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strickland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mizarian counters with a head kick.
Strickland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strickland.
Strickland looks to throw the jab but Mizarian is out of range.
Bobby Strickland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strickland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mizarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strickland misses with a left hand
and Mizarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strickland misses with a leg kick
and Mizarian counters with a straight right hand.
Strickland throws out a powerful jab.
Strickland throws an off balance right hand
and Mizarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strickland throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mizarian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mizarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Strickland is rocked!
Mizarian lands an elbow that stopped Strickland in his tracks for a moment.
Strickland is still on wobbly legs! Can Mizarian finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mizarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mizarian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strickland has had enough of the clinch but Mizarian keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strickland seems to have recovered his senses.
Mizarian has Strickland pressed against the cage, preventing Strickland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mizarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Strickland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mizarian tries a knee to the head but Strickland blocks it.
Strickland managing to block the knees to the body from Mizarian.

That's two 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.
Strickland is trying to push Mizarian away but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strickland wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizarian won't allow it.
Strickland working hard to break the clinch.
Strickland effectively controlling the action here.

Strickland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strickland with a jab.
Strickland misses with a lunging right hand

and Mizarian counters by clinching up.
Mizarian prevents Strickland from breaking the clinch.
Mizarian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mizarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strickland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland is trying to break free.
Strickland wants to break free but Mizarian has control.
Mizarian throws an elbow that misses.
Mizarian has Strickland pressed against the cage, preventing Strickland from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strickland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice elbow from Mizarian.
Mizarian prevents Strickland from breaking the clinch.
Strickland tries to break the clinch but Mizarian is controlling the position.
Mizarian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strickland is trying to break free.
Strickland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizarian has him pressed against the cage.
Mizarian scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mizarian looking to throw knees to the head but Strickland is blocking nicely.
Mizarian lands a big knee! That's hurt Strickland! Oh, he's all over the place! Mizarian lands another knee that sends Strickland to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Mizarian!