PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devlin Mudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuo Misaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mudd
vs
Misaki

180 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devlin Mudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Misaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Misaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mudd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mudd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misaki.
Mudd slips a straight right by Misaki.
Mudd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Misaki tries to avoid it but Mudd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Misaki to the ground. Misaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mudd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Mudd.
Mudd has a takedown stuffed.
Misaki looks to land a combination but Mudd avoids it well.

Misaki has Mudd up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misaki misses with a knee to the head.
Misaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Misaki lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Devlin Mudd has been cut.
Misaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mudd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Misaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Misaki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Misaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mudd blocks it with crossed arms.
Misaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mudd avoids the elbow strike from Misaki, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mudd jumps guard but Misaki stands there with Mudd around his waist. Mudd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devlin Mudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mudd or not.
Mudd jumps guard but Misaki stands there with Mudd around his waist. Mudd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Misaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mudd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mudd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mudd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Misaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Misaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Mudd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kazuo Misaki.
Misaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Misaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mudd has a takedown stuffed.
Misaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mudd on the side of the head.
Mudd shoots in for a takedown but Misaki shows good takedown defense.
Mudd avoids the head kick by Misaki.
Kazuo Misaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mudd drops his hands momentarily and Misaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mudd avoids the head kick by Misaki.
Mudd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mudd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misaki is fending him off so far but Mudd persists. Nope, Misaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Mudd is breathing heavily.
Mudd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Misaki but Misaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazuo Misaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Misaki coming out on top.
Horrible takedown by Mudd or perhaps it was just good defense by Misaki which made him look bad.
Misaki swings for the body but Mudd moves out of range.

Misaki has managed to clinch.
Misaki gets through Mudd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Misaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Misaki landing knees to the head.
Mudd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Misaki slows down the pace here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Misaki.
Good body shot from Misaki.
Misaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Mudd avoids the damage to the body.
Misaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mudd's face.
Misaki misses with a knee to the head.
Misaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Misaki with a knee to the head.
Misaki avoiding damage.
Mudd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Misaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Misaki is stalling here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Misaki.
Stalling in the clinch from Misaki.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kazuo Misaki.
Misaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mudd throws a head kick that misses

and Misaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misaki.
Misaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mudd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Misaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misaki stalling against the cage.
Misaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mudd.
Misaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mudd.
Misaki throws an elbow but it misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Misaki tries a body shot but Mudd blocks it.
Mudd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Misaki stalling in the clinch.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki scores with a hook to the body.
Misaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misaki stalling.
Mudd managing to block the knees to the body from Misaki.
Misaki is leaning against Mudd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Misaki taking a breather.
Mudd looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Misaki.
Mudd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misaki smiles and moves away.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Mudd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Misaki throws a leg kick but Mudd moved away.
Mudd shoots and misses
and Misaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mudd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mudd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Misaki.
Mudd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Misaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Misaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Misaki scores with a knee to the head.
Misaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Mudd jumps guard but Misaki stands there with Mudd around his waist. Mudd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mudd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misaki smiles and moves away.
Mudd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Misaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mudd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misaki looks to land a left hand but Mudd moved out of range nicely.
Misaki misses with a wild body shot.
Mudd shoots and misses
and Misaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Misaki scores with a hook to the body. Mudd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mudd tries for a takedown but Misaki circles away easily

and Misaki moves into the clinch.
Misaki lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misaki.
Misaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mudd tries to pull guard but Misaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Mudd drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuo Misaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devlin Mudd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mudd misses with a takedown attempt
and Misaki counters with a body kick that stops Mudd in his tracks momentarily.
Misaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Mudd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Misaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Mudd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Mudd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mudd is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Misaki to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Mudd drops back looking for a leg! Misaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Misaki manages to kick Mudd off! Mudd jumps back into Misaki's guard.

Mudd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Misaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mudd wants to control from the top but Misaki keeps moving.
Mudd wants to pass the guard but Misaki is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mudd shoots and misses
and Misaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mudd misses with a takedown
and Misaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devlin Mudd. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mudd misses with a takedown
and Misaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mudd moves away from the strike by Misaki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mudd.
Misaki is looking to clinch.
Mudd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Misaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Misaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mudd blocks it with crossed arms.
Mudd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mudd tries to pull guard but Misaki won't allow it.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Misaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Misaki as the two fighters clinch.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the head but Mudd blocks with his arms.
Mudd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mudd tries to pull guard but Misaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Mudd drops back down to his feet.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misaki lands a shoulder strike.
Mudd fails to pull guard.
Mudd fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Misaki.
Misaki misses with a knee strike.

Mudd jumps guard.
Misaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.

Misaki is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mudd has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Misaki is looking to defend but Mudd has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Misaki! Mudd pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Misaki taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Devlin Mudd!