PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ankai Mitsuomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mitsuomi
vs
Oliveira

225 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ankai Mitsuomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsuomi wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Mitsuomi shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitsuomi scores with a hook.
Mitsuomi fails with the takedown

and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown. Mitsuomi fights it but they end up in guard.
Oliveira wants to stand but Mitsuomi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mitsuomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mitsuomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mitsuomi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Oliveira is surviving well by controlling Mitsuomi's body position as best he can.
Oliveira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitsuomi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

Mitsuomi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Oliveira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Oliveira shrugs it off.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliveira can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsuomi throwing strikes here but Oliveira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Oliveira wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mitsuomi.
Oliveira wants to control but Mitsuomi is having none of it.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound.

Mitsuomi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Oliveira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Oliveira shrugs it off.
Mitsuomi avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Mitsuomi's attempts to control the action.

Mitsuomi looking for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mitsuomi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mitsuomi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oliveira because Mitsuomi loaded up on that one.
Mitsuomi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
Mitsuomi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsuomi punching from mount but Oliveira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mitsuomi punching from mount but Oliveira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Oliveira can't escape the position.

Oliveira reaches up and pulls Mitsuomi towards him, trying to control the position. Mitsuomi manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Oliveira! Oliveira tries to roll over - now Mitsuomi is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Oliveira has to tap out! Great work there by Mitsuomi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ankai Mitsuomi!