PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toshiro Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mifune
vs
Santos

180 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshiro Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune slips under a jab from Santos.
Mifune misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Mifune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Mifune feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mifune blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mifune throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos cracks Mifune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos throws a right and a left that Mifune avoids nicely.
Brian Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mifune's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Mifune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos tries to bum rush Mifune with a series of wild strikes but Mifune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Mifune lands.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Mifune fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mifune takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mifune fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos stalks Mifune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mifune's face. Mifune staggers backwards, shaken.
Mifune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Mifune pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Mifune misses.
Mifune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Mifune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mifune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that Mifune avoids nicely.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Mifune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mifune looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mifune lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mifune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Mifune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Mifune works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mifune jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mifune throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws a head kick that Mifune semi-blocks.
Mifune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mifune darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mifune connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mifune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mifune throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Mifune throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Santos misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mifune throws out the jab.
Santos slips a jab from Mifune.
Mifune is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mifune.
Mifune misses the jab.
Santos moves out of range as Mifune strikes.
Santos misses with a low kick as Mifune jumps back.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mifune displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Mifune has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mifune blocks a head kick by Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Mifune swinging wildly here.
Mifune misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Mifune dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mifune lands a body shot.
Santos tries to bum rush Mifune with a series of wild strikes but Mifune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toshiro Mifune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Santos misses.
Mifune looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Mifune is just out of range.
Mifune has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mifune - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mifune. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mifune avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos tries a low kick but Mifune avoids it.
Mifune throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Mifune swinging wildly here.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Mifune.
Mifune connects with a crisp jab.
Santos is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos misses with the combination.
Mifune swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Mifune looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos moves away from the strike by Mifune.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mifune eats them both and turns towards Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Mifune throws a leg kick that misses.
Mifune misses with a few strikes there.
Mifune takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mifune avoids the head kick by Santos.
Mifune swinging wildly here.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mifune scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Mifune scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mifune lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Mifune fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mifune circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Toshiro Mifune is winning the standup battle so far.
Mifune works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Mifune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mifune looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune misses the shot to the body.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mifune uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mifune.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mifune.
Mifune slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Mifune throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Mifune scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mifune misses with the combination.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Mifune jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Santos is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Mifune throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mifune scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mifune.
Santos blocks a jab.
Mifune takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mifune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos moves away from the strike by Mifune.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mifune lands an overhand right.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mifune feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Mifune then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Mifune finish him?
A combination from Santos does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Mifune dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos throws a hook but Mifune avoids it easily.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Mifune blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mifune tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Mifune.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mifune takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Mifune misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Mifune checks the leg kick.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Mifune throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos slips under a jab from Mifune.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Mifune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mifune throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mifune works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.

Santos is rocked!
Mifune throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Mifune finish him?
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos walks into a jab.
Mifune lands with a big left! Santos is wobbled badly! Mifune comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Santos to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toshiro Mifune!