PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mishima
vs
Case

175 cm
31
186 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

170 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taro Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mishima.
Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Case waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mishima.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Case.
Case blocks a head kick by Mishima.
Case throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mishima just misses with a punch to the body.
Case throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mishima avoids the head kick by Case.
Mishima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Case lands an overhand right.
Mishima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Case is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Case throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Case tenderised Mishima's leg. Mishima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Case throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima throws the left hand but Case avoids the punch easily.
Justin Case is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mishima throws a shot from downtown. Case moves away and avoids it.
Mishima moves in looking to clinch but Case pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Case.
Case throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mishima counters with a right hand to the body.
Case needs to keep his hands up - Mishima had a free shot at his head there.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
Mishima ducks under a wild hook from Case.
Case lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mishima takes a swing at Case's ribcage but misses.
Mishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Case throws a head kick but Mishima moves out of range.
Case tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima moves out of range of the body kick.
Mishima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Case manages to avoid it.
Case throws a sloppy head kick and Mishima moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Mishima.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mishima tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Case.
Mishima misses with a looping right.
Case looks to land a left hand but Mishima moved out of range nicely.
Mishima slips a jab from Case.
Case misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Mishima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mishima.
Mishima cracks Case with a good jab.
Mishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Case was well out of range. Poor timing from Mishima.
Mishima swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mishima blocks a head kick by Case.
Mishima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Case misses with a head kick.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Case looks gassed!
Case lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mishima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mishima sizes up Case with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Case uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mishima.
Case pushes Mishima away with a front kick.
Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mishima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Case. That did some damage!
Case looks to land a body kick but Mishima moved away.
Mishima misses with a leg kick.
Case thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mishima clinches up with Case and pushes him back against the cage.
Mishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mishima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Case is defending well for now.

Mishima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Case throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mishima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Case thinking.
Case throws a hook but Mishima blocks it.
Mishima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Case lands with a nice body punch.
Mishima thows a body shot but no joy.
Mishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Case with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mishima cracks a nice hook into Case's ribs.
Case tries to land a front kick but Mishima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mishima blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taro Mishima will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Case connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mishima.
Taro Mishima is winning the standup battle so far.
Case slips a jab from Mishima.
Mishima throws a leg kick but Case checks it.
Case throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Case swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
Mishima looks for the body kick but Case saw that one coming.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
Mishima throws a leg kick but Case moved away.
Case lunges at Mishima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mishima's hand.
Mishima is looking to wear down Case with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Case misses the target.
Case thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Mishima misses its intended target.
Case lands a nice looking body kick.
Case moves away from the strike by Mishima.
Mishima is looking to clinch but Case is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case 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.
Case moves out of range of the body kick from Mishima.
Mishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Case.
Case scores with a leg kick.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mishima is looking to score with low kicks.
Case on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mishima lands a jab.
Case scores with a jab to the head.
Mishima misses with a looping right.
Mishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Case throws a head kick but Mishima moves out of range.
Mishima looks to score with a jab to the body but Case is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Case circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mishima throws a series of punches but Case moves out of range.
Case connects with a high kick.
Mishima tries to clinch there but Case circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Mishima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Case is breathing heavily.
Mishima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Case.
Mishima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Case turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Case thuds his shin into the meat of Mishima's side.
Mishima swings for the body but Case moves out of range.
Case throws a jab but it's blocked by Mishima.
Mishima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Case misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Case. That's going to slow Mishima down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mishima or perhaps it was just good defense by Case which made him look bad.
Case keeps the fight on the outside.
Mishima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Case cracks Mishima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Mishima instigates a clinch.
Case wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mishima has him pressed against the cage.
Case looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Case blocks an uppercut.
Mishima looking to stall.
Case cracks Mishima with a nice body shot.
Mishima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Case just leaning against Mishima, taking a breather.
Case is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Case breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Case finds it's way through Mishima's defenses.
Mishima looks to score with a jab to the body but Case is just out of range.
Case takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Case avoids the body shot from Mishima.
Case throws a half hearted mid kick.
Case has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mishima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Case slips a jab and a cross from Mishima.
Mishima tries to close the distance and clinch but Case swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Case tries to land a leg kick but Mishima saw it coming and moves away.
Mishima takes one to the side of the head.
Case misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mishimas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mishima's corner calls for a 1-2. Mishima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mishima takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Case showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Case's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mishima under the eye.
Mishima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Case manages to avoid it.
Mishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Case lands with a kick to the temple. Mishima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Case misses with a body kick.
Mishima throws a low kick but Case moves out of range easily.
Case scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Case misses.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mishima throws a looping overhand right but Case ducks down to avoid it.
Case looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Case looks to throw the jab but Mishima is out of range.
Mishima avoids the head kick by Case.
Mishima dives in and grabs Case's left leg, looking for a takedown. Case pushes down on Mishima's head and hops out.
Mishima swinging wildly here.
Case thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case throws the left hand but Mishima avoids the punch easily.

Mishima gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mishima trying to pass the guard but Case defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case wants to control but Mishima is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mishima content just to control the position here.
Case is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima tries to take his opponent's back but Case turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Mishima wants to sweep but no luck.

Mishima working for a triangle but Case defends it easily.
Mishima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking for a sweep. Not yet Mishima, not yet.

Case gets to his feet. Mishima looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Case.
Mishima tries to clinch but Case is having none of it.
Mishima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mishima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Case swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Case.
I think Case has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!
Justin Case decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.