PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Uchimata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchimata comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Famous for nothing. Mishima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tekken. Kazuya Mishima will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Uchimata
vs
Mishima

185 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

recos laboratory
Top MMA Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ike Uchimata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima wants to clinch up but Uchimata keeps it at a distance.
Uchimata misses with a takedown attempt - Mishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Uchimata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Uchimata showed some decent athleticism there.
Uchimata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mishima has hold of Uchimata's hands but Uchimata slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Uchimata lands strikes from half guard.
Uchimata wants to pass to mount but Mishima is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Uchimata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mishima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Uchimata 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.
Uchimata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mishima trying to hold on to Uchimata's head to control him but Uchimata postures up.
Uchimata working Mishima over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchimata stops Mishima from getting back to his feet.
Uchimata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mishima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uchimata is looking to advance position but Mishima won't allow it.
Uchimata stops Mishima from getting back to his feet.
Uchimata prevents Mishima from improving his position.

Uchimata is looking for a kimura but Mishima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uchimata to get the leverage.
Mishima is trying to stand up here but Uchimata is controlling him well.
Uchimata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uchimata works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mishima looks gassed!
Mishima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mishima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Uchimata looking for a guillotine here but Mishima defends easily.
Uchimata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mishima manages to get himself to full guard.
Uchimata wants to pass the guard but Mishima is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchimata trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uchimata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uchimata wants to control from the top but Mishima keeps moving.
Uchimata landing with the ground and pound.
Uchimata advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Mishima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Uchimata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four 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.
Mishima wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mishima taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mishima is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Uchimata wants to control but Mishima is keeping him busy.
Uchimata landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Uchimata dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Uchimata misses with a wild body shot.
Mishima throws a series of punches but Uchimata avoids them all with ease.
Mishima throws a wild body kick that Uchimata sees coming a mile off.
Mishima is looking to clinch.

Mishima gets caught flat footed, as Uchimata shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Uchimata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mishima's guard.
Uchimata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mishima wants to get back to his feet.
Uchimata trying to control the action but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Uchimata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima wants to control but Uchimata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Uchimata winds up and cracks Mishima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mishima is looking to escape.
Uchimata moves into full mount! Mishima won't be happy about that!
Mishima wants to get back to his feet.
Uchimata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mishima tries to buck Uchimata off but he can't manage it.
Uchimata cracks Mishima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mishima wants to control but Uchimata is having none of it.
Uchimata lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uchimata moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mishima has worked his arm free - good work by Mishima!
Mishima wants to get back to his feet.
Uchimata lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mishima is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Uchimata has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mishima wants to control but Uchimata is having none of it.
Uchimata lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchimata dominating with strikes here.
Mishima wants to try and get back to his feet.
Uchimata is landing with some decent strikes but Mishima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Uchimata lands a nice shot to the head.
Mishima wants to get back to his feet.
Uchimata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mishima hang on?
Uchimata is landing with some decent strikes but Mishima is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Uchimata postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mishima looks a forlorn figure.
Uchimata looking to finish Mishima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mishima!
Mishima tries to reverse the position but Uchimata maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchimata postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mishima looks a forlorn figure.
Mishima is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Uchimata.
Uchimata unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Uchimata.
Uchimata landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ike Uchimata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Uchimata cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Uchimata has isolated one of Mishima's arms. Mishima looking to fight him off but Uchimata twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ike Uchimata!