PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Zoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mifune
vs
Zoku

167 cm
26
204 lbs
9 - 20 - 0

175 cm
26
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aku Zoku!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mifune closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zoku's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zoku is controlling Mifune's posture.
Zoku keeping moving, preventing Mifune from controlling successfully.

Zoku kicks Mifune off and gets to his feet.
Zoku closes the distance and clinches up with Mifune, looking for a takedown. Zoku pushes Mifune against the cage but Mifune circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zoku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mifune is fending him off so far but Zoku persists. Nope, Mifune circles away and we're back to standing.
Mifune tries for a takedown but Zoku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Zoku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mifune!
Zoku avoids the attempt from Mifune to control.
Zoku with shots to the head and body - Mifune looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoku working the ground and pound effectively.
Mifune is bucking up trying to escape but Zoku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mifune is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoku with the ground and pound from mount.
Mifune keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zoku lands a nice shot to the head.
Zoku landing shots from mount.
Zoku lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mifune wants to control but Zoku is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zoku raining down shots from the mount!
Zoku lands a big elbow.
Mifune keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zoku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zoku lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mifune hang on?
Zoku landing strikes from the mount and Mifune is in trouble!
Zoku cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Mifune is rocked!
Mifune is breathing heavily.
Zoku content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mifune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zoku controlling the pace for now.
Mifune taking shots to the head.
Zoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zoku lands with some strikes.
Zoku breaks from Mifune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Zoku connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zoku landing punches.
Oh Mifune is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoku controlling from mount.
Mifune seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoku scoring with strikes but Mifune is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoku controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zoku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Zoku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zoku is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mifune can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zoku landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoku controlling the pace for now.
Zoku lands a heavy elbow.
Zoku lands a big shot to the head and Mifune winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aku Zoku!