PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider The Table (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryou Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Table comes to the cage accompanied by No no Limit, I'll reach for the sky!. Spider The Table had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

The Table
vs
Misaki

180 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider The Table!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryou Misaki!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Table throws a head kick but Misaki moves out of range.
The Table tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Misaki is able to avoid easily.
The Table looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Misaki tries to clinch but The Table moves out of range.
Misaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Misaki shoots in looking for a takedown. The Table tries to sprawl out of it but Misaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Table manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The Table gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The Table is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Misaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Misaki stands and throws The Table's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Misaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Table tries to buck Misaki off but Misaki is having none of it.
The Table wants to control but Misaki postures up.
The Table is looking to regain half guard here but Misaki keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Misaki working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Misaki stands up and beckons The Table to his feet.
Misaki tries to clinch up
and The Table counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Misaki is looking to clinch.
The Table misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Misaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misaki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Misaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Table is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Misaki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. The Table looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Misaki! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryou Misaki!