PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masato Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Fallen Army - GRV Music. Mexico has chosen I want war as his entrance music. Masato Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Akiyama
vs
Mexico

175 cm
28
190 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

185 cm
32
188 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mexico swings for the body but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mexico counters with a stiff right hand.
Mexico swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
Akiyama wants to clinch but Mexico slips to the side
and Mexico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Mexico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Akiyama!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mexico misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mexico lands with some strikes.
Mexico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akiyama taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mexico trying to control but Akiyama is having none of it.
Mexico throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexico throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mexico raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mexico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mexico tries to control but Akiyama wriggling away.
Akiyama avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mexico.
Mexico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Akiyama manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Akiyama, under a barage of strikes from Mexico.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexico tries to pass the half guard into mount. Akiyama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mexico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mexico is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Akiyama!
Akiyama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mexico throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mexico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mexico raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama taking shots to the head.

Akiyama is rocked!
Mexico with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Akiyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mexico loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Akiyama scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mexico land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mexico stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Mexico!