PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuharu Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuharu Misawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black
vs
Misawa

175 cm
29
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

184 cm
21
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitsuharu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Misawa drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Black is trying to pull guard but Misawa has him pressed against the cage.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Black jumps guard but Misawa stands there with Black around his waist. Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.

It looks like John Black has been cut.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misawa smiles and moves away.

Misawa has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Black fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Black fails to pull guard.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misawa smiles and moves away.
Black throws a right hand that misses
enabling Misawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Misawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Misawa staying out of range there.
Misawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Misawa moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Misawa moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.

Black decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Misawa tries to stand but Black is controlling from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Black has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Misawa doesn't defend quickly enough and Black has managed to lock this one up! Can Misawa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Black on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Black!
Our winner, John Black, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.