PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Miki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I Do Is Win. This should be a great matchup!

Miki
vs
Mishima

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Miki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miki has Mishima up against the cage in a clinch.
Miki has had enough of the clinch but Mishima keeps him there for the moment.
Miki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Miki.

Miki breaks the clinch.

Mishima tries to keep at a distance but Miki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miki is trying to push Mishima away but Mishima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Miki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mishima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mishima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miki doesn't manage to clinch there - Mishima circles away.
Mishima looks to score with a jab to the body but Miki is just out of range.
Miki tries to clinch

and Mishima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mishima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima pushes down on Miki's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Mishima is looking for a kimura here.
Miki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Miki wants to get back to full guard but Mishima has passed into side control.
Mishima working the ground and pound.
Miki is not content to let Mishima control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mishima takes a little break here. Miki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mishima creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mishima is working Miki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mishima working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima scores with punches from side control.
Miki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miki tries to get out of the position.
Mishima is looking to take a break and control but Miki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Mishima has hold of Miki's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Miki seems comfortable defending it but Mishima has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Miki is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Miki is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mishima couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Mishima!
Jin Mishima managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Tokyo United Fightwear, into his post fight interview.