PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micky Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Musashi has chosen Andrea Bocelli- Time to Say Goodbye as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Elder
vs
Musashi

168 cm
19
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality
Organic Peak Performance

Fighters. First.

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micky Elder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elder moves away.
Elder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Musashi is rocked!

It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Musashi.
Elder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elder wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
Elder misses with the combination.
Musashi connects with a jab.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.

Elder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Musashi breaks the clinch.
Elder misses with a kick to the body.
Elder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elder is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elder.
Elder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Musashi has time to react.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Elder finish him?
Elder wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
Elder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Musashi seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Musashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Elder instigates a clinch.

Elder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Elder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Musashi wants to break free but Elder has control.

Musashi has picked Elder up - he's going for a ride! Musashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Musashi wants to pass to mount but Elder is defending the position.
Elder gets back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Musashi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Elder dives on top into guard.
Musashi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Musashi is looking for a triangle but Elder pushes his legs off easily.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Elder postures up.
Elder tries to stand but Musashi is controlling from the bottom.
Musashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Elder throws and elbow that misses. Musashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Elder's guard. Nice move by Musashi!
Elder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Musashi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to free his trapped foot but Elder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Elder is controlling Musashi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Musashi trying to advance position but Elder counters by regaining guard.
Elder controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.

Elder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Musashi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Elder's guard.
Elder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Musashi on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Elder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Musashi is working for a kimura but Elder is defending it quite comfortably.
Musashi looks gassed!
Musashi moves into full mount! Elder won't be happy about that!
Elder is trying desperately to improve position.

Musashi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Micky Elder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Elder waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Musashi has his takedown stuffed
and Elder counters with a nice body shot.
Elder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Elder misses with a body shot

and Musashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Musashi.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Elder is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Musashi dives into side control.
Elder is trying to control Musashi's posture but Musashi avoids it.
Musashi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Elder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elder tries to escape but Musashi is in control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Elder rushes Musashi and presses him up against the ropes.
Elder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Elder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elder tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Musashi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elder's guard.
Musashi looking to sit in guard and control but Elder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Elder won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Elder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Musashi is proving hard to escape from.
Musashi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Elder has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Musashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Musashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Elder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Musashi is proving hard to escape from.

Musashi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Elder is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Musashi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Elder's back instead.

Musashi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Musashi has his opponent's back but Elder is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Musashi.
Elder lands with a straight right. Musashi didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Elder.
Elder wants to clinch.
Musashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Musashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Musashi swings for the body but Elder moves out of range.
Elder looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Elder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elder tries to clinch up
and Musashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miyamoto Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Elder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Musashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Micky Elder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elder has his takedown stuffed
enabling Musashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi looks to land a combination. Elder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Musashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Elder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Musashi clobbers Elder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Musashi slips a jab from Elder.
Elder tries to clinch
and Musashi counters with an outside leg kick.
Micky Elder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi clobbers Elder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elder throws out the jab.
Musashi lands a really nice looking cross but Elder seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Musashi gets a clinch.
Elder tries to break the clinch but Musashi is controlling the position.
Elder looking for a takedown.
Musashi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Musashi throws a nice looking combination but Elder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi throws a right hand that Elder ducks under and follows up with a left that Elder also avoids with ease.

Musashi pushes Elder up against the ropes in a clinch.
Musashi tries to score a body lock takedown but Elder shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Elder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Musashi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Elder. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Musashi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elder tries to kick Musashi off but Musashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Musashi wants to control but Elder is keeping him busy.
Musashi moves nicely into side control.

Musashi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Elder is trying to escape and Musashi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Elder is forced to tap! Nice work there by Musashi! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miyamoto Musashi!