PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikzarata Mishuyutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Britt
vs
Mishuyutu

171 cm
19
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusty Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikzarata Mishuyutu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Britt pushes Mishuyutu up against the cage in a clinch.

Mishuyutu manages to break the clinch.
Mishuyutu leaves Britt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mishuyutu looks to land a body kick but Britt moved away.
Britt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mishuyutu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Britt is trying to control but can't.
Mishuyutu wants to stand up but Britt has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Mishuyutu seems content to control.
Britt wants to get back to full guard.
Mishuyutu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Britt trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mikzarata Mishuyutu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Britt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Britt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Britt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Britt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Britt with a poor takedown
and Mishuyutu counters with a left and a right that stings Britt.
Britt misses with a wild combination.
Mishuyutu looks to score with a jab to the body but Britt is just out of range.

Mishuyutu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Britt to the ground. Mishuyutu is now in Britt's guard.
Britt being controlled here, momentarily.
Britt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishuyutu tries to free his leg and advance position but Britt is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Britt working a defensive guard here.
Mishuyutu trying to control the position from guard on top but Britt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mishuyutu wants to stand and escape but instead Britt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mishuyutu wants to get back to his feet but Britt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Britt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishuyutu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mishuyutu swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mishuyutu moves into the clinch successfully.
Britt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mishuyutu effectively controlling the action here.
Mishuyutu misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Mishuyutu has him pressed against the cage.

Mishuyutu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mishuyutu controlling the action here.
Mishuyutu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mishuyutu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Britt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mishuyutu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Britt keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mishuyutu tries to stand and escape but Britt actually recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikzarata Mishuyutu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Britt tries to clinch there but Mishuyutu circles away.
Mishuyutu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Britt.
Britt looks for a takedown but Mishuyutu sprawls well.

Mishuyutu has closed the distance and engaged Britt in a clinch.

Mishuyutu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Britt uses from the top position.
Mishuyutu controlling Britt's posture.
Mishuyutu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Britt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishuyutu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Britt trying to control but Mishuyutu is working from the bottom.
Britt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mishuyutu working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mishuyutu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mishuyutu wants to control but Britt passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishuyutu is looking to control Britt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mishuyutu avoid being mounted?
Mishuyutu wants to improve his position but Britt is controlling well.
Britt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mishuyutu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Britt.
Mishuyutu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mishuyutu is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Britt has taken his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt is hanging on to Mishuyutu's back as he tries to escape.
Mishuyutu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Britt trying to control.
Mishuyutu tries to roll but Britt sticks to his back.
Mishuyutu is breathing heavily.
Mishuyutu trying to control the action but Britt just sinks the hooks in.
Britt scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Britt wants to control but Mishuyutu is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt is trying to stick to Mishuyutu's back but Mishuyutu is turning into Britt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Britt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mishuyutu.
Mishuyutu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Britt is trying to keep Mishuyutu in close.
Britt tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mishuyutu wants to control from the top but Britt keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mishuyutu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mikzarata Mishuyutu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mishuyutu closes the distance but Britt moves to the side

so Britt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mishuyutu controls Britt momentarily but Britt frees himself.
Mishuyutu keeping moving, preventing Britt from controlling successfully.
Britt throwing strikes from guard but Mishuyutu blocks nicely.
Mishuyutu controls Britt momentarily but Britt frees himself.
Mishuyutu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Britt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Britt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishuyutu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mishuyutu fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mishuyutu clinches up against the cage.
Mishuyutu is trying to pull guard but Britt has him pressed against the cage.
Britt misses with a hook from the clinch.

Mishuyutu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britt wants to clinch
and Mishuyutu counters with a two punch combo.
Britt tries to clinch up.
Mishuyutu checks a leg kick.
Britt shoots for a double leg takedown but Mishuyutu sprawls well. He's pushed Britt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mishuyutu wants to clinch
and Britt counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mishuyutu is fending him off so far but Britt persists. Nope, Mishuyutu circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mishuyutu shoots in and gets a takedown into Britt's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Britt is pulling down on Mishuyutu's head to control his posture.
Britt is looking to stand up but Mishuyutu isn't so interested in that idea.
Mishuyutu slips nicely into half guard.
Mikzarata Mishuyutu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mishuyutu tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Britt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Britt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt looking for a sweep. Not yet Britt, not yet.
Mishuyutu is looking to stand up but Britt won't let him.
Britt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mishuyutu looking to pass the guard.
Britt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Britt keeping moving, preventing Mishuyutu from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikzarata Mishuyutu.
Britt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mishuyutu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishuyutu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Mishuyutu as Britt shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Britt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mishuyutu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mishuyutu advances to full mount.
Mishuyutu controlling the position easily from mount.
Britt working to try and regain half guard.
Rusty Britt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikzarata Mishuyutu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mishuyutu looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikzarata Mishuyutu.
Well Mishuyutu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikzarata Mishuyutu!