PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaji Clitorisukah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirzaev comes to the ring accompanied by Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih. Clitorisukah has chosen Sorry Jung Woo Park as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mirzaev
vs
Clitorisukah

170 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Mohito Fightwear

Sun-Tzu

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasul Mirzaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaji Clitorisukah!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mirzaev gets a clinch.
Mirzaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Clitorisukah controls his hands.
Clitorisukah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirzaev looking to stall.
Clitorisukah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev pushes Clitorisukah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mirzaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mirzaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirzaev is trying to maintain a safe position but Clitorisukah gets an underhook and turns Mirzaev into the ropes.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirzaev has a couple of punches blocked by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev tries to stall but Clitorisukah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mirzaev can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Clitorisukah swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clitorisukah blocks the elbow strike.
Mirzaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Clitorisukah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirzaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Clitorisukah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mirzaev fails to land.
Mirzaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clitorisukah working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Mirzaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clitorisukah misses with a punch on the inside.
Clitorisukah has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev misses with the head strike.
Mirzaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clitorisukah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirzaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clitorisukah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev has a couple of punches blocked by Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Mirzaev throws a head punch that misses.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev has a couple of punches blocked by Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah misses with some punches.
Clitorisukah blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Mirzaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirzaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Clitorisukah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clitorisukah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev throws a head punch that misses.
Clitorisukah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clitorisukah throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
Clitorisukah misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clitorisukah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clitorisukah misses with some punches.
Mirzaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirzaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clitorisukah trying to control the position but instead, Mirzaev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clitorisukah into the ropes.
Mirzaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clitorisukah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mirzaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clitorisukah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirzaev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasul Mirzaev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Clitorisukah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mirzaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Clitorisukah throws out a loose jab but Mirzaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mirzaev sizes up Clitorisukah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mirzaev feints and then cracks Clitorisukah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clitorisukah down.

Mirzaev moves into range and clinches up with Clitorisukah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
Mirzaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clitorisukah can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
Nice body punch from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clitorisukah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mirzaev fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev throws a head punch that misses.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Clitorisukah throws a head punch that misses.
Clitorisukah prevents a body shot from Mirzaev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirzaev working aggressively here.
Mirzaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirzaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clitorisukah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev misses with the head strike.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clitorisukah is keeping busy.
Mirzaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clitorisukah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clitorisukah slowing the pace effectively.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clitorisukah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clitorisukah working aggressively here.
Mirzaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirzaev misses with some punches.
Clitorisukah can't find room to land a body shot as Mirzaev controls the action.
Clitorisukah swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirzaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirzaev is trying to stall.
Mirzaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirzaev has a couple of punches blocked by Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah blocking some punches.
Mirzaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mirzaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Clitorisukah struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirzaev controls his hands.
Mirzaev has a couple of punches blocked by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev throws a head punch that misses.
Clitorisukah can't find room to land a body shot as Mirzaev controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
Clitorisukah working aggressively here.
Clitorisukah scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirzaev misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirzaev working aggressively here.
Mirzaev misses with the head strike.
Mirzaev is leaning against Clitorisukah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clitorisukah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirzaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clitorisukah tries to stall but Mirzaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mirzaev fails to land.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clitorisukah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rasul Mirzaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasul Mirzaev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mirzaev pushes Clitorisukah up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mirzaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirzaev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
Clitorisukah throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirzaev.
A short uppercut from Mirzaev.
A head punch on the inside from Clitorisukah fails to land.
Clitorisukah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirzaev misses with the head strike.
Clitorisukah wants to stall.
Mirzaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clitorisukah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clitorisukah has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Clitorisukah throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clitorisukah.
Mirzaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Clitorisukah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clitorisukah scores with a hook to the body.
Mirzaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clitorisukah has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
The referee calls for Mirzaev to work.
A head punch on the inside from Mirzaev fails to land.
Mirzaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirzaev.
Clitorisukah throws a head punch that misses.
Clitorisukah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Mirzaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clitorisukah is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Clitorisukah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev tries to throw a body punch but Clitorisukah avoids it by throwing Mirzaev back against the ropes.
Mirzaev misses with a body punch.
Mirzaev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clitorisukah throws a head punch that misses.
Clitorisukah misses with some punches.
Clitorisukah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirzaev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirzaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Clitorisukah misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah scores with a shot to the side of Mirzaev's head.
Clitorisukah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clitorisukah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clitorisukah has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
Clitorisukah has a couple of punches blocked by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clitorisukah's elbow.
Clitorisukah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirzaevs head.
Clitorisukah lands a body shot.
Mirzaev looking to slow down the pace here.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirzaev blocking some punches.
Mirzaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirzaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Clitorisukah backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirzaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clitorisukah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirzaev.
Rasul Mirzaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mirzaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Clitorisukah backwards.
Mirzaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clitorisukah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirzaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirzaev throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clitorisukah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirzaev.
Clitorisukah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clitorisukah misses with some punches.
Clitorisukah swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rasul Mirzaev.
Well Mirzaev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Rasul Mirzaev!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rasul Mirzaev!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rasul Mirzaev!

Rasul Mirzaev wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rasul Mirzaev waved his t-shirt featuring Mohito Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.