PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ash Thomas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitsu Misawa's chin.

Thomas
vs
Misawa

182 cm
49
178 lbs
42 - 23 - 0

182 cm
22
174 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 42 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas sets himself, and Misawa steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomas avoids it this time.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a leg kick

and Misawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thomas is pushing Misawa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Misawa.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ash Thomas has been cut.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Misawa works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Misawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Misawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thomas.
Misawa is working Thomas over against the cage.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Misawa as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Misawa as the two fighters clinch.
Misawa lands an uppercut.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.

Thomas is rocked!
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ash Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa stalls.
Misawa lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Misawa.
Misawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Misawa creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Thomas! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Misawa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsu Misawa!