PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Take Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Take Kobayashi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Take Kobayashi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kobayashi
vs
Mikkelsson

182 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kobayashi instigates a clinch.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mikkelsson throws a body punch but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Mikkelsson scores with a nice right hand.
Kobayashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikkelsson manages to avoid it.
Mikkelsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kobayashi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikkelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Mikkelsson blocks a head kick by Kobayashi.
Mikkelsson lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Mikkelsson.
Kobayashi shoots for a takedown but Mikkelsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Kobayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobayashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kobayashi shoots in and drives through. Mikkelsson sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Mikkelsson - just one landing.
Mikkelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kobayashi at a distance.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikkelsson throws a right hand that Kobayashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobayashi also avoids with ease.
Mikkelsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mikkelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kobayashi throws a head kick that misses.
Kobayashi tries to move into range but Mikkelsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson connects with a single shot there.
Mikkelsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikkelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikkelsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mikkelsson!

Kobayashi is rocked!
Mikkelsson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kobayashi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mikkelsson and Kobayashi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mikkelsson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maikkel Mikkelsson!