PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boyz as his entrance music. Ryu Mishima is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Joe Joe jr
vs
Mishima

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

CROWN
Natural Beast (Best Quality Strength in St. Pete)

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima looks for a takedown but Joe Joe jr sprawls well.
Joe Joe jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mishima in his tracks.
No joy there for Joe Joe jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Joe Joe jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joe Joe jr cracks Mishima with a good jab.
Joe Joe jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mishima circles away quickly and effectively.
Mishima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mishima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe Joe jr circles away.
Joey Joe Joe jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Mishima.
Danga de danga de dang - Joe Joe jr scores with a four punch combination!
Mishima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe Joe jr lands a really nice looking cross but Mishima seems unphased.
Joe Joe jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mishima backs up against the cage.
Joe Joe jr lands a two punch combo.

Mishima is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe Joe jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Mishima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr punishes Mishima's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joe Joe jr!
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt - Joe Joe jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mishima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joe Joe jr misses with a looping left.
Joe Joe jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe Joe jr.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mishima.
Joe Joe jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe Joe jr misses with a looping left.
Mishima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mishima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr scores with a jab to the head.
Mishima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mishima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe Joe jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mishima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe Joe jr.
Good exchange - Mishima coming out on top.
Joe Joe jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe Joe jr is breathing heavily.
Joe Joe jr throws a big shot that misses.
Mishima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joe Joe jr is fending him off so far but Mishima persists. Nope, Joe Joe jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Mishima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe Joe jr.
Joey Joe Joe jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mishima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe Joe jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe Joe jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mishima circles away quickly and effectively.
Mishima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe Joe jr.
Mishima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe Joe jr throws a series of punches but Mishima moves out of range.
Joe Joe jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe Joe jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe Joe jr takes a swing at Mishima's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe Joe jr throws out the jab.
Mishima has a takedown stuffed.

Mishima scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Mishima connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Mishima looking to isolate an arm here. Joe Joe jr doesn't see it coming and as Mishima extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mishima!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryu Mishima!