PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 420 p4p, 461 weight class) and Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 61 p4p, 67 weight class). Mifune is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Samurai. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Koppia
vs
Mifune

183 cm
30
207
18 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
195
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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UNDEFEATED

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koppia under the eye.
Koppia looks to throw the jab but Mifune is out of range.
Koppia swats away the attempt to clinch by Mifune.
Koppia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mifune.
Mifune lands a head shot.
Koppia looks to throw the jab but Mifune is out of range.
Mifune wants to clinch up but Koppia keeps it at a distance.
Koppia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Mifune gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mifune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koppia.
Koppia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mifune throws an elbow but misses.
Koppia misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Mifune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koppia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Koppia.

Mifune breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune just misses with a punch to the body.

Mifune moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mifune.
Koppia is trying to break the clinch but Mifune is controlling him.
Koppia digs a right hand underneath Mifune's ribcage. Mifune let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koppia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mifune fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Koppia scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Kikuchiyo Mifune has been cut.
Mifune struggles to land a body shot inside as Koppia controls his hands.
Koppia can't find room to land a body shot as Mifune controls the action.
Mifune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koppia misses with some punches.
Koppia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mifune working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Mifune as the two fighters clinch.
Koppia wants to get back to striking at distance but Mifune won't allow it.
Koppia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koppia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
Mifune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mifune throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koppias head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune lands a shoulder strike.
Mifune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koppia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mifune backwards.
Mifune stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koppia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Koppia.
A short right from Koppia on the inside.
Mifune blocks an uppercut.

Koppia breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Koppia misses the target.
Mifune tries to counter by closing the distance.
Koppia cracks Mifune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koppia drops Mifune with a big left hand! Mifune is injured, injured bad! Koppia jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottaa Koppia!
Ottaa Koppia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kikuchiyo Mifune spoke after the fight, saying 'Going back to the drawing board'.