PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ice Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama has chosen On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks as his entrance music. Masato Akiyama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ice Pick's chin.

Pick
vs
Akiyama

150 cm
19
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

[MMABR]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Pick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akiyama tries to clinch up.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Pick circles away.
Pick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Akiyama.
Akiyama wants to clinch up but Pick keeps it at a distance.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akiyama is looking to clinch but Pick is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.

Pick clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick dodges an elbow strike from Akiyama.
Pick avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.
Pick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pick.
Pick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akiyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pick.
Pick misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama blocks an elbow strike from Pick.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pick.
Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Pick pushes off an throws an elbow but Akiyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pick misses with an elbow strike.
Pick takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ice Pick has been cut.
Pick blocks the elbow strike.
Pick throws an elbow that misses.
Akiyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akiyama throws an elbow but misses.
Pick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akiyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyama blocks an elbow strike from Pick.
Akiyama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pick.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside.

Ice Pick's cut is getting worse.
Akiyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akiyama throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow.
Pick lands a damaging elbow.
Pick avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.
Pick avoids a wild elbow strike from Akiyama.
Pick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akiyama dodges an elbow strike from Pick.
Akiyama misses with an elbow strike.
Akiyama blocks the elbow strike.
Akiyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ice Pick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Akiyama lands an elbow inside that Pick shrugs off.
Pick throws an elbow but it misses.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pick blocks an elbow strike from Akiyama.
Akiyama blocks an elbow strike.
Akiyama lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Ice Pick's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ice Pick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Masato Akiyama!
Masato Akiyama is the new middleweight champion!