PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Matsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miles
vs
Matsushima

185 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitch Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Matsushima!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsushima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Matsushima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miles quickly recovers to half guard.
Matsushima throwing shots but Miles is blocking nicely.
Matsushima thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Miles to regain full guard.
Matsushima thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsushima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Miles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsushima defends it easily.
Miles looking to control.
Matsushima wants to stand and escape but instead Miles has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Miles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsushima keeping full guard, as Miles tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matsushima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miles trying to control but Matsushima is working from the bottom.
Miles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Matsushima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miles lands a couple of elbows.
Miles throws a big right hand that misses.
Matsushima keeping moving, preventing Miles from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Matsushima can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miles is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsushima has wrist control.
Miles throwing strikes but missing.
Matsushima keeping moving, preventing Miles from controlling successfully.
Miles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matsushima on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miles throws a strike aimed at the side of Matsushima's head but Matsushima avoids it well.
Miles tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Miles is trying to get an arm triangle but Matsushima is defending well.
Miles lands an elbow.
Miles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miles.
An elbow from Miles crashes against the mat.
Miles misses with the ground and pound.
Miles postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miles trying to control the action but Matsushima is working from the bottom.
Miles throws an elbow but Matsushima slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Miles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matsushima with a lazy takedown attempt

and Miles counters with a single leg into guard. Matsushima didn't expect that.
Miles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsushima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Miles drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Miles seems to have locked his on tight now - Matsushima screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Miles, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mitch Miles!