PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miller
vs
Mishima

180 cm
24
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Miller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Mishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Mishima throws a head kick that half lands.
Mishima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller avoids the head kick by Mishima.

Miller instigates a clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mishima avoids it.
Mishima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mishima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mishima on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miller not doing much here.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Mishima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mishima is holding on for now.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mishima to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller !
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller wants to stand but Mishima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Mishima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mishima manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mishima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Mishima.

Miller is rocked!
Miller wants to hold on but Mishima pushes him away.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mishima lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller is in a horrible position here. Mishima smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mishima! Miller is hurt baaadly! Mishima is firing away with more strikes - Miller is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Mishima!
Akira Mishima thanked the fans post fight for their support.