PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes into the arena with DJ Shadow / Six Days blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blackfyre
vs
Minowa

180 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

182 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aegon Blackfyre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Minowa gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Minowa working away.
Blackfyre is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackfyre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Minowa's best efforts.
Blackfyre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minowa is looking to advance position but Blackfyre won't allow it.
Minowa working Blackfyre over with strikes.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Blackfyre defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Minowa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blackfyre is just riding it out for now. Minowa eventually gives up the hold.
Minowa works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minowa has hold of Blackfyre's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blackfyre tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Minowa cranks the arm and Blackfyre screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blackfyre, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ikuhisa Minowa!
Ikuhisa Minowa is the new middleweight champion!
Ikuhisa Minowa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.