PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen has chosen Now as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Musashi
vs
Larsen

179 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Musashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Musashi as Larsen shoots in.
Larsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Musashi.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsen.
Musashi scores with a hook.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsen.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.

Larsen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Musashi is not content to let Larsen control the position.
Musashi is trying to improve his position.

Larsen tries for a kimura but Musashi is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musashi keeps working.
An elbow from Larsen crashes against the mat.
Musashi is pushing Larsen's head away, looking to escape. Larsen manages to hold on to the position though.
Larsen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Larsen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Musashi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Micheal Larsen!
After winning the bout, Micheal Larsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.