PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizushima Muroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muroi has chosen Get Out - Circa Survive as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pushkar
vs
Muroi

225 cm
28
273 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
335 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Pushkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mizushima Muroi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muroi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muroi counters with a right hand to the body.
Pushkar is breathing heavily.
Pushkar throws an overhand right that lands on Muroi's shoulder, as Muroi tries to avoid the shot.
Pushkar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkar on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Francis Pushkar has been cut.
Muroi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muroi misses with a few strikes there.
Pushkar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muroi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muroi throws a hook to the side of Pushkar's head but Pushkar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Muroi.
Muroi fails to land with a series of punches.
Muroi looks to land a left hand but Pushkar moved out of range nicely.
Pushkar avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Pushkar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pushkar slips a jab and a cross from Muroi.
Muroi tries to clinch there but Pushkar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muroi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pushkar to score with a decent uppercut.

Muroi sends Pushkar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Muroi is motioning to the referee to let Pushkar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Pushkar is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muroi throws an off balance right hand
and Pushkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muroi scores with a jab to the body.
Muroi misses with a combination
and Pushkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muroi closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Pushkar out cold! Pushkar corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mizushima Muroi!
Mizushima Muroi thanked the fans post fight for their support.