PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Takashi (ranked 5694 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryota Miyagi (ranked 4816 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryota Miyagi looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Takashi
vs
Miyagi

189 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryota Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi shoots for a takedown but Takashi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Takashi gets a takedown into half guard.
Takashi is nestled in close to Miyagi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Takashi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takashi controlling the pace for now.
Miyagi is trying desperately to improve position.
Miyagi looks winded!
Takashi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Takashi with shots to the head and body - Miyagi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Takashi controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miyagi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miyagi is in a horrible position here. Takashi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Takashi avoids the attempt from Miyagi to control.
Takashi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miyagi's face.
Takashi controlling from the full mount.
Takashi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi controlling from the full mount.
Takashi landing shots from mount.
Takashi content just to control the position here.
Miyagi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miyagi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takashi scoring with strikes but Miyagi is staying in there.
Miyagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Takashi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Miyagi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Takashi lands with some strikes.
Takashi controlling the pace for now.
Takashi lands with some strikes.
Takashi lands a big elbow.

Miyagi is rocked!
Takashi controlling from the full mount.
Miyagi is still in real trouble! Can Takashi finish him?
Miyagi is bucking up trying to escape but Takashi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi working the ground and pound effectively.
We've been informed that Miyagi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Takashi connects with a bit shot that sees Miyagi covering up! More strikes from Takashi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Takashi is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saku Takashi!