PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 1863 p4p, 2431 weight class) and Kazuya Mishima (ranked 261 p4p, 321 weight class). Mishima has chosen Techno Syndrome Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Kazuya Mishima has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vitor Almeida's chin.

Almeida
vs
Mishima

185 cm
23
195
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
190
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Mishima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Almeida defends it well.
Mishima steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Almeida. That one must have hurt.
Mishima misses with a body shot
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mishima is defended easily by Almeida.
A big right from Mishima misses.
Almeida throws a hook but Mishima avoids it easily.
Mishima feints the counter takedown.
Almeida lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mishima throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Mishima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Almeida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mishima looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almeida.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Mishima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almeida counters with a two punch combo.
Mishima darts in looking for a takedown but Almeida gets double underhooks and turns Mishima into the cage.
Mishima shoots in looking for a takedown but Almeida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mishima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Mishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mishima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mishima misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a low kick, right behind Mishima 's knee.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Almeida.
Mishima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Almeida misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Mishima misses
and Almeida counters with an outside leg kick.
Almeida with a nice calf kick.
Nice shot lands for Almeida.
Mishima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mishima looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almeida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Almeida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mishima will feel that in the morning.
Almeida scores with a push kick.
Almeida lands with a right hand.
Almeida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mishima has time to react.
Almeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And Almeida counters with a quick kick to the body but Mishima blocks it.
Mishima misses with a takedown
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Almeida.
Mishima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida connects with a body shot that sends Mishima's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mishima is defended easily by Almeida.
Mishima's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Almeida catches Mishima right on the button with a cross.
Kazuya Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishima misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Mishima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Almeida connects with a single shot there.
Mishima walks into a jab.
Vitor Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mishima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Mishima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Mishima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Almeida's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Almeida holds on and takes a little breather.

Mishima drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Almeida manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mishima has Almeida in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima tries to strike from the bottom.
Almeida stays in close to Mishima's body and controls the position.
Mishima throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Mishima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Our spies down at at Wizardcast inform us that Mishima has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Almeida content to stall in guard here.
Almeida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mishima is looking for a triangle but Almeida pushes his legs off easily.
Mishima wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishima is trying to maintain the position but Almeida is very close to passing his half guard.
Mishima has his hands clasped together around Almeida's back. He's all about the action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mishima moves into range and clinches up with Almeida.

Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Mishima avoids them all with ease.
Almeida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mishima can do to turn this around?
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mishima has time to react.
Almeida throws a chopping leg kick but Mishima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mishima with a poor takedown
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Almeida dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mishima throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with an outside leg kick.
Mishima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Mishima dives in and grabs Almeida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes down on Mishima's head and hops out.
Almeida throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease.
Vitor Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Almeida lands.
Almeida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida with a nice calf kick.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Mishima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Mishima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima fails with the takedown.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuya Mishima.
Mishima closes the distance looking to clinch
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mishima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mishima darts in looking for a takedown but Almeida gets double underhooks and turns Mishima into the cage.
Mishima with a poor takedown
and Almeida counters with a leg kick.
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almeida throws a series of strikes that have Mishima backpedaling.
Almeida's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Mishima with a poor takedown
and Mishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Almeida.
Kazuya Mishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Almeida. Beautiful body shot.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida throws a combination. Mishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mishima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almeida pinned against the cage. Almeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mishima circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circling a little - Almeida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almeida.
Almeida thuds his shin into the meat of Mishima's side.
Almeida scores with a jab to the body.
Vitor Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mishima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima wants to clinch but Almeida slips to the side
and Almeida counters with a straight right hand.
Mishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almeida throws a combination. Mishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mishima looks to clinch
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida with the inside leg kick.
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Mishima's front leg but catches the back leg as Mishima tries to avoid it.
Mishima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mishima off to one side.
Mishima throws a poor cross that misses
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida digs a good hook to Mishima's body.
Almeida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Almeida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!
During a confident post fight interview, Vitor Almeida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.