PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between charles white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hisoka Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hisoka Misawa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

white
vs
Misawa

171 cm
20
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Win Nutritional

Convicted
Convicted Trap House

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, charles white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hisoka Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misawa scores with a jab to the body.
white will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
white takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
white misses the body punch
and Misawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by white.
Misawa connects with the punch.
white with a lazy takedown attempt

and Misawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Misawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Misawa is stalling here. white is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Misawa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and white has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Misawa tries to bench press white off him but white keeps the position.
Misawa can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
white is looking to take a break and control but Misawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

white tries for a kimura but Misawa is defending well.
Misawa manages to get back to half guard.
white wants to control but Misawa is keeping him busy.
Misawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
white wants to take a breather but Misawa is having none of it.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Misawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but white moves away.
white with a lazy takedown attempt
and Misawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for charles white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
white misses with a body shot.
Misawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
white takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Misawa punishes white's body with a nice straight punch.
white tries to move into range but Misawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
white falls off balance throwing a combination
and Misawa counters with a straight right hand.
white displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Misawa throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as white checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
white misses with a takedown

and Misawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa distracts white with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
white tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
white is working hard here to advance position.
white can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Misawa controls the pace.
Misawa pushes down on white's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Misawa wants to pass the guard but white is defending well.
white wants to get back to full guard but Misawa has passed into side control.
white is trying to reverse the position but instead Misawa has taken his back - oops!
Misawa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Misawa.
Misawa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure white doesn't escape.

Misawa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. white knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften white for a finish.
Misawa tries to get the hooks in deep but white pushed the leg off.
Misawa controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa tries to keep control of the position but white is staying busy.

Misawa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hisoka Misawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

white ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.
white misses with a takedown
and Misawa counters with a nice uppercut.
white slips under a jab.
charles white is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Misawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
white is not content to let Misawa control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Misawa connects with a nice short shot to white's temple.

Misawa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, white has managed to free his arm - good work.

Misawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and white defends it well.

white actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa content to control rather than advance.
white is looking to improve his position.
Misawa trying to control the pace.
Misawa is keen to just control but white is a slippery customer.
white moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Misawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Misawa is looking to stand up but white won't let him.
white looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

white working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Misawa has passed into half guard!
white tries to get to full guard but Misawa has control of the leg.
Misawa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Misawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but white does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
white trying to control here.
Misawa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Misawa trying to control the action but white is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hisoka Misawa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Misawa throws a low kick but white avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
white misses with a takedown attempt
and Misawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Misawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from white.
Misawa takes a swing at white's ribcage but misses.
Misawa misses with a wild body shot.
white ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
white keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
white shoots and misses
and Misawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for charles white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misawa throws a low kick but white avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Misawa misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
white misses with a takedown attempt
and Misawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
white doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

white feints and as Misawa raises his hands in defense, white changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hisoka Misawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Misawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
white misses with a looping left.
white has his takedown stuffed
and Misawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
white has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from white there as he acknowledges the shot.
white shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Misawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Misawa lands with a hook. white tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Misawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent white stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Misawa takes one to the side of the head.
white swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Misawa counters with a single leg into guard. white didn't expect that.

Misawa gets to his feet. white looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
white misses with a takedown attempt

and Misawa counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for charles white. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
white is not content to let Misawa control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Misawa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Misawa trying to control the action but white is working from the bottom.
Misawa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Misawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
white tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Misawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Misawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
white tries to bench press Misawa off him but Misawa keeps the position.
white is trying to control Misawa's posture but Misawa avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white tries to bench press Misawa off him but Misawa keeps the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
white swings for the body but Misawa moves out of range.
white misses with a takedown attempt
and Misawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Misawa connects with a right hand. white shakes it off.
A big right from Misawa misses.
charles white has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hisoka Misawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Misawa lands a nice shot that snaps white's head back.
white misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Misawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Misawa staying out of range there.
white misses with a takedown attempt

and Misawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for white!
white has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Misawa lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can white hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.
Well, with Misawa on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before white is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Misawa lands a shot to the body.

white fending off the submission attempt from Misawa.
white trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hisoka Misawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Misawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hisoka Misawa!