PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakitu Mijashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirihito Yoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hole in the wall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mijashi
vs
Yoshita

180 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakitu Mijashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirihito Yoshita!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshita tries for a takedown but Mijashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshita.

Yoshita closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yoshita lands in his opponent's guard.
Yoshita wants to pass the guard but Mijashi is keeping the position.
Mijashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshita's guard.
Yoshita wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshita is pulling down on Mijashi's head to control his posture.
Yoshita trying to control the position.
Yoshita looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoshita, not yet.
Mijashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoshita is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mijashi wants to control from the top but Yoshita keeps moving.
Yoshita wants to sweep but no luck.
Mijashi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mijashi misses with a takedown attempt

and Yoshita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mijashi won't be happy with that.
Yoshita is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mijashi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Yoshita controls the position.

Yoshita stands up and beckons Mijashi to his feet.
Yoshita misses with a takedown attempt
and Mijashi counters with a nice body kick.
Nakitu Mijashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hirihito Yoshita.
Yoshita looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita misses with a takedown

and Mijashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mijashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yoshita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mijashi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Mijashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mijashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yoshita is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mijashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Mijashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mijashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yoshita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mijashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mijashi wants to improve his position but Yoshita is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mijashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yoshita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yoshita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mijashi looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mijashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yoshita wants to control from the top but Mijashi keeps moving.
Mijashi is striking from the bottom but Yoshita uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mijashi is looking to improve his position.
Yoshita controlling the pace.
Mijashi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Yoshita shoots in and bounces Mijashi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Mijashi looking for a guillotine here but Yoshita defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yoshita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mijashi keeping full guard, as Yoshita tries to pass.
Yoshita is pushing down on Mijashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mijashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Yoshita has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Yoshita is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mijashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yoshita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yoshita's back!
You can see the frustration on Yoshita's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yoshita manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mijashi's guard. Nice work there by Yoshita.
Yoshita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mijashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mijashi looking for subs off his back but Yoshita has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoshita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yoshita trying to control the pace.
Mijashi is looking to control Yoshita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mijashi avoid being mounted?
Yoshita tries to stand and escape but Mijashi is controlling the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoshita trying to control the pace.
Yoshita's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mijashi gets full guard.
Mijashi being controlled here, momentarily.
Yoshita pushes down on Mijashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita wants to control but Mijashi is keeping him busy.
Mijashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Yoshita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Yoshita seems content to control.

Yoshita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mijashi defends it well.
Mijashi gets full guard.
Mijashi keeping moving, preventing Yoshita from controlling successfully.
Mijashi keeping full guard, as Yoshita tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hirihito Yoshita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mijashi fails with the takedown

and Yoshita counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mijashi's guard now.
Yoshita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yoshita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mijashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yoshita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoshita stopping the sweep attempt from Mijashi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshita landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshita 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.
Yoshita stopping the sweep attempt from Mijashi.
Yoshita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hirihito Yoshita just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yoshita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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. Yoshita connects with a nice short shot to Mijashi's temple.
Well, if Yoshita is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yoshita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mijashi is looking to control Yoshita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mijashi avoid being mounted?
Mijashi wants to improve his position but Yoshita is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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.
Mijashi is staying active underneath Yoshita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hirihito Yoshita just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshita avoids a punch combination nicely.

Mijashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yoshita to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Mijashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Yoshita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mijashi looking to control.
Mijashi is really struggling to control Yoshita but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yoshita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yoshita pushes down on Mijashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's six 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.
Yoshita content to control rather than advance.
Yoshita has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yoshita controlling from the full mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mijashi is looking to improve his position but Yoshita isn't that keen on the idea.
Mijashi wants to hold on but Yoshita pushes him away.
Yoshita with a couple of short strikes.
Yoshita controlling from the full mount.
Hirihito Yoshita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mijashi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yoshita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's eight 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hirihito Yoshita just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshita fails with the takedown

and Mijashi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mijashi forces his way into half guard.
Yoshita controlling the position for now.
Yoshita is looking to control Mijashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoshita avoid being mounted?

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mijashi is thwarting Yoshita's attempts to control the position.
Mijashi trying to control the action but Yoshita is working from the bottom.
Yoshita is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Mijashi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yoshita doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mijashi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hirihito Yoshita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshita has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hirihito Yoshita!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hirihito Yoshita!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hirihito Yoshita!

Hirihito Yoshita wins by unanimous decision!