PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samy Diabate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teru Mikami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikami has chosen Sakujo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Teru Mikami told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Diabate
vs
Mikami

210 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samy Diabate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teru Mikami!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mikami swivels and escapes.
Diabate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diabate tries to clinch up.

Mikami scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Diabate pushes Mikami off looking to stand but Mikami dives back in and keeps control.
Mikami takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diabate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mikami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mikami performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diabate trying to control from the bottom.
Mikami drops an elbow to the side of Diabate's head.
Diabate is trying to stand.
Mikami trying to control from half guard but Diabate is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabate is looking to get back to full guard here but Mikami has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mikami in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mikami landing strikes from the mount and Diabate is in trouble!
Diabate trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mikami lands a big shot there that rocks Diabate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Samy Diabate has been cut.
Diabate wants to control but Mikami is having none of it.
Diabate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mikami landing punches.
Mikami scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diabate?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikami cracks Diabate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Mikami punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diabate trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diabate is breathing heavily.
Mikami lands a nice shot to the head.

Samy Diabate's cut is getting worse.
Mikami lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mikami connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Samy Diabate's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diabate taking shots to the head.
Mikami controlling the pace for now.
Mikami working Diabate over with strikes here.
Diabate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mikami landing shots from mount.

Jeez, Samy Diabate's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samy Diabate's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teru Mikami!
Teru Mikami is the new middleweight champion!