PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuharu Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Misawa
vs
North

184 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitsuharu Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua North!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North shoots in but no luck this time.
North shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Misawa defends it nicely.
Misawa tries to clinch but North moves away

and North counters with a nice double leg into guard.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Misawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

North drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and North jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
North looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North stopping the sweep attempt from Misawa.
Misawa can't keep his opponent in guard - North advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

North is working for a kimura but Misawa is defending it quite comfortably.
North wants to take a breather but Misawa is having none of it.
Misawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from North.
North not doing much here.

North is looking for a kimura but Misawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for North to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North wants to pass the guard but Misawa is defending well.
Misawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Misawa tries to get out of the position.
Misawa wants to get back to full guard.
North is looking to advance position but Misawa won't allow it.
Misawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for North on the ground.

North is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Misawa sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
North working Misawa over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North wants to pass to mount but Misawa is defending the position.

North is looking for a kimura here.

North is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Misawa has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua North dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - North circles away.
Joshua North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

North moves into the clinch.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but North leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
North jumps guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Joshua North has been cut.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
North takes an elbow to the forehead.
North avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa avoiding damage.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
North being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Misawa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

North pulls guard.
Misawa stopping the sweep attempt from North.
North controlling the position.
Joshua North has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joshua North.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitsuharu Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa tries to clinch but North moves out of range.
Misawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Misawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
North looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misawa is fending him off so far but North persists. Nope, Misawa circles away and we're back to standing.
North misses with a takedown attempt - Misawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitsuharu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua North.

North fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misawa, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
North avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
North tries for a takedown. No joy.
North is breathing heavily.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
North is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Misawa to keep the fight standing.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off.
North is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Misawa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
North takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands an elbow just above North 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Misawa slows down the pace here.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through North's defenses.

That has opened up Joshua North's cut even more.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsuharu Misawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joshua North's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Misawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
North throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Misawa's waist but Misawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing North off to one side.
North circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misawa tries to clinch there but North circles away.
North circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
Misawa tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Misawa tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Misawa is looking to clinch but North is avoiding it.
Misawa tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Misawa closes the distance looking to clinch

and North counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
North thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Misawa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
North looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Misawa is defending against the submission attempts here by North.
North takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
North seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

North maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Misawa could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but North has cracked it and Misawa is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by North!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joshua North!