PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryou Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finch Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Misaki
vs
Long

165 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryou Misaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Finch Long!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Long.
Misaki tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Misaki is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Misaki is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.

Long moves into the clinch.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki blocks a body shot from Long.
Misaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Long has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Misaki after a bit of a struggle.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Misaki.

Long gets control of Misaki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Long will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Long is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Long can do anything to dispel that myth.
Misaki wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Misaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Misaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Misaki is pushing down on Long's leg trying to pass to half guard. Long is fighting to maintain full guard but Misaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Misaki is looking to advance position but Long won't allow it.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Misaki is keen to just control but Long is a slippery customer.

Misaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Long is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Misaki is trying to control. Long wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Misaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Long is not content to let Misaki control the position.
Misaki is pressing down on Long's thigh, looking to free his foot. Long is holding on for now.
Long pushes Misaki off looking to stand but Misaki dives back in and keeps control.

Long has one foot on Misaki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Misaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Misaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long stalks Misaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Misaki's face. Misaki staggers backwards, shaken.

Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Long is looking to control Misaki's arms but Misaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Long has his back to the cage.
Long looks gassed!
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misaki lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.
Misaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Misaki connects with a knee to the head.
Long wants to break free but Misaki has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Misaki has the dominant position.
Misaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long can't get the takedown.
Ryou Misaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finch Long.
Misaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Misaki with a knee to the head.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Misaki lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryou Misaki 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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryou Misaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Misaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Misaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Misaki.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misaki tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Long is breathing heavily.
Misaki closes the distance looking to clinch

and Long counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Misaki is pressing down on Long's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Misaki keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
Misaki working a defensive guard here.
Long wants to stand but Misaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Misaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Misaki, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Misaki is on top in guard.
Misaki tries to stand but Long is controlling from the bottom.
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Misaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Misaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Misaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Misaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Misaki wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Misaki wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Misaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Long wants to control but Misaki passes easily into half guard.
Misaki trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Misaki is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misaki wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Misaki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Misaki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misaki looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Long holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Misaki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryou Misaki dominated that second 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. 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.

Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Misaki has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Long pressing his opponent against the cage.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Misaki has him pressed against the cage.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Misaki has the dominant position.
Misaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Finch Long has been cut.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Misaki crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Misaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.

Long is rocked!
Misaki has Long pressed against the cage. He pushes Long back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Misaki throws a beautiful elbow that sends Long crashing to the floor! Misaki piles on the pressure with more strikes! Long is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryou Misaki!