PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Garrison (ranked 4742 p4p, 3860 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 572 p4p, 482 weight class). Mitsu Misawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garrison
vs
Misawa

178 cm
20
178
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
174
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison lands a jab to Misawa's midsection.
Garrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Misawa rushes Garrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garrison presses Misawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrison blocks the elbow strike.
Misawa stalling against the cage.
Garrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garrison tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Garrison back against the cage.
Garrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrison leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Garrison.
Misawa tries a body shot but Garrison blocks it.
Misawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garrison up against the cage.
Garrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Garrison.
Misawa trying to control the position but instead, Garrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Misawa into the cage.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Garrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garrison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
Garrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Garrison as the two fighters clinch.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garrison's defenses.
Garrison has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Garrison lands with a right to the head.
Garrison lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Misawa.
Garrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.
Garrison blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Garrison lands with a left to the head.
Garrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Garrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrison avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Garrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrison lands a shoulder strike.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garrison blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garrison.
Garrison works on Misawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Garrison cracks Misawa with a nice body shot.
Garrison is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Garrison.
Garrison lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrison.
Misawa looks winded!
Misawa misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrison.
Garrison works on Misawa's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Garrison.

Misawa is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Garrison finish him?
Garrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
Garrison misses with the head strike.
Misawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Misawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrison lands with a light punch inside.
Garrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garrison dips a shoulder and cracks Misawa with a mighty uppercut! Misawa falls back against the cage and Garrison unloads with a barrage of strikes! Misawa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Garrison screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Garrison!