PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the cage accompanied by Tekken. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mishima
vs
Best

181 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Best!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Mishima looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Best shoots in for a takedown but Mishima shows good takedown defense.
Mishima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mishima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mishima tries a head kick but it misses.

Best drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Best landing strikes.
Mishima takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Mishima is rocked!
Best landing strikes.
Oh Mishima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Best lands an elbow.
Best working the body and head with strikes.
Best scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best working the ground and pound.
Mishima taking a bit of punishment here - Best scoring with strikes.
Mishima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Best lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mishima down.
Best connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mishima some visible discomfort.
Best lands a nice forearm strike.
Mishima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima wants to get back to his feet.
Best working the body and head with strikes.
Mishima stops Best from passing to mount.
Best working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mishima takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Best lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best landing strikes.
Mishima wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mishima seems to have got his legs back now.
Best lands a few punches from side control.
Mishima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Best connects with a decent elbow.
Best lands a nice forearm strike.
Best throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mishima taking a bit of punishment here - Best scoring with strikes.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mishima keeps working.
Best landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best lands an elbow.
Best lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mishima taking a bit of punishment here - Best scoring with strikes.
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!
Best scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mishima to see if he's OK.
Best scoring with punches and elbows.
Best is putting a hurting on Mishima here, landing some big shots from side control.
Best is looking to take a break and control but Mishima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Best working the head and body with strikes.
Best landing strikes.
Best is chipping away with strikes.
Best looks up at the clock and then as Mishima takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Best smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Best wants to control but Mishima is keeping him busy.
Mishima stops Best from passing to mount.
Best takes a little break here. Mishima wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mishima takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima taking a bit of punishment here - Best scoring with strikes.
Mishima taking a bit of punishment here - Best scoring with strikes.
Best in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Best lands an elbow.
Best landing strikes.

Mishima throws Best to one side and escapes!
Best looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mishima is fending him off so far but Best persists. Nope, Mishima circles away and we're back to standing.
Mishima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Best looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kazuya Mishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Best.
Mishima throws a low kick but Best avoids it.

Best shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Best slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Best lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). John Best!