PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene Mikami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Mr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikami's entrance music is Nujabes - Luv(sic) pt.2. A fine choice. Gene Mikami looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mikami
vs
Mr

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

212 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gene Mikami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Mr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mr decides to return to a standing position.
Mikami throws a head kick but Mr moves out of range.

Mr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikami!
Mr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mr avoids the attempt from Mikami to control.
Mikami takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mr controlling the position easily from mount.
Mr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mikami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mr controlling the position easily from mount.
Mr looking to finish Mikami with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mikami!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mr stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Mr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mikami is breathing heavily.

Mikami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mikami!
Mikami wants to hold on but Mr pushes him away.
Mr content just to control the position here.
Mr lands a heavy elbow.
Mikami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mr is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mikami is surviving well by controlling Mr's body position as best he can.

Mr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mikami regains half guard.
Mr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mikami does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Mikami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikami wants to get back to full guard.
Mr controlling the pace.
Mikami has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mr is working away from the top position though.
Mr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mikami has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mr is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mikami's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mikami looking for a guillotine here but Mr defends easily.

Mikami looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mr passes into side control.
Mikami is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mr wants to pass the guard but Mikami is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Mr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikami keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Mr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mikami pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mikami was covering up waiting for the punch and Mr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Victor Mr has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mr cracks Mikami with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mikami is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mr avoids the attempt from Mikami to control.
Mr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mr avoids the attempt from Mikami to control.
Mr lands a big elbow.
Mikami wants to control but Mr is having none of it.
Mr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mikami can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mikami is trying desperately to improve position.
Mr controlling from the full mount.
Mr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mikami tries to hold on but Mr postures up.
Mr cracks Mikami with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mr prevents Mikami from getting the reversal.
Mr controlling from mount.
Mr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikami tries to lock up and control but Mr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Mr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mikami is squirming around, avoiding Mr's attempts to control the action.
Mikami wants to control but Mr is having none of it.

Mr stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mikami doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mr counters with a single leg into guard. Mikami didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mikami looking for a guillotine here but Mr defends easily.
Mr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Mr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mr is sitting in close to Mikami's body. Mikami has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mr is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mr is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mikami.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gene Mikami!