PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balboa
vs
Mifune

185 cm
29
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

167 cm
26
204 lbs
9 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mifune gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Mifune throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Balboa escapes and throws Mifune's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Balboa lands an elbow.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mifune keeps working.
Mifune can't do much from the bottom here.
Mifune is looking to reverse the position.
Balboa trying to control the position but Mifune is working away.
Balboa landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa working away.

Balboa stands up and beckons Mifune to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mifune is defended easily by Balboa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Balboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Mifune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mifune taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mifune is trying to control Balboa's posture but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa takes a little break here. Mifune wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune wants to control but Balboa postures up.
Balboa lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa lands an elbow.
Mifune tries to buck Balboa off but Balboa is having none of it.

Balboa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mifune knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mifune trying his best to control but Balboa has mounted him.
Balboa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mifune looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa avoids the attempt from Mifune to control.

Balboa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mifune manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa cracks Mifune with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balboa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balboa working away.
Balboa is working Mifune over with some ground and pound from side control.
Balboa trying to control the position but Mifune is working away.
Balboa scoring with punches from side control.
Balboa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifune takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mifune trying his best to control but Balboa has mounted him.
Mifune tries to hold on but Balboa pushes him away.
Mifune is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mifune looks gassed!
Balboa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Balboa avoids the attempt from Mifune to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mifune is looking to escape.
Balboa controlling from mount.

Balboa working for a guillotine from mount but Mifune is in no mood to give up.
Balboa lands a heavy elbow.
Balboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Kyuzo Mifune has been cut.
Balboa lands with some strikes.
Balboa punishing his opponent with strikes.

Balboa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mifune has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mifune!
Balboa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mifune's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balboa chips away with some ground and pound.
Balboa tries to free his leg and advance position but Mifune is retaining full guard.
Mifune is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balboa is controlling him.
Mifune can't keep his opponent in guard - Balboa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Balboa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Balboa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Balboa moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mifune.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Balboa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Balboa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mifune struggling a bit here.
Mifune is looking to regain half guard here but Balboa keeps moving and retains side control.

Balboa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mifune trying to control but Balboa flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Balboa lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Balboa. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Balboa is landing with strikes from the back.
Mifune is trying to remain composed but Balboa is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifune is keeping busy.

Mifune fending off the submission attempt from Balboa.
Balboa throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mifune!
Balboa gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Mifune defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa not allowing Mifune to control his hands.
Mifune is trying to stand back up.
Balboa scores with punches to the body.
Balboa softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Balboa is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Mifune preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Balboa.
Balboa throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mifune!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Balboa. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Balboa lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mifune's head.
Balboa is not going to allow Mifune to sit and survive in this position.
Balboa keeps control of the position as Mifune tries to break free.
Balboa lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

Mifune defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Can Mifune hold on?! Balboa is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mifune covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mifune is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyuzo Mifune's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mifune fails with a takedown attempt.
Mifune misses with a takedown
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.
Mifune fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balboa avoids it really well and circles away.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Balboa closes the distance and clinches up with Mifune, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes Mifune against the cage but Mifune circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Balboa dives in and scores a takedown into Mifune's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa wants to stand but Mifune is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Balboa stands up over Mifune, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mifune looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mifune is breathing heavily.
Balboa pushing down on Mifune's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balboa lands a nice short elbow.

Mifune looking for submissions off his back.
Balboa lands strikes from half guard.

Mifune looking for submissions off his back.

Balboa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Balboa.

Oooh a lovely combination from Balboa sends Mifune down but not out. Balboa dives into side control looking to finish.

Mifune is rocked!
Balboa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mifune is still in real trouble! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa is working Mifune over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Balboa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
Balboa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mifune's shoulder. That is not cool.
Check out the look on Balboa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
Balboa controls the position.

Balboa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mifune has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balboa working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is working Mifune over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mifune seems to have recovered his senses.
Mifune being controlled for a moment.
Balboa is looking to take a break and control but Mifune is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
Mifune is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa working the ground and pound.
Mifune taking a bit of punishment here - Balboa scoring with strikes.
Balboa landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mifune some visible discomfort.
Balboa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Balboa working the head and body with strikes.
Balboa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Balboa takes a little break here. Mifune wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mifune is looking for a sweep.
Balboa working the body and head with strikes.
Mifune is trying to get back to half guard.
Balboa working the ground and pound from side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balboa cracks Mifune with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mifune gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Balboa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mifune?
Balboa looking to control but Mifune is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Balboa lands a big elbow.
Balboa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mifune wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Balboa celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!