PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sda Dkg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raidou Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dkg
vs
Mishima

150 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sda Dkg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raidou Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima shoots in for a double leg but Dkg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Dkg with that takedown attempt.
Mishima swinging wildly here.
Mishima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dkg fails with the takedown.
Dkg tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
Mishima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dkg tries to avoid it but Mishima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dkg to the ground. Dkg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sda Dkg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raidou Mishima.
Dkg stuffs the takedown.
Dkg slips a jab and a cross from Mishima.
Mishima moves out of range of the body kick from Dkg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dkg circles away.
Dkg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mishima is fending him off so far but Dkg persists. Nope, Mishima circles away and we're back to standing.
Mishima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mishima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dkg could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dkg doesn't manage to clinch there - Mishima circles away.
Dkg shoots in but Mishima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dkg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Mishima.
Mishima throws a head kick but Dkg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dkg lands with a nice body punch.
Mishima fails with a takedown attempt.
Mishima looks gassed!
Mishima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dkg as he jumps to the side.
Dkg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dkg tries for a takedown but Mishima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mishima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dkg is trying to defend but Mishima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dkg tries to get to full guard but Mishima has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is pressing down on Dkg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dkg is holding on for now.
Mishima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Mishima postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dkg to stand up.
Dkg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dkg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dkg wants it to stay on the feet.
Dkg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mishima as he jumps to the side.
Dkg tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
Mishima scores with a head kick.
Mishima shoots in and drives through. Dkg sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dkg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mishima avoids it really well and circles away.
Mishima looks for a takedown but Dkg sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raidou Mishima will probably get the nod.
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.

Dkg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mishima sprawls well. Mishima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dkg gets slowly back to his feet.
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt - Dkg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raidou Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dkg gets tackled into the cage by Mishima. Mishima maintains the clinch.

Mishima pulls guard effortlessly.
Mishima thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mishima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mishima has his feet on Dkg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mishima moves into range and clinches up with Dkg.
Dkg looking to stall.
Mishima can't get the takedown.

Mishima breaks from the clinch.
Mishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Mishima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dkg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dkg looks for a takedown but Mishima sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima throws a head kick but Dkg moves out of range.
Dkg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dkg is defended easily by Mishima.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sda Dkg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mishima swings for the body but Dkg moves out of range.

Dkg tries to keep at a distance but Mishima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mishima lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mishima pulls guard effortlessly.

Mishima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dkg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dkg tries to stand but Mishima is controlling from the bottom.
Mishima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dkg is one step ahead there.
Mishima pulls Dkg in to control the position.
Dkg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raidou Mishima wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Dkg.
Dkg fails with the takedown.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dkg as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raidou Mishima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mishima rushes Dkg and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mishima as Dkg tries to tie him up.
Dkg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mishima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Sda Dkg has been cut.
Mishima is looking for a takedown.

Mishima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mishima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dkg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dkg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mishima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Dkg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mishima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dkg has managed to get both his arms back between Mishima's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is pulling down on Dkg's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishima looking for a sweep. Not yet Mishima, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mishima holds on and takes a little breather.
Dkg looking to sit in guard and control but Mishima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mishima stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dkg tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Dkg. No joy for Mishima on that attempt.
Sda Dkg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raidou Mishima.
Dkg throws a right and a left that Mishima avoids nicely.
Dkg tries to clinch but Mishima is having none of it.
Dkg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dkg misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mishima.
Dkg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mishima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mishima manages to break the clinch.
Mishima swats away the attempt to clinch by Dkg.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dkg sprawls well. Dkg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mishima gets slowly back to his feet.
Sda Dkg is winning the standup battle so far.
Dkg keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dkg pinned against the cage. Dkg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dkg shoots in but no luck this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mishima.
Horrible takedown by Dkg or perhaps it was just good defense by Mishima which made him look bad.

Mishima rushes Dkg and presses him up against the cage.

Mishima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mishima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sda Dkg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raidou Mishima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mishima is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raidou Mishima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mishima has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raidou Mishima!