PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisu Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choice Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen MotherFu*ker of the Year - Motley Crue as his entrance music. Choice Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miyagi
vs
Gracie

170 cm
26
165 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

176 cm
27
163 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daisu Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choice Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Miyagi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyagi tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to bum rush Miyagi with a series of wild strikes but Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Miyagi jumps back.
Gracie slips a straight right by Miyagi.
Nice sprawl there from Miyagi as Gracie shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Miyagi counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Miyagi is out of range.
Miyagi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyagi at a distance.
Miyagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Miyagi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Miyagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Miyagi moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Daisu Miyagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyagi throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Miyagi lands a jab to the head.
Miyagi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Daisu Miyagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miyagi doesn't seem bothered though.
Miyagi stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miyagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Miyagi as he connects with a hook.
Miyagi throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie takes a swing at Miyagi's ribcage but misses.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi wants to clinch.

Miyagi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi stalling the fight.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Miyagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Miyagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Miyagi can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Miyagi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daisu Miyagi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miyagi misses with a body shot.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Daisu Miyagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyagi throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Miyagi slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi checks a low kick from Gracie.
Miyagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Miyagi misses
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Miyagi throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Miyagi blocks a jab.
Miyagi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miyagi.
The crowd cheers as Miyagi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Miyagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Miyagi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Miyagi throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Miyagi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miyagi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miyagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miyagi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Miyagi jumps back.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.

Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Miyagi pulls Gracie in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Miyagi is keeping the position.
Gracie stands and throws Miyagi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miyagi parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miyagi to escape.
Miyagi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miyagi keeps working.
Miyagi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Miyagi gets back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Miyagi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Choice Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Miyagi lands with a cross.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Miyagi blocks the body kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Miyagi as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Miyagi sees coming a mile off.
Miyagi cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Miyagi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie defending well as Miyagi loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyagi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miyagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miyagi avoids it really well and circles away.
Miyagi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daisu Miyagi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gracie.
Miyagi is looking to clinch.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyagi's sensitive parts.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miyagi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miyagi.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Miyagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyagi's sensitive parts.
Gracie looks to clinch
enabling Miyagi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Miyagi.
Miyagi is looking to clinch.
Miyagi darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miyagi lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miyagi - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyagi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Miyagi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Miyagi cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie lunges at Miyagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyagi's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daisu Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miyagi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daisu Miyagi!