PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Long Time by Hawkeye. Barclay Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Miyaguchi

195 cm
29
280 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
222 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Miyaguchi misses.
Miyaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miyaguchi takes a step back to recover.
Miyaguchi looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Miyaguchi motions for Jones to come forward. Miyaguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miyaguchi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones tries to clinch but Miyaguchi is having none of it.
Barclay Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Miyaguchi does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyaguchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones tries to clinch
letting Miyaguchi counter with a right hand.
Jones staying out of range there.
Miyaguchi misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Miyaguchi there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Miyaguchi throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a combination. Miyaguchi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miyaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Miyaguchi misses with a low kick.
Miyaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barclay Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Jones misses with a combination
and Miyaguchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Miyaguchi is out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miyaguchi misses with the combination.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miyaguchi is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi effectively controlling the action here.
Miyaguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyaguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miyaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miyaguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Miyaguchi backpedaling.
Miyaguchi misses with a head kick.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miyaguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Miyaguchi is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Miyaguchi back against the cage.
Miyaguchi has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Miyaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones blocking some punches.
Miyaguchi lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones is leaning against Miyaguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miyaguchi effectively controlling the action here.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Miyaguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Miyaguchi is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miyaguchi has his back to the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Miyaguchi controls his hands.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Miyaguchi moves away
and Miyaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyaguchi connects with a body shot.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miyaguchi.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Miyaguchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones moves in looking to clinch but Miyaguchi pushes him off.
Miyaguchi misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Miyaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.

Miyaguchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Miyaguchi from controlling successfully.
Miyaguchi throwing strikes but missing.
Miyaguchi throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miyaguchi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyaguchi wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Miyaguchi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryo Miyaguchi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones thuds his right hand into Miyaguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miyaguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miyaguchi throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyaguchi, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents a body shot from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Miyaguchi misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyaguchi fails to pull guard.
Miyaguchi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyaguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Miyaguchi throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryo Miyaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Miyaguchi is having none of it.
Miyaguchi avoids the body shot from Jones.
Barclay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Miyaguchi misses with a straight right.
Miyaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyaguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyaguchi looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyaguchi circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miyaguchi is defended easily by Jones.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miyaguchi under the eye.
Ryo Miyaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miyaguchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Jones.
Miyaguchi is breathing heavily.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Miyaguchi's side.

Jones clinches.
Miyaguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barclay Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!