PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miyamoto
vs
White

180 cm
30
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

184 cm
26
173 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.

Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miyamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Miyamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Miyamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Miyamoto controls his hands.
Miyamoto misses with a body punch.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Miyamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miyamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White blocking some punches.
Miyamoto throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miyamoto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Miyamoto working White over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with some punches.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tries a body shot but Miyamoto blocks it.
White misses with the head strike.
Miyamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like John White has been cut.
White misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White being controlled against the cage.
White misses with some punches.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Miyamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White avoids the elbow strike from Miyamoto, against the cage.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.

White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miyamoto defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto throws a big elbow that misses.

White throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Miyamoto escapes and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Miyamoto lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Miyamoto decides to stand back up.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White walks into a jab.

White pushes Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miyamoto looking to stall.
Miyamoto lands a shot to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a body punch.
Miyamoto just leaning against White, taking a breather.
White misses with the head strike.
Miyamoto blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Miyamoto.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Miyamoto prevents a body shot from White.
Miyamoto can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
White scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix Miyamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyamoto throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
White avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets through Miyamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyamoto lands a body punch.
Miyamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miyamoto misses with a body punch.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto - that landed with a thud.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Miyamoto.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
White blocks a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Miyamoto.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
White lands with a left to the head.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Miyamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miyamoto tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Miyamoto.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto stalls.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyamoto pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
White blocks a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Miyamoto takes a shot to the head.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White throws a chopping leg kick but Miyamoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyamoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miyamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Miyamoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miyamoto.
John White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miyamoto wants to clinch.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

White closes the distance and clinches.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Miyamoto controls the action.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks an uppercut.
Miyamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miyamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Miyamoto controls his hands.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Miyamoto tries to tie him up.
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White working aggressively here.
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miyamoto.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miyamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Miyamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with a body punch.
Miyamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Miyamoto blocks an uppercut.
White misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Miyamoto controls the action.
Miyamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miyamoto walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miyamoto is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.

White clinches with his opponent.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyamoto's elbow.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
White misses with the head strike.
White prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto wants to stall.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries a body shot but Miyamoto blocks it.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix Miyamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
John White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!

Phoenix Miyamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Phoenix Miyamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.