PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miyamoto
vs
Nayama

180 cm
30
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
184 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Miyamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Nayama avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto being controlled against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nayama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Nayama tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Nayama controls the action.
Miyamoto lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nayama.
Nayama blocks an elbow strike.
Miyamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miyamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Miyamoto fails to land.
Miyamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Nayama.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Miyamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama blocking some punches.
Miyamoto presses Nayama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nayama has Miyamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miyamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Nayama looking to stall.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but Nayama blocks it.
Nayama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miyamoto gets underhooks to prevent Nayama's takedown attempt.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but Nayama blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Miyamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nayama letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
Nayama misses with a knee strike.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Miyamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miyamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Nayama controls his hands.
Miyamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Nayama.
Nayama stalling in the clinch but Miyamoto improves position.
Miyamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nayama's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with the head strike.
Nayama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nayama blocks a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miyamoto being controlled against the cage.

Nayama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Yorito Nayama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayama.
Nayama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyamoto manages to avoid it.
Nayama missing with a left hand there. Miyamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nayama throws a hook to the side of Miyamoto's head but Miyamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayama scores with a decent looking hook.
Nayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nayama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nayama scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyamoto wants to clinch.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up but Nayama circles away and keeps his distance.

Nayama gets tackled into the cage by Miyamoto. Miyamoto maintains the clinch.
Phoenix Miyamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miyamoto dodges an elbow strike from Nayama.
Miyamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Nayama.
Nayama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nayama lands a shot to the body.
Miyamoto taking a breather.
Nayama prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto stalling.
Nayama avoids the elbow strike from Miyamoto, against the cage.
Nayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto tries to throw a body punch but Nayama avoids it by throwing Miyamoto back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but Nayama blocks it.

Nayama jumps guard and drags Miyamoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miyamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nayama is trying to control the position but Miyamoto postures up.
Nayama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miyamoto tries to roll over but Nayama keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Nayama is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is in trouble now - Nayama has advanced to mount!
Miyamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nayama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyamoto is looking to escape.
Nayama moves to take his opponent's back.

Nayama is cranking Miyamoto's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Miyamoto! He's tightened the choke and Miyamoto is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yorito Nayama!
After winning the bout, Yorito Nayama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.