PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

White
vs
Miyamoto

184 cm
27
173 lbs
11 - 21 - 0

180 cm
31
185 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Miyamoto misses its intended target.
White looks for a takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well.

Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
White letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
White jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Miyamoto.
A body shot lands from Miyamoto.
White is breathing heavily.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.

It looks like John White has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

White manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Miyamoto decides to stand back up. Miyamoto steps back and let's White get back to his feet.

Miyamoto closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyamoto.
A short left from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miyamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Miyamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a shot to the body.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands an uppercut.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has Miyamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miyamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Miyamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Miyamoto digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Miyamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
White letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
Miyamoto misses with a punch 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 John White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miyamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Miyamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miyamoto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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 pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

White is rocked!
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyamoto is stalling here.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.

John White's cut is getting worse.
White prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
White seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto stalls.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
White avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
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 misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White stalling in the clinch but Miyamoto improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Miyamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Miyamoto drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Miyamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyamoto throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Miyamoto stalling the fight.
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 is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miyamoto presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miyamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyamoto gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Miyamoto is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Miyamoto gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Miyamoto.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Miyamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Well,White is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Miyamoto is working White over against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.

John White's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Miyamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is working White over against the cage.
Miyamoto is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
John White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix Miyamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Miyamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miyamoto 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!

Phoenix Miyamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Phoenix Miyamoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.