PBP Commentary

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

Miyamoto
vs
Tanaka

180 cm
34
185 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

185 cm
31
175 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiromitsu Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanaka clinches.

Tanaka is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miyamoto can't fight it off and eventually Tanaka manages to take the fight to the floor. Miyamoto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miyamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miyamoto has momentary wrist control but Tanaka slips an elbow through the middle.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miyamoto working a defensive guard here.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Miyamoto blocks nicely.
Tanaka throws a strike but Miyamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miyamoto throwing strikes but missing.

Miyamoto gets to his feet - Tanaka follows without any prompting.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tanaka has hold of one of Miyamoto's legs. Miyamoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Tanaka gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Miyamoto blocks nicely.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miyamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
Tanaka wants to get up but he can't break Miyamoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Miyamoto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Miyamoto throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt - Miyamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tanaka clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto stalling.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka is looking for a takedown.
Miyamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.

Tanaka tightens his grip and picks Miyamoto up, before dumping him to the ground. Miyamoto manages to land in guard.

Tanaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tanaka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miyamoto is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miyamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tanaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyamoto trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Miyamoto stalls.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tanaka fails to land.
Miyamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyamoto works on Tanaka's body with a couple of short punches.
Tanaka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiromitsu Tanaka.
Tanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miyamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanaka.
I was talking to Miyamoto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tanaka's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Tanaka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tanaka wants to take the fight to the mat but Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tanaka looks winded!
Tanaka looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto stalling.
Miyamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phoenix Miyamoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tanaka has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Tanaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka tries to stall but Miyamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tanaka seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Tanaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanaka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miyamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Tanaka seems unphased.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tanaka has closed the distance and engaged Miyamoto in a clinch.
Miyamoto misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanaka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tanaka looking for a takedown.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiromitsu Tanaka.
Miyamoto gets through Tanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanakas head.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miyamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Miyamoto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tanaka trying to stall but Miyamoto improves his position.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Tanaka is rocked!
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
Tanaka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Miyamoto pushes Tanaka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto has Tanaka pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanakas head.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to stall but Tanaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tanaka is pressed against the cage. Miyamoto pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Tanaka! Two more big strikes from Miyamoto and Tanaka crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Phoenix Miyamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.