PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Abdulkerimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Abdulkerimov
vs
Miranda

188 cm
24
250 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

191 cm
27
232 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramazan Abdulkerimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulkerimov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Miranda to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdulkerimov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Miranda gets a clinch.
Abdulkerimov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miranda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Abdulkerimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda slowing the pace effectively.
Miranda has Abdulkerimov pressed against the cage, preventing Abdulkerimov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miranda throws an elbow but misses.

Abdulkerimov has Miranda pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Abdulkerimov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miranda tumbling to the mat - Abdulkerimov dives into Miranda's guard.

Abdulkerimov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miranda is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Abdulkerimov, into his guard.
Abdulkerimov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdulkerimov tries to get out of the position.
Miranda tries to stand but Abdulkerimov is controlling from the bottom.
Abdulkerimov wants to stand but Miranda is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miranda stands and steps away. Abdulkerimov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abdulkerimov dives in for a single leg takedown but Miranda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Miranda.

Miranda breaks the clinch.
Abdulkerimov with a poor takedown
and Miranda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Abdulkerimov is breathing heavily.
Miranda lands a head kick. Abdulkerimov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Abdulkerimov gets tackled into the cage by Miranda. Miranda maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miranda is stalling here.
Miranda continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Miranda breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdulkerimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramazan Abdulkerimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miranda wants it to stay on the feet.

Miranda instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Miranda.
Abdulkerimov takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Miranda to work.

Miranda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miranda misses with a head kick.
Daniel Miranda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdulkerimov shoots for a takedown but Miranda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miranda tries a head kick but it misses.

Miranda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Miranda.

Miranda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulkerimov moves out of range of the body kick.

Miranda moves into the clinch successfully.
Abdulkerimov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Miranda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdulkerimov shoots in looking for a takedown. Miranda tries to sprawl out of it but Abdulkerimov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miranda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miranda misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Miranda.

Miranda takes the fight into the clinch.

Miranda breaks the clinch.
Miranda throws a head kick but Abdulkerimov moves out of range.
Miranda throws a head kick but Abdulkerimov moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miranda, right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdulkerimov is defended easily by Miranda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miranda gets a clinch.
Miranda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdulkerimov blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miranda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miranda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abdulkerimov's efforts to push away.

Miranda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdulkerimov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miranda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miranda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Abdulkerimov. Those never looked like landing.
Miranda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miranda tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Miranda.
Miranda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Miranda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miranda lands with a kick to the temple. Abdulkerimov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abdulkerimov dives in and grabs Miranda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miranda pushes down on Abdulkerimov's head and hops out.

Miranda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miranda is pressed up against the cage. Abdulkerimov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miranda down to the mat. Miranda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Miranda lands a big head kick that sends Abdulkerimov tumbling to the mat! Miranda takes a step backwards and waves Abdulkerimov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Abdulkerimov is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdulkerimov misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Abdulkerimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Abdulkerimov.

Miranda has Abdulkerimov up against the cage in a clinch.

Miranda breaks the clinch.
Abdulkerimov seems to have got his legs back now.
Miranda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Miranda instigates a clinch.

Miranda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdulkerimov has his takedown stuffed
and Miranda counters with a body kick that stops Abdulkerimov in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Abdulkerimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miranda delivers a nice body kick.
Abdulkerimov avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Miranda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miranda looks to land a body kick but Abdulkerimov moved away.

Miranda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miranda stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Miranda's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Miranda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miranda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdulkerimov's sensitive parts.
Abdulkerimov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miranda circles away.
Ramazan Abdulkerimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdulkerimov moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulkerimov tries for a takedown but Miranda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miranda throws a head kick that half lands.
Miranda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miranda connects with a high kick.
Daniel Miranda seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Miranda has closed the distance and engaged Abdulkerimov in a clinch.
Miranda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abdulkerimov looking for a takedown.

Miranda manages to break the clinch.
Miranda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdulkerimov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miranda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdulkerimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Miranda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdulkerimov, pushing him back against the cage.
Miranda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miranda is pushing Abdulkerimov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulkerimov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miranda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miranda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdulkerimov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miranda lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdulkerimov backwards.
Abdulkerimov misses with a knee strike.

Miranda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miranda throws a sloppy head kick and Abdulkerimov moves out of range easily.
Abdulkerimov closes the distance and clinches up with Miranda, looking for a takedown. Abdulkerimov pushes Miranda against the cage but Miranda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miranda lands with a slapping head kick.
Jab by Miranda.
Miranda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Miranda moves into the clinch.
Abdulkerimov being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miranda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdulkerimov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miranda. That one must have hurt.
Abdulkerimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miranda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdulkerimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miranda slips a straight right by Abdulkerimov.
Miranda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miranda, right into the meat.
Miranda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miranda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miranda misses with a head kick.
Miranda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miranda counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Miranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Miranda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdulkerimov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miranda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdulkerimov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miranda counters with an inside leg kick.
Abdulkerimov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Abdulkerimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda is looking to land body kicks.

Miranda lands a big head kick that sends Abdulkerimov tumbling to the mat! Miranda takes a step backwards and waves Abdulkerimov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ramazan Abdulkerimov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdulkerimov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miranda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdulkerimov. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Miranda.
Abdulkerimov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miranda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miranda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miranda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miranda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miranda feints and then cracks Abdulkerimov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdulkerimov down.
Abdulkerimov closes the distance and clinches up with Miranda, looking for a takedown. Abdulkerimov pushes Miranda against the cage but Miranda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miranda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Miranda.

Abdulkerimov dives in and scores a takedown into Miranda's guard.
Abdulkerimov trying to control but Miranda is working from the bottom.
Abdulkerimov throwing strikes from guard but Miranda blocks nicely.
Miranda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abdulkerimov wants to control from the top but Miranda keeps moving.
Abdulkerimov looking to sit in guard and control but Miranda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miranda stands up from Abdulkerimov's guard - Miranda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Miranda fails to land with a series of punches.
Miranda lands a two punch combo.
Abdulkerimov tries to clinch up but Miranda circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdulkerimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdulkerimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdulkerimov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miranda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdulkerimov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdulkerimov gets tackled into the cage by Miranda. Miranda maintains the clinch.

Miranda breaks from the clinch.
Abdulkerimov misses with a takedown attempt - Miranda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdulkerimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miranda.

Miranda drives through and clinches with Abdulkerimov against the cage.
Miranda missing with knees to the body.
Miranda stalling.

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

Abdulkerimov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abdulkerimov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda is trying to stand up here but Abdulkerimov is controlling him well.
Abdulkerimov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miranda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miranda wants to get back to his feet.
Abdulkerimov is keen to just control but Miranda is a slippery customer.
Ramazan Abdulkerimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miranda wants to get back to his feet.
Abdulkerimov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Abdulkerimov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Miranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miranda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Miranda!