PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Okina Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nypho slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miyamoto
vs
slice

187 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okina Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nypho slice !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyamoto lands with a hook. slice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
slice goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Miyamoto shoots in and bounces slice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyamoto postures up in slice 's guard and throws a big left but slice blocks it.
slice working a defensive guard here.
Miyamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. slice is keeping the position for now.

slice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miyamoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
slice wants to stand up but Miyamoto is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyamoto lands an overhand right.
Miyamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says slice as he avoids it easily.
Miyamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
slice throws a right and a left that both miss.

Miyamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miyamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for slice on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
slice controlling Miyamoto's posture.
slice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miyamoto wants to pass the guard but slice is keeping the position.
Miyamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miyamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miyamoto won't allow slice to get back to his feet.
Miyamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
slice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyamoto is one step ahead there.
Miyamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miyamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miyamoto postures up.
slice looks gassed!
Miyamoto distracts slice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
slice is working an open guard so Miyamoto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Miyamoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miyamoto wants to control from the top but slice keeps moving.

slice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
slice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miyamoto works over slice with some ground and pound from guard.
Miyamoto is in close to slice 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miyamoto cracks slice with a solid left hand.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Miyamoto looking to pass the guard.
Miyamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okina Miyamoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
slice is refusing to be controlled, as Miyamoto sits in half guard.
Miyamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto slips a nice elbow through slice 's hands, connecting with slice 's forehead.
Miyamoto drops an elbow to the side of slice 's head.
slice pushes Miyamoto off looking to stand but Miyamoto dives back in and keeps control.
Miyamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
slice is staying active underneath Miyamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
slice is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto wants to pass to mount but slice is defending the position.
Miyamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miyamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miyamoto tries to pass to full mount but slice defends it.
Miyamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Miyamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miyamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Miyamoto wants to pass the guard but slice is defending well.
Miyamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miyamoto working over slice with some ground and pound. slice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miyamoto is nestled in close to slice , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miyamoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
slice trying to hold on to Miyamoto's head to control him but Miyamoto postures up.
Miyamoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but slice keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miyamoto connects with a nice short shot to slice 's temple.
Miyamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto content to control rather than advance.
Miyamoto wants to pass to mount but slice is defending the position.
Miyamoto is nestled in close to slice , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miyamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but slice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miyamoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
slice taking some punishment here, with Miyamoto in his half guard.
Miyamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miyamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Miyamoto drops an elbow to the side of slice 's head.
Miyamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
slice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyamoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto winds up and cracks slice with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okina Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
slice works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miyamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
slice keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
Miyamoto lands a couple of digs.
slice keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyamoto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but slice is retaining full guard.
Miyamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.

slice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miyamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miyamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
slice has a closed guard, preventing Miyamoto from standing up.
slice trying to strike off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Miyamoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miyamoto postures up and lands a big shot to slice 's brow.
Miyamoto prevents slice from getting back to his feet.
Miyamoto with a nice head shot there.
Miyamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
slice trying to keep a closed guard but Miyamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Miyamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Okina Miyamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyamoto trying to control but slice is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto working some strikes from top position.
Miyamoto stands up over slice , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miyamoto controlling from the top position.
slice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of slice 's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miyamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of slice 's head.
slice has momentary wrist control but Miyamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miyamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyamoto is in close to slice 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
slice keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
nypho slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.

slice working for a triangle but Miyamoto defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Okina Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miyamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okina Miyamoto!