PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Miyao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shot
vs
Miyao

162 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
28
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Supreme Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Miyao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Miyao's guard.
Miyao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shot is one step ahead there.
Miyao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shot controls the pace.
Miyao keeping moving, preventing Shot from controlling successfully.
Shot passes Miyao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shot drops an elbow to the side of Miyao's head.
Shot keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyao wants to get back to full guard.
Shot is taking a breather. Miyao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Miyao looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyao is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shot is looking to advance position but Miyao won't allow it.
Shot works his way into side control.
Miyao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shot tries to control but Miyao wriggling away.
Shot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shot trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot is really struggling to control Miyao but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shot lands a heavy elbow.
Shot trying to control but Miyao is having none of it.
Shot with a couple of short strikes.
Miyao wants to hold on but Shot pushes him away.
Shot cracks Miyao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miyao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shot lands a big elbow.
Shot looking to control but Miyao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyao tries to lock up and control but Shot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shot lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Shot looking to secure an arm triangle but Miyao defends it well.
Shot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shot has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shot raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot tries to control but Miyao wriggling away.
Shot with the ground and pound from mount.
Shot controlling the position easily from mount.
Shot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shot controlling from mount.
Shot trying to control but Miyao is having none of it.
Shot controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shot is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Miyao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Miyao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shot working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyao is trying to get back to half guard.
Shot tries to move to mount but Miyao blocks the move with his legs.
Miyao is not content to let Shot control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shot taking a breather here.
Shot landing strikes.
Shot is working Miyao over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shot working away.
Shot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyao can do to turn this around?
Shot cracks Miyao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miyao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shot advances to full mount.
Shot scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miyao?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miyao's face.
Shot scoring with strikes but Miyao is staying in there.
Shot controlling from mount.
Shot lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot controlling from the full mount.
Shot in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Miyao is rocked!
Shot controlling the pace for now.
Shot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miyao tries to hold on but Shot pushes him away.
Shot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miyao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shot with shots to the head and body - Miyao looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miyao is looking to improve his position but Shot isn't that keen on the idea.
Shot controlling the pace for now.
Sebastian Shot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyao tries to hold on but Shot pushes him away.
Shot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Shot dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Miyao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shot swivels and escapes.
Miyao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shot pinned against the cage. Shot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Shot shoots in and gets a takedown into Miyao's guard.
Shot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miyao's head.
Shot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miyao can't keep his opponent in guard - Shot advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot moves nicely into side control.
Shot working away.
Shot lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miyao down.
Shot taking a breather here.
Miyao is looking for a sweep.
Miyao is not content to let Shot control the position.
Miyao is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot taking a breather here.
Shot trying to control the position but Miyao is working away.
Shot working the ground and pound.
Shot is chipping away with strikes.
Shot controls the position.
Shot cracks Miyao with a big right hand but Miyao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miyao is looking for a sweep.

Shot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shot lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Miyao's face as Shot controls the position.
Shot is looking to take a break and control but Miyao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyao is trying to control Shot's posture but Shot avoids it.
Shot has knee on belly momentarily but Miyao bucks him off and regains half guard.
Shot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyao defending well though.
Shot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shot's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Shot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Shot is working for a kimura but Miyao is defending it quite comfortably.
Shot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joao Miyao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shot wants to take a breather but Miyao is having none of it.
Miyao tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Shot controlling the action here.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Shot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
Sebastian Shot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.