PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 1000 p4p, 110 weight class) and Eon Yaj (ranked 1887 p4p, 187 weight class). Miyata's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boa - Energetic. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Miyata
vs
Yaj

171 cm
42
147 lbs
43 - 30 - 0

165 cm
36
147 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miyata looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yaj controlling the position.
Miyata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj has his hands on Miyata's head, controlling the position.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Miyata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaj works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yaj's guard.

Miyata is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yaj has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yaj is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj wants to get back to full guard but Miyata has mounted him!
Yaj is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miyata lands a big shot there that rocks Yaj but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miyata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing that Miyata has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Miyata lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Miyata punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yaj tries to hold on but Miyata pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata cracks Yaj with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miyata thowing shots but they're missing.
Miyata throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yaj because Miyata loaded up on that one.
Yaj regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Miyata is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yaj has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miyata is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Miyata throwing shots but Yaj is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata is keen to just control but Yaj is a slippery customer.
Miyata working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Miyata there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyata trying to control the action but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Yaj trying to control but Miyata postures up.
Yaj is holding on to half guard well.
Miyata thows a huge punch but Yaj dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miyata drops an elbow to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj is concentrating on defense, preventing Miyata from advancing position.

Yaj is defending against the submission attempts here by Miyata.
Yaj slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miyata trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyata is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yaj is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kira Miyata dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Miyata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Miyata throws a good cross that connects.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyata misses with a shot to the body
and Yaj makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miyata really felt that one!
A swing and a miss from Miyata.
Miyata lands a jab.
Kira Miyata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyata. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyata throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miyata throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Miyata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miyata shoots in for a double leg but Yaj sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miyata misses with a hook. Yaj ducked under it nicely.
Yaj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miyata.
Miyata blocks the body kick.
Miyata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Miyata moves out of range easily.
Eon Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyata looks to throw the jab but Yaj is out of range.
Miyata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Miyata catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Miyata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yaj prevents Miyata from moving into mount.
Miyata trying to control the action but Yaj is working from the bottom.

Miyata wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yaj, who protects the arm well.

Miyata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miyata tries to score with some ground and pound. Yaj controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yaj dodges the ground and pound from Miyata.

Miyata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yaj has escaped the position, nice work there.

Miyata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata working away.
Yaj tries to bench press Miyata off him but Miyata keeps the position.
Yaj avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miyata.
Miyata is chipping away with strikes.
Yaj manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miyata's best efforts.
Miyata trying to control from half guard but Yaj is working away.
Miyata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata winds up and cracks Yaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miyata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yaj defending well though.
Yaj controlling the position for now.
Yaj wants to control but Miyata is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Miyata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miyata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kira Miyata dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Miyata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Yaj lands a high kick!

It looks like Kira Miyata has been cut.
Yaj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miyata to score with a decent uppercut.
Miyata scores with a nice strike.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Miyata feinted with a counter takedown.
Miyata throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyata's head.

Miyata decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yaj manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj has Miyata pulled in close to control his posture.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miyata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miyata postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eon Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Eon Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yaj throws a head kick but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata attempts a counter takedown but Yaj avoids it well and moves away.
Yaj takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miyata fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miyata.
Yaj throws a jab when Miyata was well out of range.
Miyata lands a jab to Yaj's midsection.
Miyata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miyata digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyata moves away.

Miyata gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miyata wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yaj, who protects the arm well.

Miyata goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yaj rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Miyata's guard! Nice work there by Yaj!

Miyata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yaj trying to control but Miyata is working from the bottom.
Yaj scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miyata throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yaj uses it to pass to side control.
Miyata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yaj connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miyata some visible discomfort.
Miyata tries to buck Yaj off but Yaj is having none of it.
Yaj lands some shots froms side control.
Yaj is working Miyata over with some ground and pound from side control.

Yaj is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miyata knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eon Yaj.
I think Miyata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
A relieved looking Kira Miyata thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.