PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 819 p4p, 94 weight class) and Name Less (ranked 1112 p4p, 120 weight class). Miyata kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boa - Energetic. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Miyata
vs
Less

171 cm
41
147 lbs
42 - 29 - 0

178 cm
33
159 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Urban Fighter

Conviction

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 42 - 29 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Less will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miyata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Less makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Less dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyata. That did some damage!
A low kick from Less misses

and Miyata counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Less pulls Miyata in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata looking to pass the guard.
Miyata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Less's guard.
Less really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miyata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miyata lands strikes from half guard.
Less tries to roll over but Miyata keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less won't allow Miyata to pass to mount.
Less trying to control here.
Less blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyata.
Miyata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Less defending well though.
Less is looking for a sweep. Miyata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyata is nestled in close to Less, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miyata passes into side control, despite Less's attempt to control the position.
Miyata 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.

Miyata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Less can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Less is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Miyata advances to mount.
Miyata with a couple of short strikes.
Miyata cracks Less with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miyata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Less is looking to escape.
Less tries to hold on but Miyata postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less is bucking up trying to escape but Miyata cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyata throws some wild stikes that Less manages to avoid easily.
Less really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miyata throwing strikes here but Less is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miyata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miyata avoids the attempt from Less to control.
Miyata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Less wants to control but Miyata is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less is working to get back to half guard.

Miyata is working for a guillotine from mount but Less frees his head quite easily.
Less is in a horrible position here. Miyata smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miyata landing strikes from the mount and Less is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyata looking to finish Less with some ground and pound. This is bad for Less!
Miyata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Less hang on?
Less manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kira Miyata dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Less stuffs the takedown.
Less throws a leg kick that misses.
Less pushes Miyata away with a front kick.
Less throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyata. Less does a little dance to reset his feet.
Less misses with a low kick as Miyata jumps back.
Miyata throwing a counter right hand but Less manages to avoid it.
Less tried to score with a low kick but Miyata checks it.
Kira Miyata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Less walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Less closes the distance and clinches.
Less misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less gets through Miyata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Less looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miyata lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Less connects with a knee to the head.
Less lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyata backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Less lands an elbow inside that Miyata shrugs off.

It looks like Kira Miyata has been cut.
Less lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyata backwards.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Miyata is blocking nicely.
Less tries to throw a body punch but Miyata avoids it by throwing Less back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyata.
Less trying to land knees to the body.
Less with a knee to the head.
Miyata misses with some punches.
Less prevents a takedown attempt there.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Name Less seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Less lands an uppercut.
Less prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Miyata blocks an elbow strike from Less.
Miyata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miyata lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miyata.
Miyata tries to break free but Less pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Less after a bit of a struggle.
Miyata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Less can do to turn this around?
Miyata misses with a punch to the body.
Miyata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miyata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesss head.
Less lands an elbow inside that Miyata shrugs off.
Miyata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyata.
A knee to the head by Less.
Less unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Miyata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Less throws a looping overhand right but Miyata ducks down to avoid it.
Less takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miyata is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miyata connects with a right hand. Less shakes it off.
Less misses with a head kick.
Miyata throws a right hand that misses
and Less counters with a series of strikes. Miyata will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Less there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miyata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice takedown defense from Less. No joy for Miyata on that attempt.
Miyata thuds his right hand into Less's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miyata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy body kick from Less

and Miyata counters with a shoot takedown. Less fights it but they end up in guard.
Miyata throws a big elbow that misses.
Miyata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Less keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
Less is pulling down on Miyata's head. It's preventing any offense from Miyata, at least for the moment.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Less is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata passes into half guard.
Miyata looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata winds up and cracks Less with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Less is controlling Miyata's trapped leg to prevent Miyata from advancing to side control.
Miyata winds up and cracks Less with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miyata working over Less with some ground and pound. Less looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Less keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Less trying to control but Miyata postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Name Less will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kira Miyata's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Miyata avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miyata lands with a good body shot.
Less stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyata. Miyata gets slowly back to his feet.
Less looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Less takes one to the chin there.
Name Less seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Less uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyata.
Less cracks Miyata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Less lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miyata swings for the body but Less moves out of range.
Less gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Less chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Less thows a body kick. Miyata tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less ducks under a wild hook from Miyata.
Less throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Less throws a low kick, looking for Miyata's leg but Miyata calmly moves out of range.
Miyata attempts a counter takedown but Less avoids it well and moves away.
Miyata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Less manages to avoid it.
Less misses with a shot to the body

and Miyata counters with a shoot takedown. Less fights it but they end up in guard.
Less keeping full guard, as Miyata tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Less avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Less is controlling Miyata's posture.
Miyata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Less is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Miyata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Less holding on.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Less is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Less takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less is looking for a sweep.
Less struggling a bit here.
Less tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Less parries the strikes from Miyata easily there. Miyata is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Less to escape.
Less tries to improve position but can't.
Miyata lands an elbow.
Miyata trying to control the action but Less is working from the bottom.
Less tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Less some visible discomfort.

Miyata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miyata trying to control the action but Less is working from the bottom.
Less tries to bench press Miyata off him but Miyata keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Less struggling a bit here.
Miyata trying to control the action but Less is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata showed his dominance in that final round.
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 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
During a confident post fight interview, Kira Miyata thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.