PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood has chosen Enter Sandman, by Metallica as his entrance music. 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.

Miyamoto
vs
Rood

185 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood tries to bum rush Miyamoto with a series of wild strikes but Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rood misses with a wild body shot.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Rood.
Rood throws a shot from downtown. Miyamoto moves away and avoids it.
Miyamoto lands with an overhand left.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Miyamoto connects with a high kick.

Rood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rood throwing shots but Miyamoto is blocking nicely.
Miyamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Miyamoto is trying to stand up here but Rood is controlling him well.
Miyamoto has hold of Rood's hands but Rood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Miyamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Rood there.
Rood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyamoto defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Rood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miyamoto's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyamoto defending well though.
Miyamoto taking some punishment here, with Rood in his half guard.
Miyamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rood trying to pass the guard but Miyamoto defending well.
Miyamoto gets full guard.

Miyamoto is looking for a triangle but Rood pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rood connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rood throwing strikes from guard but Miyamoto blocks nicely.

Miyamoto is looking for a triangle but Rood pushes his legs off easily.
Miyamoto is breathing heavily.
Miyamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rood.
Miyamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyamoto, not yet.
Rood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyamoto misses with the combination.
Miyamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
Miyamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Miyamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rood counter with a right hand.

It looks like Kenji Miyamoto has been cut.
Rood throws a big shot that misses.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Rood moves out of range easily.
Rood swinging wilding here.
Rood fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Rood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rood throws a big shot that misses.
Miyamoto slips a straight right by Rood.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood is looking to clinch but Miyamoto is avoiding it.
Miyamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Rood misses with a wild combination.
Rood looks to land a right hand but Miyamoto moved out of range.
Miyamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rood rushes Miyamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Miyamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rood throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a head kick but Rood moves out of range.
Miyamoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rood blocks a head kick by Miyamoto.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rood.
Rood avoids the head kick by Miyamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Miyamoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Miyamoto lands a jab to Rood's midsection.
Rood throws a body punch but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush Rood with a series of wild strikes but Rood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyamoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miyamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rood.
Rood thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyamoto lands a nice hook to Rood's body. Rood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miyamoto throws a combination that misses
and Rood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rood throws a sloppy head kick
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenji Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto misses with the combination.
Rood is breathing heavily.
Rood misses with a double jab.
Rood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that Rood ducks under and follows up with a left that Rood also avoids with ease.
Miyamoto scores with a jab. Rood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rood missing with a left hand there. Miyamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyamoto swinging wilding here.
Rood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyamoto lands a head kick. Rood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miyamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Rood misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miyamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Miyamoto misses with the combination.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Miyamoto throws a nice looking combination but Rood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miyamoto stuffs the takedown.
Rood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rood misses with a kick to the body.
Rood looks to land a left hand but Miyamoto moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Rood or perhaps it was just good defense by Miyamoto which made him look bad.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Rood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Rood backing up. Rood nods at Miyamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rood counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab

and Rood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Rood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rood fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto scores with a one two! Rood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyamoto momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Rood.
A combination from Miyamoto does no damage.
Rood has his takedown stuffed
and Miyamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Kenji Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Rood.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that Rood ducks under and follows up with a left that Rood also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rood.
Rood shoots for a double leg takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Rood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Miyamoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rood doesn't seem phased though.
Miyamoto throws a series of punches but Rood avoids them all with ease.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto looks to land a combination but Rood avoids it well.
Rood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miyamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miyamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rood circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenji Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Kenji Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Rood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Miyamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Miyamoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rood lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Miyamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miyamoto is keeping the position for now.
Rood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Miyamoto working for a triangle but Rood defends it easily.

Rood gets to his feet - Miyamoto follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Miyamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Rood, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Rood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miyamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Miyamoto wants to sweep here but Rood controlling him for the moment.

Miyamoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rood is aware though and is defending well.

Rood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Rood chips away with some ground and pound.
Rood cracks Miyamoto with a solid left hand.
Rood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rood throws a strike but Miyamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rood striking from the bottom here.
Rood keeping moving, preventing Miyamoto from controlling successfully.
Rood throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood lands some strikes from the bottom.
Rood wants to sweep here but Miyamoto controlling him for the moment.

Rood is looking for a triangle here but Miyamoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Miyamoto trying to control the action but Rood is working from the bottom.

Miyamoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Rood is defending well.
Rood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rood lands a nice short elbow.
Rood winds up and cracks Miyamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Miyamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rood pulls his head out easily.
Rood working the head and body with strikes.
Rood winds up and cracks Miyamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rood lands a nice short elbow.
Miyamoto is trying to stand back up but Rood is controlling him
Rood lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto is looking to improve his position.
Rood drops an elbow to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Brad Rood has got the better of the ground game so far.

Miyamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Miyamoto actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Rood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rood!