PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reyndel Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Duran
vs
Miyaichi

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reyndel Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaichi avoids a punch combination nicely.

Miyaichi gets the takedown into side control.
Miyaichi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Miyaichi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miyaichi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Miyaichi is trying to get an arm triangle but Duran is defending well.
Duran wants to control but Miyaichi postures up.
Duran is being controlled here.
Miyaichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Miyaichi has an Americana. Duran didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Miyaichi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Miyaichi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryo Miyaichi!