PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayao Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yeung
vs
Miyazaki

178 cm
26
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yeung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hayao Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yeung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miyazaki back to the cage. Yeung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yeung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazaki wants to clinch up but Yeung keeps it at a distance.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Yeung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeung throws a nice looking combination but Miyazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yeung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyazaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyazaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miyazaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up.
Yeung keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but Yeung moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki wants to clinch.
Yeung scores with a spinning back kick!
Miyazaki dodges the punch combination from Yeung.
Yeung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miyazaki tries to clinch there but Yeung circles away.
Yeung thuds his shin into the meat of Miyazaki's side.
That kick from Yeung tenderised Miyazaki's leg. Miyazaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeung throws a body punch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyazaki tries to clinch there but Yeung circles away.
Yeung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miyazaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeung circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeung misses with a wild combination.
Yeung lands a leg kick that knocks Miyazaki off balance momentarily.
Yeung throws a shot to the body.
Miyazaki looks gassed!
Miyazaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yeung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeung lands a jab to Miyazaki's midsection.
Hayao Miyazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeung lands a leg kick that knocks Miyazaki off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Miyazaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Miyazaki manages to break the clinch.
Yeung lands a high kick!

It looks like Hayao Miyazaki has been cut.
Miyazaki dodges the punch combination from Yeung.
Yeung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeung lands a nice hook to Miyazaki's body. Miyazaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeung swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyazaki.
Yeung lands a high kick!
Yeung throws a body punch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Yeung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyazaki moves in looking to clinch but Yeung pushes him off.
Yeung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyazaki moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yeung.
Yeung scores with a hook to the body. Miyazaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miyazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miyazaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yeung. That's going to slow Miyazaki down.
Miyazaki is looking to clinch but Yeung is avoiding it.
Yeung punishes Miyazaki's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeung can pounce on him.
Yeung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yeung misses with a wild body shot.
Miyazaki moves in looking to clinch but Yeung pushes him off.
Yeung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yeung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyazaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yeung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yeung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miyazaki circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeung lands a two punch combo.
Yeung lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeung scores with a one two! Miyazaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yeung scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolo Yeung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miyazaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyazaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyazaki wants to clinch up but Yeung keeps it at a distance.
Miyazaki wants to clinch.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up.
Yeung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyazaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Yeung. Those never looked like landing.
Yeung looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyazaki is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeung swings for the body but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Yeung connects with a body shot that sends Miyazaki's belly button to the back.
Bolo Yeung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyazaki is breathing heavily.
Yeung swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyazaki.
A shot to the liver by Yeung. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyazaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeung can pounce on him.
Miyazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyazaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yeung keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo Yeung is winning the standup battle so far.
Yeung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miyazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yeung misses with a two punch combination.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeung lands a nice hook to Miyazaki's body. Miyazaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeung scores with a hook to the body. Miyazaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yeung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyazaki's calf.
Yeung throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeung throws a series of punches but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Yeung is looking to wear down Miyazaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Yeung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yeung throws a right and a left that Miyazaki avoids nicely.
Yeung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Yeung.
Miyazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Yeung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yeung punishes Miyazaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Yeung works Miyazaki's body with a nice hook.
Yeung lands a right hook to the body.
Miyazaki dodges the punch combination from Yeung.
Sloppy strikes from Yeung. Those never looked like landing.
Yeung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyazaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miyazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki wants to clinch up but Yeung keeps it at a distance.
Miyazaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyazaki dodges the punch combination from Yeung.
Miyazaki wants to clinch up but Yeung keeps it at a distance.
Yeung misses with a body shot.
Yeung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyazaki can do to turn this around?
Miyazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyazaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeung circles away.
Yeung takes a swing at Miyazaki's ribcage but misses.
Yeung's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yeung duly obliges.
Miyazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yeung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miyazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up.
Yeung lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyazaki at a distance.
Miyazaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeung. Yeung obviously looking to wear him down.
Yeung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Yeung. Beautiful body shot.
Miyazaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yeung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yeung.
Yeung swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyazaki.
Yeung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolo Yeung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Miyazaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeung.
Yeung lands a two punch combo.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki wants to clinch up but Yeung keeps it at a distance.
Yeung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Yeung tenderised Miyazaki's leg. Miyazaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yeung cracks a nice hook into Miyazaki's ribs.
Yeung lands with a nice body punch.
Yeung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yeung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyazaki moves in looking to clinch but Yeung pushes him off.
Yeung swinging wildly here.
Miyazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Yeung both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Yeung. Beautiful body shot.
Yeung stalks Miyazaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miyazaki's face. Miyazaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Miyazaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yeung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeung thuds a left hand into Miyazaki's body.
Miyazaki is looking to clinch but Yeung is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yeung.
Yeung throws a series of strikes that have Miyazaki backpedaling.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but Yeung moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yeung lands with a slapping head kick.
Yeung misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Yeung. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yeung.
Yeung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Yeung. Beautiful body shot.
Yeung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyazaki. That did some damage!
Yeung feints a jab promting Miyazaki to slip. Yeung then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miyazaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yeung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeung looks to land a combination but Miyazaki avoids it well.
Yeung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but Yeung is having none of it.
Miyazaki tries to clinch but Yeung is having none of it.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up but Yeung circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeung connects with a solid leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Yeung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yeung.
Yeung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yeung keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeung scores with a one two! Miyazaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miyazaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yeung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyazaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki tries to clinch up but Yeung circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyazaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yeung.
Miyazaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yeung.
Yeung connects with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Yeung.
Yeung swinging wildly here.
Miyazaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayao Miyazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyazaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeung circles away.
Yeung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyazaki's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyazaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeung circles away.
Yeung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yeung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeung counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bolo Yeung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yeung, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Yeung!