PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Stroud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miyaguchi
vs
Stroud

180 cm
24
222 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stroud!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Lee Stroud has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miyaguchi, as that shot connected.
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt

and Miyaguchi counters with a shoot takedown. Stroud fights it but they end up in guard.
Stroud looking to control.
Miyaguchi preventing the sweep.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Miyaguchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Miyaguchi throwing strikes from guard but Stroud blocks nicely.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryo Miyaguchi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stroud walks into a stiff left hand from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miyaguchi moves into the clinch.
Stroud tries to pull guard but Miyaguchi holds him up against the cage and eventually Stroud drops back down to his feet.
Miyaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Stroud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryo Miyaguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stroud.
Miyaguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyaguchi's elbow.
Miyaguchi lands an uppercut.

Stroud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Miyaguchi moves out of range.
Stroud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miyaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stroud looks gassed!
Stroud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stroud misses with a right hand
and Miyaguchi counters with a body kick.
Miyaguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miyaguchi lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud moves out of range of the body kick from Miyaguchi.

Miyaguchi shoots in and gets a takedown into Stroud's guard.
Miyaguchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroud is keeping the position for now.
Miyaguchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.
Miyaguchi lands a couple of elbows.
Miyaguchi passes Stroud's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miyaguchi trying to control the pace.
Miyaguchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stroud does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miyaguchi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miyaguchi lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi is pressing down on Stroud's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stroud is holding on for now.
Stroud is pressing down on Miyaguchi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Stroud working for submissions but it's allowed Miyaguchi to get to half guard.
Miyaguchi wants to take a breather but Stroud is having none of it.
Stroud has hold of Miyaguchi's hands but Miyaguchi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyaguchi wants to control but Stroud is keeping him busy.
Stroud moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Miyaguchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroud's head.
Miyaguchi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyaguchi is fighting to break Stroud's control of his arms but Stroud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryo Miyaguchi.
Stroud fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Miyaguchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miyaguchi lands a jab to the head.

Stroud looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Miyaguchi!
Miyaguchi can't escape the position.

Stroud jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Miyaguchi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Miyaguchi and Stroud has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Stroud decides to stand back up.
Stroud looks to clinch
and Miyaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Stroud has his takedown stuffed
and Miyaguchi counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Miyaguchi scores with a takedown into Stroud's guard.
Miyaguchi stopping the sweep attempt from Stroud.
Stroud is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyaguchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stroud controls Miyaguchi momentarily but Miyaguchi frees himself.
Miyaguchi thows a big elbow that misses.
Stroud pulls Miyaguchi in close to prevent any damage.
Miyaguchi landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miyaguchi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miyaguchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyaguchi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stroud looking to control but Miyaguchi passes into half guard.
Ryo Miyaguchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyaguchi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Miyaguchi seems content to control.
Stroud wants to control but Miyaguchi is keeping busy.
Miyaguchi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stroud is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyaguchi pulls his head out easily.
Miyaguchi lands with a punch from half guard.
Stroud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyaguchi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miyaguchi winds up and cracks Stroud with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stroud trying to control here.
Stroud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyaguchi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stroud pushes Miyaguchi off looking to stand but Miyaguchi dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi wants to take a breather but Stroud is having none of it.
Miyaguchi is pressing down on Stroud's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stroud is holding on for now.
Stroud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Miyaguchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stroud has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miyaguchi has passed into side control.
Stroud manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miyaguchi's best efforts.
Miyaguchi is trying to control. Stroud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Miyaguchi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stroud throws an off balance right hand
and Miyaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyaguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stroud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stroud is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miyaguchi's half guard.
Stroud throws a strike but Miyaguchi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Miyaguchi keeping full guard, as Stroud tries to pass.

Stroud drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miyaguchi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miyaguchi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miyaguchi!
Stroud tries to bench press Miyaguchi off him but Miyaguchi keeps the position.
Miyaguchi controlling the position.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud dodges the ground and pound from Miyaguchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud is not content to let Miyaguchi control the position.
Stroud wants to control but Miyaguchi postures up.
Miyaguchi controlling the position.
Miyaguchi grinds an elbow into Stroud's temple.
You can see the frustration on Stroud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
Stroud is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stroud is trying to work for a sweep but Miyaguchi has mounted him!
Miyaguchi tries to control but Stroud wriggling away.
Miyaguchi with shots to the head and body - Stroud looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee Stroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyaguchi with shots to the head and body - Stroud looks very uncomfortable down there.

That has opened up Lee Stroud's cut even more.
Miyaguchi controlling his opponent.

Miyaguchi looking to secure an arm triangle but Stroud defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi landing strikes from the mount.
Miyaguchi lands a big elbow.

The cut above Lee Stroud's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Stroud's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryo Miyaguchi!