PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Destroier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miyagi's choice of entrance music: Your'e The Best Around. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Destroier
vs
Miyagi

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Destroier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Destroier both land. Nice combination.
Miyagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyagi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Miyagi moves into the clinch.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Destroier blocks with his arms.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi looking to throw knees to the head but Destroier is blocking nicely.
Miyagi scores with a knee to the head.
Destroier is looking to control Miyagi's arms but Miyagi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Destroier has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.

It looks like Joao Destroier has been cut.
Miyagi slows down the pace here.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Destroier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Destroier is breathing heavily.
Miyagi scores with a knee to the head.
Destroier takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Destroier tries to land a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks with his arms.
Miyagi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Destroier presses Miyagi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Destroier misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Destroier's ribcage.
Destroier is trying to push Miyagi away but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Destroier as Miyagi tries to tie him up.
Destroier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyagi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Destroier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miyagi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Destroier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Destroier tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Destroier drops back down to his feet.

Destroier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroier looks for the body kick but Miyagi saw that one coming.

Miyagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Destroier tries to circle away but Miyagi has him pinned against the cage.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi looking to throw knees to the head but Destroier is blocking nicely.
Destroier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miyagi as Destroier tries to tie him up.
Destroier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Destroier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Destroier is defending well for now.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
Destroier can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miyagi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miyagi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destroier is trying to force a seperation but Miyagi has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Destroier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyagi stalling in the clinch but Destroier improves position.

Destroier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Destroier.
Destroier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miyagi defends it nicely.

Miyagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Destroier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyagi's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Destroier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Destroier is trying to break free.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Destroier misses with a punch on the inside.
Destroier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destroier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Destroier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destroier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miyagi backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miyagi as Destroier tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Destroier tries to break free but Miyagi pushes him back against the cage.
Destroier has Miyagi pushed against the cage.
Miyagi avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Destroier'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.

Miyagi tries to clinch up but Destroier circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi misses with a straight left.
Miyagi wants to clinch up but Destroier keeps it at a distance.
Miyagi tries to clinch but Destroier moves out of range.
Destroier tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Miyagi tries to land a body kick
and Destroier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miyagi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Destroier moves out of range.
Joao Destroier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Destroier fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyagi walks into a straight right hand from Destroier.
Miyagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Destroier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi misses with a combination
and Destroier counters with a low kick, right behind Miyagi 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miyagi tries to clinch but Destroier is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Destroier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Destroier wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroier looks to clinch

and Miyagi counters by clinching up.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Destroier's ribcage.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Destroier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Destroier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Destroier won't want to take too many of those.
Destroier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Destroier is trying to break the clinch but Miyagi is controlling him.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Destroier tries to pull guard but Miyagi won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Destroier tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Destroier drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Destroier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroier is trying to push Miyagi away but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Destroier managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Destroier can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Destroier avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Miyagi blocks the elbow strike.
Destroier tries to land a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks with his arms.
Destroier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miyagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Destroier's face.
Destroier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miyagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miyagi tries to clinch up but Destroier circles away and keeps his distance.

Miyagi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miyagi keeps control of Destroier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destroier misses with a knee strike.
Destroier is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyagi has double underhooks.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Destroier is trying to push Miyagi away but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Destroier won't want to take too many of those.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Destroier blocks with his arms.
Destroier misses with a punch to the body.
Miyagi prevents Destroier from breaking the clinch.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi stalling.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Destroier is trying to stall.
Miyagi leaning against his opponent.
Destroier misses with a punch to the body.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi avoiding damage.
Destroier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Destroier tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Destroier drops back down to his feet.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Destroier working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Destroier's efforts to push away.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destroier blocks it with crossed arms.
Destroier can't break the clinch.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Destroier blocks it.
Miyagi looking to throw knees to the head but Destroier is blocking nicely.
Destroier is trying to push Miyagi away but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kesuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Destroier'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. This is the final round!

Destroier shoots in for a takedown but Miyagi shows good takedown defense.
Destroier throws a low kick but Miyagi avoids it.
Destroier tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destroier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyagi tries to clinch up

and Destroier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyagi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Destroier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyagi just leaning against Destroier, taking a breather.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Destroier blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Destroier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miyagi smiles and moves away.
Destroier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miyagi closes the distance and pushes Destroier back into the cage.
Destroier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Destroier tries to break the clinch but Miyagi is controlling the position.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Destroier.
Destroier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Destroier tries to circle away but Miyagi has him pinned against the cage.
Destroier is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyagi has double underhooks.
Miyagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Destroier up against the cage.
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Destroier tries to break free but Miyagi pushes him back against the cage.
Miyagi taking a breather.
Miyagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Destroier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destroier tries to stall but Miyagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Destroier blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Destroier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Destroier as Miyagi tries to tie him up.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Destroier.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Destroier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyagi's brow.
Miyagi has Destroier pressed against the cage, preventing Destroier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Destroier trying to stall but Miyagi improves his position.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Destroier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Destroier missing with knees to the body.
Destroier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Destroier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Destroier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Destroier tries to stall but Miyagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Miyagi.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Miyagi tries to stall but Destroier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miyagi avoiding damage.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
Destroier tries to break free but Miyagi pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Destroier's efforts to push away.
Destroier fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Destroier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi working Destroier over with knees to the body.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi prevents Destroier from breaking the clinch.
Destroier trying to control the position but instead, Miyagi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Destroier into the cage.
Destroier lands a shot to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Destroier.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destroier goes for a takedown attempt but Miyagi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miyagi closes the distance but Destroier moves to the side
and Destroier counters with a series of strikes. Miyagi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miyagi is looking to clinch but Destroier is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Destroier misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Destroier closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side

and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miyagi.
Joao Destroier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kesuke Miyagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miyagi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!