PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Miles
vs
Thompson

185 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitch Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Miles misses with a double jab
and Miles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Miles scores with a takedown into Thompson's guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Miles tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles throwing strikes but missing.
Miles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Miles has gone for a leg lock! Thompson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Miles's guard.
Miles looking for a sweep. Not yet Miles, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.

Miles is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.

Miles is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Miles blocks nicely.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Miles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Miles's brow.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson stands up over Miles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
Miles looking to finish Thompson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thompson!
Miles trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Miles throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miles lands a heavy elbow.
Miles punching from mount but Thompson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miles throws some wild stikes that Thompson manages to avoid easily.
Thompson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miles.
Miles working Thompson over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Miles.
Thompson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mitch Miles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Miles.

Miles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miles trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Milesis looking to pass into half guard but Thompson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thompson is in guard.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson prevents Miles from getting back to his feet.

Miles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Miles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson works over Miles with some ground and pound from guard.

Miles looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.

Miles working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Miles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miles has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Miles manages to get to full guard.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Miles blocks nicely.

Miles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson cracks Miles with a solid left hand.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Miles has wrist control.
Miles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Miles is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Thompson frees his head nicely. Oh but Miles has switched to an armbar! Thompson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mitch Miles!