PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miley Cyrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Eduardo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cyrus
vs
Eduardo

180 cm
27
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miley Cyrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo with a nice cross.

Cyrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Cyrus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cyrus misses with some ground and pound and Eduardo recovers position to half guard.
Cyrus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eduardo has hold of Cyrus's hands but Cyrus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo trying to control but Cyrus postures up.
Eduardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cyrus.
Cyrus wants to pass the guard but Eduardo is defending well.
Cyrus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cyrus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eduardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cyrus.
Cyrus lands strikes from half guard.
Cyrus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eduardo wants to control but Cyrus is keeping busy.
Cyrus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cyrus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cyrus throwing shots but Eduardo is blocking nicely.
Cyrus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eduardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eduardo is looking for a sweep. Cyrus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Cyrus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eduardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cyrus.
Cyrus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eduardo defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eduardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cyrus is working away from the top position though.
Eduardo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cyrus looking to sit in guard and control but Eduardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eduardo wants to stand but Cyrus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eduardo throwing strikes from guard but Cyrus blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eduardo.
Cyrus is trying to keep Eduardo in close.
Cyrus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eduardo is one step ahead there.
Cyrus looking to control.
Eduardo won't allow Cyrus to sweep him here.
Eduardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cyrus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Eduardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eduardo throws a strike but Cyrus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cyrus postures up and lands a big shot to Eduardo's brow.

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.
Cyrus throwing strikes from guard but Eduardo blocks nicely.
Eduardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eduardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cyrus connects with a couple of short punches.
Cyrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cyrus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eduardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cyrus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eduardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cyrus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miley Cyrus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cyrus walks into a stiff left hand from Eduardo.
Eduardo misses with a body shot.
Eduardo misses with a combination

and Cyrus counters with a single leg into guard. Eduardo didn't expect that.
Eduardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cyrus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eduardo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Eduardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cyrus trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
Cyrus scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cyrus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eduardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cyrus chips away with some ground and pound.
Eduardo is trying to keep Cyrus in close.
Cyrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Cyrus wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.
Cyrus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eduardo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cyrus is controlling him.
Cyrus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cyrus won't allow Eduardo to sweep him here.
Cyrus trying to move into half guard but instead Eduardo has managed to sweep!
Eduardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyrus has a closed guard, preventing Eduardo from standing up.
Eduardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eduardo controlling from the top position.
Cyrus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Eduardo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cyrus tries for a takedown but Eduardo circles away easily
and Eduardo counters with a left and a right that stings Cyrus.
Eduardo misses with an uppercut. Cyrus saw that one coming.
Eduardo throws a jab when Cyrus was well out of range.
Cyrus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eduardo.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyrus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Cyrus moves out of range easily.
Cyrus throws an off balance right hand
and Eduardo counters with a good low kick that Cyrus was not able to check.
Eduardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eduardo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyrus.
Eduardo throws a combination. Cyrus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Miley Cyrus has been cut.
The fighters circling - Eduardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyrus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eduardo sprawls well. Eduardo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cyrus gets slowly back to his feet.
Eduardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cyrus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cyrus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cyrus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cyrus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyrus working over Eduardo with some ground and pound. Eduardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cyrus throwing shots but Eduardo is blocking nicely.

Cyrus seems to be working for a kimura but Eduardo defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Eduardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Eduardo misses with a combination

and Cyrus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eduardo won't be happy with that.
Eduardo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cyrus's best efforts.
Cyrus throwing shots but Eduardo is blocking nicely.
Cyrus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cyrus is looking to take a break and control but Eduardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cyrus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cyrus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eduardo keeps working.
Cyrus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eduardo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cyrus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cyrus's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cyrus is trying to maintain the position but Eduardo is very close to passing his half guard.
Eduardo is looking to take a break and control but Cyrus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eduardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cyrus's head.
Cyrus wants to improve his position but Eduardo is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eduardo connects with a nice short shot to Cyrus's temple.
Cyrus is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyrus gets back to full guard.
Eduardo wants to control from the top but Cyrus keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eduardo is one step ahead there.
Eduardo wanted to stand there but Cyrus had control of the position.
Cyrus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eduardo!
Cyrus with shots to the head and body - Eduardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eduardo is looking to get to half guard.
Eduardo tries to hold on but Cyrus postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo regains half guard.
Cyrus wants to control but Eduardo is keeping him busy.
Cyrus thows a huge punch but Eduardo dodges it nicely.
Cyrus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eduardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cyrus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Eduardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cyrus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eduardo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cyrus tries to free his leg and advance position but Eduardo is retaining full guard.
Eduardo is trying to keep Cyrus in close.
Cyrus trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
Cyrus thows a big elbow that misses.
Cyrus lands a couple of elbows.
Eduardo looking to control.
Cyrus cracks Eduardo with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miley Cyrus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cyrus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miley Cyrus!