PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshito Hirai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miguel
vs
Hirai

177 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoshito Hirai!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel throws a head kick but Hirai moves out of range.

Hirai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miguel preventing the sweep.
Hirai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miguel stops Hirai from standing up.
Hirai has his hands on Miguel's head, controlling the position.
Miguel stopping the sweep attempt from Hirai.

Hirai uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Miguel with a poor takedown
and Hirai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miguel.
Miguel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miguel with a poor takedown

and Hirai counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miguel's guard now.

Miguel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miguel keeping moving, preventing Hirai from controlling successfully.

Miguel working for a triangle but Hirai defends it easily.
Miguel is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miguel keeping moving, preventing Hirai from controlling successfully.
Hirai cracks Miguel with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirai lands a couple of digs.
Hirai wants to control from the top but Miguel keeps moving.
Hirai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miguel is keeping the position for now.
Hirai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yoshito Hirai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hirai tries to bum rush Miguel with a series of wild strikes but Miguel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miguel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hirai counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Miguel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hirai drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirai content to stall in guard here.

Miguel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hirai passes into half guard.

Miguel actively working from the bottom here.
Hirai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.

Hirai is trying to work for a kimura but Miguel is defending well.
Hirai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hirai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miguel is refusing to be controlled, as Hirai sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguel tries to roll over but Hirai keeps him under control.
Hirai trying to control the action but Miguel is working from the bottom.
Hirai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miguel!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hirai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Hirai is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Miguel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Miguel shrugs it off.
Hirai lands a big elbow.

Miguel is rocked!
Hirai moves to the back position.
Oh Miguel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Miguel fending off the submission attempt from Hirai.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Miguel fending off the submission attempt from Hirai.
Miguel seems to have got his legs back now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Hirai has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Miguel is in real trouble here. Hirai gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Miguel is tapping out! Hirai wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshito Hirai!
Yoshito Hirai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.