PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musashi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Zelda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Miyamoto
vs
Zelda

185 cm
28
188 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

194 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Zelda!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto moves in looking to clinch but Zelda pushes him off.
Miyamoto throws a shot from downtown. Zelda moves away and avoids it.
Zelda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zelda looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyamoto is just out of range.
Miyamoto throws a looping overhand right but Zelda ducks down to avoid it.
Miyamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Zelda. Zelda gets slowly back to his feet.
Miyamoto throws a lazy right hand but Zelda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zelda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zelda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zelda misses with a body shot.
Zelda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zelda thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelda cracks Miyamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zelda misses with an uppercut

and Miyamoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelda tries to pull guard but Miyamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Zelda drops back down to his feet.
Zelda tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Miyamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miyamoto is trying to force a seperation but Zelda has the dominant position.
Zelda tries to pull guard but Miyamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Musashi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Zelda.
Zelda is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Zelda breaks from the clinch.
Zelda throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto looks to land a combination but Zelda avoids it well.
Zelda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zelda shoots in looking for a takedown but Miyamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zelda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miyamoto wants to clinch up but Zelda keeps it at a distance.
Miyamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is looking to clinch but Zelda is avoiding it.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zelda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Zelda has taken the fight to the clinch.

Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Zelda misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyamoto.

Zelda clinches.
Zelda is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miyamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy body shot
and Zelda counters with a right hand to the body.
Zelda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zelda swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelda fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelda throws a poor cross that misses
and Miyamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Miyamoto misses.
Zelda misses with a wild body shot.
Zelda keeps the fight on the outside.
Zelda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miyamoto wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Zelda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Zelda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zelda lands with a right hand.

It looks like Musashi Miyamoto has been cut.
Miyamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zelda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyamoto misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zelda!
Miyamoto tries to clinch there but Zelda circles away.
Miyamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyamoto moves away.
Zelda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zelda misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zelda clinches with his opponent.
Miyamoto wants to break free but Zelda has control.
Miyamoto has had enough of the clinch but Zelda keeps him there for the moment.

Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Zelda drops his hands momentarily and Miyamoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miyamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zelda loads up on a big right hand but Miyamoto slips the punch.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab
and Zelda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miyamoto thinking.
Zelda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Zelda.

Miyamoto is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelda throws a right hand that misses
and Miyamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto slips under a jab.
Zelda misses with an uppercut
and Miyamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Zelda misses.
Zelda darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Miyamoto's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Zelda before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Zelda!
Our winner, Lance Zelda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.