PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Boran
vs
Miyazawa

191 cm
29
183 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Boran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran motions for Miyazawa to come forward. Boran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boran is looking to slow Miyazawa down with leg kicks.
Boran scores with a nice body kick.
Boran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyazawa's head.
Boran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miyazawa slips a straight right by Boran.
Boran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyazawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boran.
Both fighters circling a little - Boran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boran throws a looping overhand right but Miyazawa ducks down to avoid it.
Boran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyazawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Boran.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Miyazawa.
Boran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boran manages to get back to half guard.
Miyazawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boran is looking to improve his position.
Miyazawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Miyazawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyazawa drops an elbow to the side of Boran's head.
Miyazawa is keen to just control but Boran is a slippery customer.
Miyazawa trying to mount his opponent but Boran defends it.
Boran is looking for a sweep. Miyazawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyazawa is trying to control. Boran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boran is looking for a sweep. Miyazawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyazawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boran defending well though.
Miyazawa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Boran's thigh. Boran counters though and makes it back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boran looking for a guillotine here but Miyazawa defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Boran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Miyazawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miyazawa throws an elbow that misses. Boran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miyazawa's guard. Nice move by Boran!
Boran wants to control from the top but Miyazawa keeps moving.

Miyazawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boran seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miyazawa is looking for a triangle but Boran pushes his legs off easily.
Boran passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boran is keen to just control but Miyazawa is a slippery customer.
Boran moves nicely into side control.
Boran is looking to take a break and control but Miyazawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boran tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa can't do much from the bottom here.

Boran wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miyazawa, who protects the arm well.
Miyazawa tries to bench press Boran off him but Boran keeps the position.
Boran postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boran working away.
Miyazawa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boran off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazawa wants to control but Boran is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boran tries to roll but Miyazawa sticks to his back.
Miyazawa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Boran is keeping busy.
Miyazawa is hanging on to Boran's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kiichi Miyazawa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miyazawa scores with a takedown into Boran's guard.
Miyazawa wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
Boran tries to strike from the bottom.

Boran is looking to sinch up a triangle. Miyazawa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Boran's body to avoid the submission. Boran has instead reached around Miyazawa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Boran arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassius Boran!
Our winner, Cassius Boran, 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.