PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miyagi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Your'e The Best Around. Kesuke Miyagi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tombstone Terry's chin.

Miyagi
vs
Terry

166 cm
25
142 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

188 cm
31
135 lbs
21 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%
Brute

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Miyagi clinches up with Terry and pushes him back against the cage.
Miyagi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Terry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Terry being controlled against the cage.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Terry is trying to break the clinch but Miyagi is controlling him.
Terry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terry fails to pull guard.

Terry breaks from the clinch.
Terry misses with a head kick.

Miyagi pushes Terry up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Terry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Terry crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
Terry can't break the clinch.
Terry working hard to break the clinch.
Terry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Terry's ribcage.
Miyagi effectively controlling the action here.
Terry can't get the takedown.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terry.
Miyagi looking to stall.
Terry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyagi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Terry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miyagi slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miyagi as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi lands a leg kick that knocks Terry off balance momentarily.
Miyagi throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terry.
Miyagi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kesuke Miyagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miyagi - that will leave a mark!
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terry throws a combination that misses
and Miyagi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Terry. Those never looked like landing.

Terry has managed to clinch.
Terry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Terry throws an elbow but it misses.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Terry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage.
Miyagi just leaning against Terry, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Terry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terry throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Miyagi.
Terry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miyagi up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Terry jumps guard but Miyagi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Terry takes a knee to the side of the body.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terry just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyagi throws a chopping leg kick but Terry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Terry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miyagi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terry tries to clinch up.
Terry dives in and grabs Miyagi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyagi pushes down on Terry's head and hops out.
Miyagi is looking to slow Terry down with leg kicks.
Miyagi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tombstone Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Miyagi tenderised Terry's leg. Terry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terry shoots for a double leg takedown but Miyagi sprawls well. He's pushed Terry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miyagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Terry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miyagi. That's going to slow Terry down.
Miyagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terry shoots in and drives through. Miyagi sprawls well.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.

Miyagi clinches up with Terry and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi stops a takedown attempt from Terry.
Terry is breathing heavily.
Miyagi working Terry over with knees to the body.

Terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terry. That did some damage!

Miyagi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terry, pushing him back against the cage.
Terry is working for takedown but Miyagi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miyagi stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Miyagi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Terry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Terry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miyagi wants to stall.
Miyagi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terry is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miyagi smiles and moves away.
Kesuke Miyagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyagi moves in looking to clinch but Terry pushes him off.
Miyagi moves in looking to clinch but Terry pushes him off.

Miyagi clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terry.
Miyagi trying to control the position but instead, Terry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyagi into the cage.
Miyagi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Terry looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyagi is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to clinch there but Terry circles away.

Terry rushes Miyagi and presses him up against the cage.
Miyagi avoids a wild elbow strike from Terry.
Terry lands a good knee to the midsection. Miyagi won't want to take too many of those.
Miyagi is trying to maintain a safe position but Terry gets an underhook and turns Miyagi into the cage.
Terry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miyagi backwards.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Terry letting Miyagi take a breather here.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terry avoids it.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terry blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyagi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terry up against the cage.
Terry managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.

Terry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miyagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terry doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Miyagi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miyagi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Terry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kesuke Miyagi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Terry wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Miyagi misses
and Terry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miyagi thinking.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyagi as he jumps to the side.

Miyagi pushes Terry up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terry trying to land knees to the body.
Terry is trying to pull guard but Miyagi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miyagi stalling in the clinch.
Terry tries to throw a body punch but Miyagi avoids it by throwing Terry back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miyagi prevents Terry from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to stall but Terry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Miyagi would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Miyagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terry.
Miyagi prevents Terry from breaking the clinch.
Miyagi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Terry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Terry gets control of Miyagi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Terry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Miyagi gets to his feet. Terry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miyagi.
Miyagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Terry's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Terry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terry wants to clinch.

Miyagi moves into the clinch.
Terry avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Miyagi slowing the pace effectively.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
Terry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miyagi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.

Terry breaks the clinch.

Miyagi closes the distance and pushes Terry back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Terry goes for a takedown attempt but Miyagi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.

Miyagi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terry, pushing him back against the cage.
Terry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Terry is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Terry throws knees to the body.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Miyagi forces Terry back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry is trying to push Miyagi away but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kesuke Miyagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi gets underhooks to prevent Terry's takedown attempt.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Tombstone Terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyagi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
Our winner, Kesuke Miyagi, 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.