PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Ready for war as his entrance music. Shane Miyagi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Belkofer
vs
Miyagi

180 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Demonic Clothing
Demonic Drugs

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belkofer closes the distance and clinches.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miyagi managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.

Miyagi tightens his grip and picks Belkofer up, before dumping him to the ground. Belkofer manages to land in guard.
Miyagi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belkofer is keeping the position for now.

Miyagi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miyagi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miyagi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belkofer is keeping the position for now.
Belkofer is looking to stand up but Miyagi isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi postures up in Belkofer's guard and throws a big left but Belkofer blocks it.
Belkofer is looking to stand up but Miyagi isn't so interested in that idea.
Belkofer trying to control the position here.
Miyagi won't allow Belkofer to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Belkofer drives through and clinches with Miyagi against the cage.
Miyagi wants to break free but Belkofer has control.
Belkofer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miyagi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belkofer has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belkofer prevents Miyagi from breaking the clinch.
Miyagi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Miyagi looks gassed!
Belkofer lands a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer lands a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer lands a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belkofer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belkofer lands a knee to the head.
Belkofer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyagi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Belkofer manages to break the clinch.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belkofer tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belkofer is looking to clinch.
Miyagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belkofer is fending him off so far but Miyagi persists. Nope, Belkofer circles away and we're back to standing.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belkofer.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
Belkofer ducks under a wild hook from Miyagi.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Miyagi's front leg.
Miyagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belkofer manages to avoid it.
Miyagi lands a lovely overhand right.
Miyagi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to de liver by Miyagi. Beautiful body shot.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belkofer tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Belkofer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miyagi will feel that in the morning.
Miyagi fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miyagi has had enough of the clinch but Belkofer keeps him there for the moment.

Belkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belkofer wants to clinch.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Belkofer slips a jab and a cross from Miyagi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Belkofer clinches.
Belkofer prevents Miyagi from breaking the clinch.
Belkofer lands a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Belkofer.

Belkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Belkofer tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Belkofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyagi's calf.
Belkofer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Belkofer closes the distance and clinches.
Miyagi can't break the clinch.
Miyagi managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Belkofer prevents Miyagi from breaking the clinch.
Belkofer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belkofer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belkofer crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
Belkofer lands a knee to the body.

Belkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belkofer wants to clinch.
Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
Miyagi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belkofer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Belkofer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miyagi wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belkofer crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Belkofer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyagi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belkofer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Belkofer lands a knee to the body.
David Belkofer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyagi looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Belkofer.
Miyagi wants to break free but Belkofer has control.
Miyagi wants to break free but Belkofer has control.
Belkofer trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi can't get the takedown.
Belkofer scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi looking for a takedown.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Miyagi.

Miyagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Belkofer.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
Belkofer throws a sloppy head kick and Miyagi moves out of range easily.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Miyagi misses.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belkofer wants to clinch.
Belkofer is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.
Belkofer tries to clinch up.
Belkofer tries to clinch up.
Miyagi blocks the body kick.
Miyagi misses with the combination.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer slips under a jab.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Belkofer scores with a spinning back kick!
Belkofer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyagi.
Miyagi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miyagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belkofer wants to clinch.
Miyagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyagi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Miyagi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi thows a huge punch but Belkofer dodges it nicely.
Belkofer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Miyagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belkofer defending well though.
Belkofer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyagi.
Belkofer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belkofer wants to control but Miyagi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belkofer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belkofer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belkofer tries to get out of the position.
Miyagi prevents Belkofer from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belkofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Belkofer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.

Miyagi gets the takedown into side control.
Belkofer wants to control but Miyagi postures up.
Belkofer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Miyagi dominating with strikes here.
Belkofer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Belkofer is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Miyagi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Miyagi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belkofer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miyagi avoids the attempt from Belkofer to control.
Miyagi controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Belkofer's face.
Belkofer wants to control but Miyagi is having none of it.
Miyagi throwing strikes here but Belkofer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miyagi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Belkofer?
Miyagi with good strikes from the mount here!
Belkofer blocking the ground and pound.
Miyagi lands with some strikes.
Miyagi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miyagi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Belkofer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyagi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shane Miyagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Belkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Belkofer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miyagi.
Belkofer wants to hold on but Miyagi pushes him away.
Miyagi dominating with strikes here.
Miyagi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Miyagi avoids the attempt from Belkofer to control.
Belkofer regains half guard.
Miyagi wants to free his trapped foot but Belkofer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miyagi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miyagi throwing shots but Belkofer is blocking nicely.
Belkofer is trying to stand up here but Miyagi is controlling him well.
Miyagi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belkofer defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer tries to get to full guard but Miyagi has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyagi fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyagi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyagi tries for a takedown but Belkofer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Miyagi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miyagi down.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belkofer. Miyagi shrugs it off though.
Shane Miyagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi looks to score with a jab to the body but Belkofer is just out of range.
Belkofer tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyagi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer wants to clinch.
Belkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyagi misses with a double jab.
Belkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belkofer is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belkofer 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Belkofer!