PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharp Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miyazawa
vs
Dick

170 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sharp Dick!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miyazawa. Miyazawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miyazawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Dick connects with a looping right hand.
Dick stuns Miyazawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Miyazawa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miyazawa is in Dick's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyazawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miyazawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyazawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miyazawa trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
Miyazawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dick is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyazawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyazawa with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa controlling from the top position.
Miyazawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dick is retaining full guard.
Miyazawa is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miyazawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dick misses with a hook. Miyazawa ducked under it nicely.
Dick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyazawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dick misses the body punch
enabling Miyazawa to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick throws a right hand that Miyazawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyazawa also avoids with ease.
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyazawa.
Dick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick thows a body shot but no joy.
Dick takes a swing at Miyazawa's ribcage but misses.
Miyazawa avoids the body shot from Dick.
Dick cracks Miyazawa with a good jab.
Miyazawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dick scores with a jab. Miyazawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dick lands with a hook. Miyazawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miyazawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dick swivels and escapes.
Dick scores with a body shot.
Dick throws a right hand that Miyazawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyazawa also avoids with ease.
Dick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miyazawa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazawa manages to avoid it.
Miyazawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyazawa dives in and grabs Dick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dick pushes down on Miyazawa's head and hops out.
Dick misses with the combination.
Dick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dick tries to bum rush Miyazawa with a series of wild strikes but Miyazawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiichi Miyazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Dick. No joy for Miyazawa on that attempt.
Miyazawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Dick finds it's way through Miyazawa's defenses.
Dick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Miyazawa is rocked!
Miyazawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyazawa is breathing heavily.
Dick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dick scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Miyazawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick tries to clinch there but Miyazawa circles away.
Miyazawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyazawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Miyazawa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dick is trying to defend but Miyazawa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miyazawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to stand up here but Miyazawa is controlling him well.

Miyazawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miyazawa is looking for a kimura here.

Miyazawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miyazawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A big left from Dick misses.
Miyazawa dodges the punch combination from Dick.

Miyazawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyazawa is keen to just control but Dick is a slippery customer.
Miyazawa stalling away here and it's allowed Dick to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Miyazawa prevents Dick from getting back to his feet.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miyazawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kiichi Miyazawa.
Miyazawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dick.
Miyazawa dives in and grabs Dick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dick pushes down on Miyazawa's head and hops out.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miyazawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sharp Dick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dick lands a lovely overhand right.
Dick lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick scores with the left hand. Miyazawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Dick lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Dick.
Miyazawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Dick cracks Miyazawa with a good jab.
Dick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazawa manages to avoid it.
Dick tries to clinch but Miyazawa is having none of it.
Dick lands with a nice body punch.

Miyazawa gets a double leg takedown into Dick's guard.
Miyazawa pushing down on Dick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kiichi Miyazawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick is looking to escape.
Miyazawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dick defending well though.
Miyazawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miyazawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Miyazawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miyazawa.
Dick is trying to stand up here but Miyazawa is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Miyazawa wants to take a breather but Dick is having none of it.

Miyazawa is trying for a kimura here. Dick looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Miyazawa wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kiichi Miyazawa!
Kiichi Miyazawa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.