PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes to the cage accompanied by Forgot about dre.. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kirby
vs
Miyato

185 cm
36
199 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

174 cm
31
177 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeo Miyato!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Miyato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kirby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miyato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kirby throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyato.
Kirby just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirby throws a big shot that misses.
Miyato needs to keep his hands up - Kirby had a free shot at his head there.
Kirby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miyato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miyato moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miyato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miyato misses with a body kick.
Miyato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miyato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miyato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirby throws a shot from downtown. Miyato moves away and avoids it.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miyato on the side of the head.
Kirby lands a head shot.
Kirby lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miyato avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirby as he connects with a hook.
Kirby throws a hook to the side of Miyato's head but Miyato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Kirby is predictable there
and Miyato counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby dips to his left and cracks Miyato with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby clobbers Miyato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
John Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyato tried to score with a low kick but Kirby checks it.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Miyato moves out of range.
Miyato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kirby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kirby misses with a two punch combination.
Kirby lands a nice hook to Miyato's body. Miyato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirby.
Miyato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miyato throws a low kick, looking for Kirby's leg but Kirby calmly moves out of range.
Kirby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyato sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyato checks a leg kick.
Kirby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyato ducks under a wild hook from Kirby.
Some bone on bone action there as Kirby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kirby moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Miyato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby throws a right and a left that Miyato avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miyato.
Kirby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miyato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miyato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miyato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kirby. That snapped Miyato's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a hook but Miyato avoids it easily.
Kirby cracks Miyato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirby throws a jab when Miyato was well out of range.
Kirby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirby misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyato looks for the body kick but Kirby saw that one coming.
Kirby misses with a hook.
Miyato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Kirby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kirby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kirby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good work by Miyato as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Kirby misses.
Kirby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyato momentarily.
Kirby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyato.
Nice jab there from Kirby.
Kirby connects with the punch.
A jab from Kirby misses.
A jab lands there for Kirby.
Kirby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirby checks a leg kick.
Miyato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirby.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Miyato might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kirby has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miyato slips a jab and a cross from Kirby.
Kirby looks to land a right hand but Miyato moved out of range.
Miyato misses with a leg kick.
Miyato is looking to slow Kirby down with leg kicks.
Kirby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Miyato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kirby.
Kirby chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby throws a hook to the side of Miyato's head but Miyato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirby digs a good body shot into Miyato's ribs.
Miyato misses with a body kick.
Miyato moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyato was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kirby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miyato is able to avoid easily.
Kirby lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby scores with a jab. Miyato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirby misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyato lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a nice shot that snaps Miyato's head back.
Kirby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miyato checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Miyato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kirby misses with a straight left.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby cracks a nice hook into Miyato's ribs.
Miyato checks a leg kick.
Miyato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirby to score with a decent uppercut.
Miyato throws a leg kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyato moves away from the strike by Kirby.
Kirby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirby clobbers Miyato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miyato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kirby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miyato in his tracks.
Miyato moves out of range of the strikes.
Miyato moves away from the strike by Kirby.
John Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirby thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Miyato.
Kirby misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kirby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyato can do to turn this around?
Miyato checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Miyato is predictable there
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirby dips to his left and cracks Miyato with an uppercut!
Kirby looks to land a left hand but Miyato moved out of range nicely.
Kirby misses with a kick to the body

and Miyato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Miyato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Miyato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirby has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby is looking for a sweep. Miyato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miyato is working for a submission of some sort.

Miyato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Miyato is working for a submission of some sort.

Miyato is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Miyato wants to work for an arm triangle but Kirby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miyato seems to be working for a kimura but Kirby defends the submission attempt.

Miyato is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kirby sees it coming and defends easily.

Miyato is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Miyato is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to stand.

Miyato wants to work for an arm triangle but Kirby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Miyato 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.

Miyato 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.
John Kirby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby wants to improve his position but Miyato is controlling well.
Kirby wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Miyato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Miyato 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeo Miyato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirby 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for John Kirby!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for John Kirby!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for John Kirby!

John Kirby wins by unanimous decision!
John Kirby very nearly forgot to thank BeastMode amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.