PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Winkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Winkel
vs
Miyagi

183 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Winkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keisuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miyagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyagi lands an elbow inside that Winkel shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.
Miyagi lands an elbow just above Winkel 's eye.
Miyagi taking a breather.
Miyagi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Winkel takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyagi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkel letting Miyagi take a breather here.
Winkel is trying to stall.
Miyagi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miyagi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winkel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyagi taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keisuke Miyagi.

Miyagi pushes Winkel up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyagi lands an elbow just above Winkel 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miyagi throws an elbow but misses.
Winkel can't get the takedown.
Winkel takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyagi throws an elbow that misses.
Winkel takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyagi taking a breather.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkel dodges an elbow strike from Miyagi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyagi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkel's brow.
Miyagi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winkel is keeping busy.
Miyagi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miyagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyagi lands an elbow just above Winkel 's eye.
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 prevents the takedown attempt.
Winkel blocks an elbow strike from Miyagi.
Miyagi has Winkel pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkel tries to work over Miyagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Winkel takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyagi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Miyagi throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winkel wants to take the fight to the mat but Miyagi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Winkel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keisuke Miyagi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miyagi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winkel circles away quickly and effectively.
Miyagi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miyagi connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a head kick that Winkel semi-blocks.
Miyagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winkel's calf.

Miyagi forces Winkel back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkel misses with a punch to the body.
Winkel trying to stall but Miyagi improves his position.
Winkel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winkel wants a takedown but no success here.
Miyagi throws an elbow that misses.
Winkel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Winkel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winkel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miyagi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miyagi stalling the fight.
Keisuke Miyagi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miyagi lands an elbow that stopped Winkel in his tracks for a moment.
Winkel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkel is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miyagi throws an elbow but misses.
Miyagi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winkel takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyagi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkel's defenses.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Winkel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miyagi is keeping busy.
Miyagi stops a takedown attempt from Winkel.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyagi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkel's brow.
Winkel dodges an elbow strike from Miyagi.
Winkel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miyagi is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow.
Miyagi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkel's defenses.

It looks like Kurt Winkel has been cut.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Miyagi.
A battle for position here, against 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 pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Miyagi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Miyagi lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi throws an elbow but it misses.
Miyagi looking to slow down the pace here.
Winkel avoids the elbow strike from Miyagi, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keisuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurt Winkel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Miyagi throws a head kick that Winkel semi-blocks.
Kurt Winkel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Miyagi has managed to clinch.
Miyagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyagi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winkel is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyagi gets an underhook and turns Winkel into the cage.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyagi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Winkel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miyagi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winkel.
Miyagi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miyagi lands an elbow inside.
Miyagi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkel's defenses.
Winkel letting Miyagi take a breather here.
Miyagi lands an elbow inside that Winkel shrugs off.
Miyagi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyagi lands an elbow that stopped Winkel in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miyagi throws an elbow but misses.
Miyagi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miyagi is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Miyagi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkel takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Winkel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miyagi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Winkel avoids the elbow strike from Miyagi, against the cage.
Winkel avoids a wild elbow strike from Miyagi.
Miyagi leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.
Miyagi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miyagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyagi has Winkel pressed against the cage.
Miyagi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Miyagi is trying to stall.
Miyagi stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keisuke Miyagi.
Miyagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winkel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyagi.
Miyagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miyagi scores with a head kick. Winkel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Miyagi darts in and clinches Winkel up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkel looking for a takedown.
Kurt Winkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keisuke Miyagi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miyagi lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miyagi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30

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