PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Musasi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Bickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Bickers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miyamoto
vs
Bickers

175 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musasi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dom Bickers!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto throws a nice looking combination but Bickers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Miyamoto. That snapped Bickers's head back.
Miyamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Miyamoto does no damage.
Bickers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miyamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bickers counters with a head kick.
Bickers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Miyamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Musasi Miyamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Bickers misses with the combination.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Miyamoto throws a lazy right hand but Bickers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miyamoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bickers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bickers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bickers scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickers jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bickers has Miyamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Miyamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickers connects with a knee to the head.
Bickers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bickers landing knees to the head.
Bickers keeps control of Miyamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyamoto has had enough of the clinch but Bickers keeps him there for the moment.
Miyamoto can't break the clinch.

Bickers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bickers in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickers slips a jab from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bickers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bickers slips a jab and a cross from Miyamoto.
Musasi Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bickers counters with a head kick. That will keep Miyamoto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bickers tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Bickers has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto wants to break free but Bickers has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bickers.
Bickers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bickers scores with a knee to the head.

Bickers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bickers closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyamoto's face.
Bickers lands an elbow that stopped Miyamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Bickers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miyamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Bickers.
Bickers tries to score a body lock takedown but Miyamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickers has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Bickers.
Bickers lands an elbow inside that Miyamoto shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickers scores with a knee to the head.
Bickers taking a breather.
Miyamoto looking to stall.
Miyamoto tries to break the clinch but Bickers is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bickers tries to clinch but Miyamoto moves out of range.
A punch combination from Miyamoto misses.
Miyamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Musasi Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyamoto looks to land a left hand but Bickers moved out of range nicely.
Miyamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Bickers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miyamoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that Bickers avoids nicely.
Bickers dives in and grabs Miyamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyamoto pushes down on Bickers's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickers moves in looking to clinch but Miyamoto pushes him off.
Bickers darts in trying to clinch

and Miyamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Miyamoto stands and steps away. Bickers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bickers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyamoto swinging wildly here.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickers counters with a three punch combo that has Miyamoto backing up. Miyamoto nods at Bickers to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musasi Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyamoto throws a series of punches but Bickers moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bickers clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miyamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bickers.
Bickers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
Bickers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bickers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miyamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miyamoto is trying to force a seperation but Bickers has the dominant position.
Bickers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickers won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickers lands a knee to the head.
Bickers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickers keeps control of Miyamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bickers lands a nice knee to the body.
Bickers lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miyamoto tries to break the clinch but Bickers is controlling the position.
Bickers pushes Miyamoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyamoto's face.
Bickers looking to slow down the pace here.
Bickers tries to score a body lock takedown but Miyamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Bickers.
Bickers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miyamoto's efforts to push away.
Bickers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Bickers.

Bickers breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Bickers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miyamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickers counters with a head kick.

Miyamoto is rocked!

Bickers has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto is trying to break the clinch but Bickers has him pressed against the cage.
Miyamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickers lands a knee to the body.
Miyamoto is trying to push Bickers away but Bickers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miyamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickers.
Miyamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bickers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miyamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bickers.
Bickers lands a nice elbow.
Oh Miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickers with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickers landing knees to the head.
Bickers lands an elbow inside that Miyamoto shrugs off.
Bickers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bickers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bickers lands an elbow inside that Miyamoto shrugs off.
Miyamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickers has double underhooks.
Bickers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bickers lands a big knee! That's hurt Miyamoto! Oh, he's all over the place! Bickers lands another knee that sends Miyamoto to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Bickers!