PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Rickenbacker v.2 is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back Stabber!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miyato
vs
Rickenbacker v.2

174 cm
33
177 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

175 cm
29
180 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeo Miyato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyato throws a leg kick but Rickenbacker v.2 moved away.
Miyato tries to work over Rickenbacker v.2's front leg with a kick but Rickenbacker v.2 checks it.
A low kick from Miyato is predictable there

and Rickenbacker v.2 counters by clinching up.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.

Shigeo Miyato's cut is getting worse.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Miyato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rickenbacker v.2 smiles and moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyato moves out of range as Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick.

Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and clinches up with Miyato.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Miyato is blocking nicely.
Miyato tries to score a body lock takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Miyato blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miyato up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a nice short uppercut.

Shigeo Miyato's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyato is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shigeo Miyato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rickenbacker v.2 fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rickenbacker v.2 explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miyato throws a solid leg kick but Rickenbacker v.2 takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyato.
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!
Miyato checks a leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miyato misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyato blocks a leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that misses.
Shigeo Miyato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a leg kick. Miyato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to land body kicks.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyato off the cage and back into range.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range of the leg kick from Miyato.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rickenbacker v.2 has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rickenbacker v.2 and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyato misses with a low kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses the shot to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miyato.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a low kick but Miyato moves out of range easily.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyato blocks the body kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 cracks the inside of Miyato's front leg.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miyato throws a body kick that misses

and Rickenbacker v.2 counters by moving into the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shigeo Miyato'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.

Miyato throws a body kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 swings for the body but Miyato moves out of range.
Miyato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rickenbacker v.2 is out of range and Miyato settles back down.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a low kick but Miyato avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a body kick that misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a wild body kick that Miyato sees coming a mile off.

Rickenbacker v.2 drives through and clinches with Miyato against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rickenbacker v.2 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rickenbacker v.2. Miyato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickenbacker v.2 takes a swing at Miyato's ribcage but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Miyato moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range as Miyato throws a body kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws the left hand but Miyato avoids the punch easily.
Miyato feints and then cracks Rickenbacker v.2's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rickenbacker v.2 down.

Rickenbacker v.2 clinches with his opponent.
Miyato tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Miyato takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, Shigeo Miyato's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miyato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rickenbacker v.2 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shigeo Miyato's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
A very excited looking Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.