PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsutomu Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aas comes into the arena with Nunnuka Nunnuka blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Aas
vs
Miyazaki

166 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
147 lbs
13 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsutomu Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aas connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Aas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miyazaki.
Aas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyazaki throws out the jab.
Aas throws the left hand but Miyazaki avoids the punch easily.
Aas scoring well with a low kick there.
Miyazaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Miyazaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aas quickly recovers to half guard.
Aas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyazaki.
Aas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyazaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aas keeping hold of Miyazaki's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aas wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas wants to control but Miyazaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miyazaki thows a huge punch but Aas dodges it nicely.
Aas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miyazaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miyazaki's back!
Aas controlling well, preventing Miyazaki from escaping the position.
Miyazaki just trying to survive but Aas is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Aas is hanging on to Miyazaki's back as he tries to escape.
Aas has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Miyazaki's body.
Aas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aas is not going to allow Miyazaki to sit and survive in this position.
Miyazaki tries to roll but Aas sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas biding his time, controlling Miyazaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Even with his hooks in, Aas manages to miss with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Miyazaki right now.
Aas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Miyazaki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki staying busy and making it hard for Aas to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aas really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Miyazaki.

Aslak Aas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miyazaki moves forwards but Aas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miyazaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Aas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miyazaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazaki manages to avoid it.
Miyazaki slips a straight right by Aas.
Aas misses with an uppercut.
Aslak Aas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Miyazaki misses its intended target.
Miyazaki looks to land a left hand but Aas moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyazaki missing with a left hand there. Aas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aas tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Aas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aas, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aas misses with an uppercut. Miyazaki saw that one coming.
Miyazaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslak Aas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miyazaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyazaki checks a leg kick.
Miyazaki slips under a jab.
Miyazaki connects with a looping right hand.
Aas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Aas.
Aas misses with a straight left.

Miyazaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miyazaki with the ground and pound but Aas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas trying to keep a closed guard but Miyazaki is proving a slippery customer.
Aas managing to control the position.
Aas looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Aslak Aas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aas stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyazaki. Miyazaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aslak Aas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyazaki throws a hook but Aas avoids it easily.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Aas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyazaki throws out the jab.
Aslak Aas is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyazaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miyazaki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Aas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aas is trying to keep Miyazaki in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aas holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aas has momentary wrist control but Miyazaki slips an elbow through the middle.

Miyazaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miyazaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas keeping moving, preventing Miyazaki from controlling successfully.
Miyazaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miyazaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aas trying to keep a closed guard but Miyazaki is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aslak Aas.
Aas misses with a two punch combination.
Aas staying out of range there.
Aas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aas moves out of range as Miyazaki strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aas tries to clinch there but Miyazaki circles away.
Miyazaki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miyazaki lands an overhand right.

Miyazaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aas controlling Miyazaki's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aas working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tsutomu Miyazaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aas looks to throw the jab but Miyazaki is out of range.
Aas connects with a body shot.
Miyazaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Aas is just out of range.
Miyazaki slips under a jab from Aas.
Aas thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyazaki slips a jab from Aas.
Miyazaki blocks a leg kick.
Aas throws out a loose jab but Miyazaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aas misses with a low kick.
Miyazaki throws an overhand right that lands on Aas's shoulder, as Aas tries to avoid the shot.
Aas throws the left hand but Miyazaki avoids the punch easily.
Aas throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyazaki.
Miyazaki avoids the body shot from Aas.
Aas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aas staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aas.
Miyazaki misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas moves out of range of the strikes.
Aas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyazaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aas takes a swing at Miyazaki's ribcage but misses.
Miyazaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miyazaki throws a looping overhand right but Aas ducks down to avoid it.

Aas forces Miyazaki back against the cage and clinches.
Aas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aas scores with a shot to the side of Miyazaki's head.
Aas lands a good knee to the midsection. Miyazaki won't want to take too many of those.
Aas blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miyazaki is trying to pull guard but Aas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aas pushes Miyazaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aas lands a body punch.
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyazaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miyazaki jumps guard but Aas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aslak Aas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsutomu Miyazaki.
A body shot lands from Aas.
Miyazaki wants a takedown.
Miyazaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miyazaki fails to pull guard.
Miyazaki is trying to pull guard but Aas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aas is pressed up against the cage. Miyazaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aas down to the mat. Aas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miyazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aas lands a jab to Miyazaki's midsection.
Miyazaki looks to land a left hand but Aas moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Miyazaki tries to move into range but Aas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Miyazaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Aas's guard.
Aas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aas is trying to control the position but Miyazaki postures up.
Aas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aas trying to control the position.
Miyazaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Aas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Aslak Aas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aas misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslak Aas clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miyazaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aas moves away from the strike by Miyazaki.
Aas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyazaki. That did some damage!
Aas throws a series of strikes that have Miyazaki backpedaling.
Aas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Miyazaki counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miyazaki is defended easily by Aas.
Aas doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyazaki circles away.
Nice defenses there by Aas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aas's waist but Aas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miyazaki off to one side.
Aas throws a leg kick but Miyazaki moved away.
Aas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki darts in looking for a takedown but Aas gets double underhooks and turns Miyazaki into the cage.
Aslak Aas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsutomu Miyazaki.
Aas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyazaki is trying to drag Aas to the mat but Aas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Aas.
Miyazaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aas to keep the fight standing.
Aas lands a knee to the head.
Miyazaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miyazaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas lands a left hand.
Aas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tsutomu Miyazaki has been cut.
Aas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aas lands with a right to the head.
Aas lands a knee to the head.
Aas wants to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazaki is trying to force a seperation but Aas has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aas lands a shot to the body.
Aas prevents Miyazaki from breaking the clinch.
Miyazaki tries for a takedown but Aas manages to get underhooks.
Aslak Aas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aas lands with a right to the head.

Miyazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Aas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyazaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Miyazaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Aas finds it's way through Miyazaki's defenses.
Aas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyazaki.

Aas rushes Miyazaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miyazaki is trying to pull guard but Aas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miyazaki backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aas.
Aas looking to throw knees to the head but Miyazaki is blocking nicely.
Miyazaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aas walks away with a smile on his face. Miyazaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aas misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki closes the distance and clinches up with Aas, looking for a takedown. Miyazaki pushes Aas against the cage but Aas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aas misses with a straight right.
Aas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miyazaki has time to react.
Aas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyazaki at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miyazaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aas throws a body punch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazaki stalks Aas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aas's face. Aas staggers backwards, shaken.
That kick from Aas tenderised Miyazaki's leg. Miyazaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aslak Aas had his way with Tsutomu Miyazaki in that round.
The cut man is working on Tsutomu Miyazaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aas jabs at Miyazaki's body.
Aas tries to move into range but Miyazaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aas lands with a cross.
Aas misses with a low kick as Miyazaki jumps back.
Aas throws the kick towards the body but Miyazaki avoids it.
Aas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miyazaki on the side of the head.
A jab from Miyazaki misses.
A punch combination from Miyazaki misses.
Miyazaki avoids the body shot from Aas.
Miyazaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Aas counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Aas misses the target.
Aas thumps Miyazaki with a low kick.
Aas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyazaki. That did some damage!

Miyazaki gets a double leg takedown into Aas's guard.
Miyazaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Aas looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aas holds on and takes a little breather.
Miyazaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Aas pulls Miyazaki in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aslak Aas.
Aas misses the shot to the body.
Tsutomu Miyazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aas scores with a hook to the body. Miyazaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas throws a poor cross that misses

and Miyazaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Miyazaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazaki is working Aas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aas controls Miyazaki momentarily but Miyazaki frees himself.
Miyazaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aas holds on and takes a little breather.
Miyazaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miyazaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Aas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aas's head.
Aas trying to control the position here.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Aas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aas controls Miyazaki momentarily but Miyazaki frees himself.
Aas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Aslak Aas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miyazaki looks for a takedown but Aas sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas looks to land a left hand but Miyazaki moved out of range nicely.

Miyazaki gets a double leg takedown into Aas's guard.
Aas pulls Miyazaki in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aas pulls Miyazaki in to control the position.
Aslak Aas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miyazaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tsutomu Miyazaki.
I think Aas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Aas!
Aslak Aas retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Aslak Aas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tsutomu Miyazaki was interviewed post fight and said 'Bukkake soikoon!'.