PBP Commentary

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

Aurelio
vs
Miyaichi

177 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio misses with a takedown
and Miyaichi counters with a two punch combo.
Aurelio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Miyaichi scores with a body shot.
Aurelio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyaichi.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Miyaichi.
Miyaichi misses with a hook.
Miyaichi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyaichi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelio.
Miyaichi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aurelio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aurelio throws a hook to the side of Miyaichi's head but Miyaichi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaichi takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Miyaichi lands a jab to Aurelio's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Miyaichi. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelio is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelio tries to land a leg kick but Miyaichi saw it coming and moves away.
Aurelio cracks Miyaichi with a good jab.
Aurelio throws a push kick but Miyaichi slaps the foot to one side.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyaichi manages to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
Miyaichi scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelio misses with a hook. Miyaichi ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miyaichi.
Aurelio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miyaichi swings widly with a right hand

and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown. Miyaichi fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio won't allow Miyaichi to sweep him here.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyaichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aurelio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miyaichi wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
Miyaichi is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aurelio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miyaichi defends it well.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Miyaichi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aurelio trying to pass the guard but Miyaichi defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miyaichi is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aurelio trying to work for an americana but Miyaichi has managed to regain full guard.
Aurelio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miyaichi trying to keep a closed guard but Aurelio is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio looking to sit in guard and control but Miyaichi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Miyaichi wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryo Miyaichi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miyaichi with a nice cross.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Miyaichi moved out of range nicely.
Miyaichi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aurelio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miyaichi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miyaichi throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Ryo Miyaichi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyaichi defending well as Aurelio loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Miyaichi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyaichi throws a jab when Aurelio was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelio.
Aurelio thows a body kick. Miyaichi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miyaichi lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Miyaichi.
Miyaichi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Aurelio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aurelio passes Miyaichi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aurelio throws a strike but Miyaichi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aurelio looking to pass the guard.
Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Miyaichi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelio wants to control but Miyaichi is keeping him busy.

Aurelio tries for a kimura but Miyaichi is defending well.

Aurelio is trying to get an arm triangle but Miyaichi is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aurelio tries for a kimura but Miyaichi is defending well.

Aurelio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miyaichi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miyaichi manages to get back to half guard.

Aurelio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miyaichi keeps working.
Aurelio is pressing down on Miyaichi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miyaichi is holding on for now.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to full guard.

Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Aurelio 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurício Aurelio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Miyaichi avoids a kick to the body.
Miyaichi moves out of range as Aurelio throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio shoots in but no luck this time.
Miyaichi moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelio.
Miyaichi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyaichi is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a front kick aimed at Miyaichi's knee but Miyaichi avoids it well.
A big left from Miyaichi misses.
Maurício Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyaichi scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Miyaichi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyaichi throws a hook but Aurelio blocks it.
Miyaichi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Miyaichi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelio. That's going to slow Miyaichi down.
Miyaichi throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyaichi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyaichi avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Miyaichi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miyaichi misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Miyaichi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryo Miyaichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio throws a jab when Miyaichi was well out of range.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelio misses with a body kick.
Aurelio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaichi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Aurelio cracks Miyaichi with an open hand slap.

Aurelio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aurelio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miyaichi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aurelio, into his guard.

Miyaichi looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Miyaichi is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
Aurelio looking to pass the guard.
Aurelio is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyaichi has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Miyaichi is keeping the position.
Miyaichi wants to control the position but Aurelio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Aurelio passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurício Aurelio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelio 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurício Aurelio!
Maurício Aurelio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.