PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Your'e The Best Around as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Paul
vs
Miyagi

172 cm
32
135 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

166 cm
34
142 lbs
38 - 9 - 2

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paul checks a leg kick.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Paul has Miyagi up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Miyagi breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.
Paul throws the kick towards the body but Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miyagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Paul closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side
and Miyagi counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Paul has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miyagi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Paul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kesuke Miyagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyagi thuds his shin into the meat of Paul's side.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Paul throws the kick towards the body but Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ron Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Paul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miyagi, pushing him back against the cage.
Paul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Miyagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Paul tries to counter by clinching up but Miyagi breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul connects with an inside leg kick.
Miyagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Paul rushes Miyagi and presses him up against the cage.
Miyagi is trying to push Paul away but Paul has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Miyagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a head kick but Miyagi moves out of range.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Paul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paul throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Miyagi misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul checks the leg kick.
Paul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Paul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paul moves out of range of the leg kick from Miyagi.
Paul is looking to counter the offense by Miyagi and move into the clinch.
Paul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paul checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Paul misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyagi throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul blocks the body kick.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul blocks the body kick.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Paul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Paul blocks the low kick.
Paul avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
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.

Miyagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyagi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Miyagi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paul's head.
Paul lands a front kick.
Miyagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paul shoots and misses
and Miyagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Paul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miyagi manages to circle out of the way.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyagi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul throws a head kick but Miyagi moves out of range.
Miyagi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miyagi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Miyagi tries to score with a low kick but Paul moves his leg out of the way.
Paul wants to clinch.
Miyagi flicks out a counter leg kick but Paul steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul scores with a head kick.
Paul delivers a nice body kick.
Paul checks a low kick from Miyagi.
Paul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ron Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.
Paul tries to clinch up.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Paul tenderised Miyagi's leg. Miyagi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paul checks a leg kick.
Paul seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyagi scores with a leg kick.
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!
Miyagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miyagi throws a solid leg kick but Paul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyagi.
As Miyagi tries to get set, Paul tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyagi manages to avoid the attempt.
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyagi tries to land a leg kick but Paul saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miyagi tries to land a leg kick but Paul saw it coming and moves away.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyagi lands with a kick to the temple. Paul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyagi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Miyagi throws a low kick but Paul avoids it.
Miyagi avoids a kick to the body.
Miyagi throws a big counter head kick but Paul avoids it with no problem.
Paul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miyagi blocks the body kick.
Miyagi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Paul.
Paul tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Miyagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyagi misses with a leg kick.
Paul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paul blocks the body kick.
Paul is looking to slow Miyagi down with leg kicks.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miyagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Paul.
Paul tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miyagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Paul as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kesuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Paul tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi is looking to slow Paul down with leg kicks.
Miyagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyagi tried to score with a low kick but Paul checks it.
Paul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miyagi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Paul tries to clinch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Paul throws a nice head kick!
Miyagi avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Paul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miyagi tries to sprawl but Paul drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Miyagi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Paul avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi wants to land a leg kick but Paul is out of range.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul tries to counter by clinching up but Miyagi breaks away and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi 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 Paul has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paul and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paul tries to clinch up.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miyagi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paul tries to clinch but Miyagi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paul is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Paul as he checks the leg kick.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paul backing away here, and Miyagi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Miyagi tries to get set, Paul tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyagi manages to avoid the attempt.
Good work by Paul as he checks the leg kick.
Paul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul looks for the body kick but Miyagi saw that one coming.
Paul lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paul.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyagi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miyagi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paul is out of range.
Paul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Miyagi lands with a nice body kick.
Paul tries to clinch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Miyagi pushes him off.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Miyagi pushes him off.
Miyagi feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a low kick but Paul moves out of range easily.
Miyagi connects with a high kick.
Miyagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miyagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paul tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miyagi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paul somewhat.
Miyagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ron Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Paul moves to clinch but Miyagi breaks away
and Miyagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paul's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miyagi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
A relieved looking Kesuke Miyagi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.