PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata has chosen Boa - Energetic as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Beater
vs
Miyata

170 cm
32
155 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

171 cm
28
153 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu
Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater works the jab nicely.
Miyata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beater looks to land a left hand but Miyata moved out of range nicely.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Beater throws a leg kick but Miyata moved away.
Miyata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Beater defends it well.
Miyata walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyata misses with an uppercut
and Beater counters with a left to the body.
Beater tries to clinch there but Miyata circles away.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miyata throws a looping overhand right but Beater ducks down to avoid it.
Beater misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Beater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beater throws a combination that misses

and Miyata counters with a takedown into side control.
Beater is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Restricted area that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Beater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyata throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beater managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miyata.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miyata working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miyata wants to take a breather but Beater manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Miyata.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Miyata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyata fails with a takedown attempt.
Beater moves away from the strike by Miyata.
Miyata on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beater.
Beater throws a head kick that half lands.
Beater connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
Beater throws a lazy right hand but Miyata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beater misses with a right hand

and Miyata counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyata trying to control the action but Beater is working from the bottom.
Miyata is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miyata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miyata is trying to control. Beater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miyata wants to pass to mount but Beater is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miyata throws a series of punches but Beater moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Miyata. Those never looked like landing.
Beater gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miyata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyata fails with the takedown
and Beater counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Miyata.
Miyata scores with a one two! Beater had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beater tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Miyata misses.
Beater thuds a left hand into Miyata's body.
Miyata walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a series of punches but Miyata moves out of range.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beater counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miyata moves out of range of the strikes.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater connects with a crisp jab.
Beater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miyata on the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Beater
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beater lands a jab to Miyata's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Beater as he connects with a hook.
Beater lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beater misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Beater wants to clinch
and Beater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miyata back to the cage. Beater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miyata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beater tried to counter with a leg kick but Miyata avoided it.
Miyata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beater.
Beater stuns Miyata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beater misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyata connects with the punch.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beater wants to clinch up but Miyata keeps it at a distance.
Miyata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Beater does no damage.
Beater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyata can do to turn this around?
Beater misses with an uppercut
and Miyata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beater lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beater cracks Miyata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beater throws a series of punches but Miyata moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beater throws out the jab.
Miyata misses with a low kick.
Beater lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beater tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beater misses with a head kick.
And Miyata tries to counter it with a takedown but Beater pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Beater has taken the fight to the clinch.

Miyata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beater scores with a one two! Miyata had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beater lands a nice shot to the body.
Beater cracks Miyata with an open hand slap.
Beater scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Miyata ducks down to avoid it.
Beater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Beater avoids it easily.
Beater looks to land a right hand but Miyata moved out of range.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Beater avoids it with no problem.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater throws a leg kick
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miyata slips a jab from Beater.
Beater keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beater misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Miyata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Beater.
Miyata 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.
Miyata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miyata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beater.
Beater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beater. That's going to slow Miyata down.
Miyata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beater throws a hook but Miyata avoids it easily.
Miyata is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beater with a body shot.
Beater cracks the inside of Miyata's front leg.
Beater misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Beater doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyata circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beater thinking.
Beater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyata misses with an uppercut.
Beater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miyata looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beater lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beater misses with a hook. Miyata ducked under it nicely.
Beater motions for Miyata to come forward. Beater throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miyata misses with a hook. Beater ducked under it nicely.
Beater takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with a straight right.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
Beater misses with a series of wild punches.
Beater throws a nice looking combination but Miyata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Miyata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beater wants to clinch up but Miyata keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Miyata slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beater throws a chopping leg kick but Miyata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyata slips under a jab from Beater.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Beater.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata blocks a head kick by Beater.
Beater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beater throws a low kick but Miyata moves out of range easily.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Beater avoids it easily.
Beater throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Beater misses.
Beater fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beater jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Miyata.
Beater misses with a straight right.
Beater wants to land a leg kick but Miyata is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Beater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyata momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Beater avoids it with no problem.
Miyata slips a jab from Beater.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beater connects with the punch.
Beater throws the kick towards the body but Miyata avoids it.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Miyata doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beater wants to slow Miyata down by chopping away at his legs.
Miyata has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Miyata finds it's way through Beater's defenses.
A jab lands there for Beater.
Beater misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miyata circles away quickly and effectively.
And Miyata tries to counter it with a takedown but Beater pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyata keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Beater avoids it easily.
Donk. Beater catches Miyata right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata lands a jab.
Miyata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beater throws a hook to the side of Miyata's head but Miyata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater scores with the left hand. Miyata knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
Beater dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyata. That did some damage!
Beater throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beater attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miyata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beater looks to land a right hand but Miyata moved out of range.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Beater.
Beater throws a body punch but Miyata moves out of range.
Beater bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
Nice uppercut there from Beater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Miyata throws a good cross that connects.
Beater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyata moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Miyata misses.
Beater throws out a leg kick but Miyata moves out of range and Beater only half commits.
Miyata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Beater avoids it with no problem.
Beater looks to throw a body kick
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyata.
Miyata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beater.
Miyata dodges the punch combination from Beater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater had his way with Kira Miyata in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Beater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miyata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beater cracks Miyata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beater misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a straight right hand.
Beater throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyata.
Miyata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a one-two to the body.
Miyata misses with a low kick as Beater jumps back.
It looked like Beater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miyata defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Miyata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beater backs up against the cage.
Beater scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beater misses with a body shot

and Miyata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miyata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyata throwing shots but Beater is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Miyata is looking to advance position but Beater won't allow it.
Miyata is trying to control. Beater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beater defending well though.
Miyata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beater knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Miyata seems to be working for a kimura but Beater defends the submission attempt.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beater lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beater connects with a body shot that sends Miyata's belly button to the back.
Beater shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miyata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miyata lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyata slips a straight right by Beater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Beater coming out on top.
Beater lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miyata will feel that in the morning.
Miyata takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater misses with a body punch
and Miyata counters with a straight right hand.
Miyata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyata pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beater back to the cage. Miyata follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Beater misses.
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beater lands with a kick to the temple. Miyata shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Meat Beater.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beater, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!
Meat Beater retains his featherweight title!