PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix Miyamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Logan Harris's chin.

Harris
vs
Miyamoto

190 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
40
185 lbs
25 - 24 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miyamoto rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Harris's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling him.
A short right from Miyamoto.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris lands a head kick!

It looks like Phoenix Miyamoto has been cut.

Harris rushes Miyamoto and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
A right hand to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Miyamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Miyamoto clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyamoto pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Miyamoto.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miyamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miyamoto has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Harris lands but Miyamoto takes it in his stride.

Miyamoto drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Miyamoto controls his hands.
Miyamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Miyamoto is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Miyamoto blocks it.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Miyamoto's ribcage.
Harris stalls.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Miyamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris tries to work over Miyamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
Miyamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto misses with some punches.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miyamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Miyamoto improves position.
Harris is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.

Harris is rocked!
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyamoto is defending well for now.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyamoto is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to circle away but Miyamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Miyamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto has Harris pressed against the cage. He pushes Harris back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Miyamoto throws a beautiful elbow that sends Harris crashing to the floor! Miyamoto piles on the pressure with more strikes! Harris is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
A relieved looking Phoenix Miyamoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.