PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miocic Julyfeather (ranked 9722 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piff The Magic Dragon (ranked 6509 p4p, 0 weight class). The Magic Dragon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Justin Bieber ft. The Chainsmokers - Everything I Gave You. The key to victory for Miocic Julyfeather has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Julyfeather
vs
The Magic Dragon

175 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

152 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miocic Julyfeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piff The Magic Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Julyfeather pushes The Magic Dragon up against the cage in a clinch.
The Magic Dragon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Julyfeather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Julyfeather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Magic Dragon.
The Magic Dragon keeps control of Julyfeather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Julyfeather is struggling to control the position.

Julyfeather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Julyfeather connects with a jab.
Julyfeather lands with a straight right. The Magic Dragon didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julyfeather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Magic Dragon.
The Magic Dragon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Julyfeather scores with a four punch combination!

Julyfeather closes the distance and clinches.
The Magic Dragon has Julyfeather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Julyfeather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miocic Julyfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piff The Magic Dragon.
The Magic Dragon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Magic Dragon has Julyfeather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Julyfeather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Magic Dragon is working for takedown but Julyfeather is calmly controlling the position for now.
Julyfeather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Magic Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Julyfeather is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Julyfeather is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Julyfeather tries to break the clinch but The Magic Dragon is controlling the position.
Julyfeather prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather is trying to break the clinch but The Magic Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Julyfeather is trying to break the clinch but The Magic Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Julyfeather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Magic Dragon wants to take the fight to the mat but Julyfeather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Julyfeather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Magic Dragon.
Julyfeather taking a breather.
Julyfeather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Julyfeather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Julyfeather manages to break the clinch.
Julyfeather lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julyfeather throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Magic Dragon on the side of the head.
Julyfeather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Julyfeather scores with a shot to the body.
Julyfeather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Magic Dragon.
And The Magic Dragon tries to counter it with a takedown but Julyfeather pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The Magic Dragon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather swings for the body but The Magic Dragon moves out of range.
Julyfeather scores with a three punch combo!
Julyfeather fails to land with a series of punches.
The Magic Dragon with the counter takedown but Julyfeather avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Julyfeather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Julyfeather gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Julyfeather scores with a jab to the jaw.

Julyfeather moves into the clinch.
The Magic Dragon is working for takedown but Julyfeather is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Magic Dragon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Julyfeather is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Julyfeather lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Magic Dragon.
The Magic Dragon wants to take the fight to the mat but Julyfeather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miocic Julyfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piff The Magic Dragon.
The Magic Dragon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Julyfeather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Julyfeather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Magic Dragon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Julyfeather pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Magic Dragon goes for a takedown attempt but Julyfeather pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Julyfeather clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Julyfeather pushes The Magic Dragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Julyfeather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Magic Dragon can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Julyfeather.
Julyfeather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Magic Dragon.
Julyfeather is trying to break the clinch but The Magic Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
The Magic Dragon is trying to drag Julyfeather to the mat but Julyfeather just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Julyfeather is trying to break the clinch but The Magic Dragon is controlling him.
The Magic Dragon is working for takedown but Julyfeather is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Julyfeather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julyfeather lands a nice shot that snaps The Magic Dragon's head back.
Julyfeather swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Magic Dragon.
Julyfeather is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Magic Dragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Julyfeather scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Julyfeather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Magic Dragon feints the counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Magic Dragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Julyfeather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Julyfeather lands a nice looking body shot.
Julyfeather throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Magic Dragon moves forwards but Julyfeather connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miocic Julyfeather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather lands with a good body shot.
Julyfeather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Julyfeather is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Magic Dragon walks into a straight right hand from Julyfeather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Julyfeather scores with a jab to the jaw.
Julyfeather throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miocic Julyfeather dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Good shot there by Julyfeather.
Julyfeather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Magic Dragon feints the counter takedown.
Julyfeather jabs The Magic Dragon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Julyfeather throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julyfeather just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julyfeather scores with a hook to the body. The Magic Dragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Magic Dragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Julyfeather to score with a decent uppercut.
Julyfeather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Julyfeather lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Magic Dragon takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather lands a right hook to the body.

Julyfeather drives through and clinches with The Magic Dragon against the cage.
Julyfeather is trying to force a seperation but The Magic Dragon has the dominant position.
The Magic Dragon letting Julyfeather take a breather here.
The Magic Dragon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Julyfeather is defending well.
The Magic Dragon is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Magic Dragon wants to take the fight to the mat but Julyfeather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miocic Julyfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piff The Magic Dragon.
The Magic Dragon is trying to drag Julyfeather to the mat but Julyfeather just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Julyfeather lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Magic Dragon backwards.
The Magic Dragon is working for takedown but Julyfeather is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Julyfeather.
A short right from Julyfeather.
Julyfeather is pressed up against the cage. The Magic Dragon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Julyfeather down to the mat. Julyfeather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Magic Dragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miocic Julyfeather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julyfeather connects with a body shot.
Miocic Julyfeather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Julyfeather lands with an uppercut that bounces The Magic Dragon off the cage and back into range.
Julyfeather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Julyfeather. That snapped The Magic Dragon's head back.
Julyfeather scores with the left hand. The Magic Dragon knows he should have avoided that one.
The Magic Dragon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Julyfeather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Julyfeather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Magic Dragon manages to avoid it.
The Magic Dragon with the counter takedown but Julyfeather avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miocic Julyfeather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Julyfeather has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miocic Julyfeather!
During a confident post fight interview, Miocic Julyfeather thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.