PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 5209 p4p, 240 weight class) and Sung Miyamoto (ranked 6820 p4p, 272 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with The Clash - This Is England blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miyamoto's choice of entrance music: Placebo - Kitty Litter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Miyamoto

150 cm
24
136 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

179 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition
Urban Fighter

IniTech Nutrition
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Miyamoto moves out of range easily.
Miyamoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Miyamoto misses with a looping right.
Johnson slips under a jab from Miyamoto.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Miyamoto manages to avoid it.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyamoto misses the target.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Miyamoto slips the punch.
Sung Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Miyamoto sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson slips under a jab from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Miyamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Miyamoto lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Miyamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Miyamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miyamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Johnson drives through with a takedown into Miyamoto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miyamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Miyamoto's legs - danger averted.

Johnson stands up and waves to Miyamoto to follow him.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Miyamoto's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson throws a hook but Miyamoto blocks it.
Miyamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Miyamoto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Miyamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson moves forwards but Miyamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miyamoto lands a jab.
Miyamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyamoto throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.

Miyamoto gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Miyamoto manages to retain guard.
Miyamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyamoto, not yet.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson trying to control but Miyamoto is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto looking to control.
Johnson won't allow Miyamoto to sweep him here.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyamoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Johnson has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Miyamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Miyamoto clinches with his opponent.
Miyamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

Miyamoto tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tests Miyamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Miyamoto.

Miyamoto gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.

Miyamoto working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Miyamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Miyamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyamoto.
Johnson cracks Miyamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miyamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ben Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Miyamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Miyamoto cracks Johnson with a big right hand and Johnson goes down!

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is looking to stand up but Miyamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Miyamoto is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.

Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Miyamoto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miyamoto is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ben Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sung Miyamoto.
Miyamoto jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miyamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Miyamoto is rocked!
Miyamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miyamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Miyamoto moved out of range.
Miyamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Miyamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miyamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

Miyamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miyamoto under the eye.
Miyamoto cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Miyamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Johnson pushes Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson closes the distance and pushes Miyamoto back into the cage.
Miyamoto blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Miyamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyamoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyamoto throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson misses with a hook. Miyamoto ducked under it nicely.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miyamoto staying out of range there.
A big right from Johnson misses.

Johnson clinches up with Miyamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Miyamoto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miyamoto fails with the takedown
and Miyamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miyamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson catches Miyamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miyamoto defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Miyamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Miyamoto takes one on the button.
Miyamoto misses with an uppercut.
Miyamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Miyamoto drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Johnson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Miyamoto's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Johnson!