PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miike
vs
Pending

162 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miike closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pending to the mat! Pending manages to get full guard.
Miike postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miike showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miike trying to control but Pending is working from the bottom.
Miike looking to pass the guard.
Pending trying to control the position.
Pending looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pending keeping full guard, as Miike tries to pass.
Miike stands and throws Pending's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miike working the head and body with strikes.
Pending gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pending gets full guard.
Pending keeping full guard, as Miike tries to pass.

Pending had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Miike is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pending Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Miike's back instead.

Pending tightening his grip on Miike, looking for the choke.
Miike trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pending is trying to stick to Miike's back but Miike is turning into Pending. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pending's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Miike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pending is controlling Miike's posture.
Miike makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pending trying to control the position.
Miike postures up in Pending's guard and throws a big left but Pending blocks it.
Miike trying to control but Pending is working from the bottom.
Miike pushing down on Pending's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pending is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miike is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pending looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pending looks gassed!
Miike is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pending tries to hold on but Miike pushes him away.

Miike has hold of Pending's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pending manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Miike looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pending for as long as he can get away with.
Miike will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pending really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miike has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pending's face.
Miike breaks from Pending's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miike controlling his opponent.
Miike has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pending keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miike controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Miike dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pending swivels and escapes.
Takeshi Miike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Miike bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pending takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miike remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pending is not content to let Miike control the position.

Miike tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miike has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miike tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Miike looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pending sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike is keen to just control but Pending is a slippery customer.
Pending trying to control here.
Miike passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pending!
Pending wants to control but Miike is having none of it.
Pending is breathing heavily.
Pending is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
BOOM! Miike connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pending is desperately trying to improve his position but Miike has a good base and remains in mount.

Miike looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pending tries to lock up and control but Miike gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Miike dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pending misses with a takedown

and Miike counters with a single leg into guard. Pending didn't expect that.
Pending takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Miike drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pending dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pending tries to free his leg and advance position but Miike is retaining full guard.
Pending should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Miike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Miike is looking for a triangle but Pending pushes his legs off easily.
Pending trying to control but Miike is working from the bottom.
Miike is trying to control the position but Pending postures up.
Pending wants to control from the top but Miike keeps moving.
Miike is pulling down on Pending's head to control his posture.
Pending stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miike swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pending is looking to advance position but Miike has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pending in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pending is desperately trying to improve his position but Miike has a good base and remains in mount.
Pending is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miike controlling the position easily from mount.
Miike'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike with a couple of short strikes.
Takeshi Miike overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miike controlling from mount.
Pending tries to reverse the position but Miike maintains control.
Miike controlling from mount.
Miike lands with some strikes.
Miike controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Takeshi Miike just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pending shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Miike counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Miike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miike, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Miike!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

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