PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisu Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Orton
vs
Miyagi

173 cm
23
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
165 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daisu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orton.
Orton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miyagi is able to avoid easily.
Orton scores with a jab to the body.
Orton swings for the body but Miyagi moves out of range.
Orton misses with a two punch combination.
Orton throws a body punch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Orton misses with a looping left.
Miyagi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orton scores with a leg kick.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miyagi throws a good cross that connects.
Orton lands a nice hook to Miyagi's body. Miyagi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi wants to clinch.
Miyagi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orton. Orton obviously looking to wear him down.
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Orton tried to score with a low kick but Miyagi checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyagi misses the target.
Orton connects with a solid leg kick.
Orton avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Orton avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Orton stuns Miyagi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miyagi connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton cracks Miyagi with an open hand slap.
Miyagi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orton finds it's way round the side to connect with Miyagi's head.
Miyagi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orton misses with a double jab.
Miyagi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orton throws out a powerful jab.
Miyagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyagi moves away.
Orton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyagi. That did some damage!
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyagi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orton thuds his right hand into Miyagi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi defending well as Orton loads up on a big left hand.
Orton throws the left hand but Miyagi avoids the punch easily.
Orton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miyagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miyagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Orton throws a body punch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Orton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miyagi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miyagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyagi needs to keep his hands up - Orton had a free shot at his head there.
Miyagi staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Orton. That snapped Miyagi's head back.
Miyagi blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyagi's calf.
Miyagi needs to keep his hands up - Orton had a free shot at his head there.

Miyagi closes the distance and clinches.
Miyagi lands a shot to the body.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orton throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Orton misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyagi.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miyagi's brow.
Miyagi lands an elbow inside that Orton shrugs off.
A short right from Orton on the inside.
Orton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi has a couple of punches blocked by Orton.
Miyagi wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Orton.
A hook to the body from Orton.
Miyagi looks gassed!
Orton misses with some punches.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Orton.
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!
Orton effectively controlling the action here.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Len Orton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miyagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Orton throws a hook to the side of Miyagi's head but Miyagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miyagi misses with a straight right.
Orton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyagi jabs Orton right on the nose. Orton blinks but takes it well.
Daisu Miyagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Orton.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Len Orton is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyagi tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyagi wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.
Orton lands a jab to the nose.
Miyagi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orton scores with a one two! Miyagi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton tries to bum rush Miyagi with a series of wild strikes but Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orton misses with a low kick.
Orton connects with a single shot there.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyagi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orton counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Orton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miyagi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orton avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Orton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a chopping leg kick but Miyagi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyagi throws a big shot that misses.
Miyagi looks to clinch
and Orton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miyagi's knee momentarily.
Orton cracks Miyagi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orton misses with a looping left.
Orton throws a one two combo.
Orton lands the left hand.
Miyagi misses with a kick to the body.
Orton connects with a nice looking jab.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Orton moves out of range easily.
Miyagi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miyagi.
Orton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miyagi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Orton.
Orton controlling from mount.
Miyagi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyagi working to try and regain half guard.
Orton looking to control but Miyagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyagi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miyagi tries to hold on but Orton pushes him away.
Miyagi can't escape the position.
Miyagi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Orton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miyagi tries to hold on but Orton pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Len Orton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Orton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyagi checks a leg kick.
Orton swinging wildly here.
Miyagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orton moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miyagi, right into the meat.
Miyagi throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Orton misses.
Miyagi misses with a low kick as Orton jumps back.
Orton slips a jab from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Orton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyagi doesn't seem phased though.
Miyagi takes a swing at Orton's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton tests Miyagi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orton thuds a left hand into Miyagi's body.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orton throws a combination. Miyagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Orton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyagi misses with a looping left.
Miyagi cracks Orton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miyagi misses with a body shot.
Miyagi lands a jab to Orton's midsection.
Miyagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miyagi lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Orton.
Miyagi misses with a kick to the body
and Orton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miyagi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orton counters with a straight right hand.
Miyagi misses with a combination
and Orton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daisu Miyagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Orton.
Miyagi blocks a leg kick.
Miyagi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Miyagi.
Miyagi thows a leg kick but Orton checks it
and Orton counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orton scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miyagi takes one to the chin there.
Miyagi throws a jab but it's blocked by Orton.
Orton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Miyagi counter with a right hand.
Miyagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Len Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miyagi thows a leg kick but Orton checks it
and Orton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miyagi throws a body kick that misses.
Miyagi moves out of range as Orton strikes.
Orton swings for the body but Miyagi moves out of range.
Orton misses with a combination
and Miyagi counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miyagi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orton.
Miyagi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orton lands a lovely overhand right.
Miyagi swinging wildly here.
Orton cracks Miyagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miyagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Miyagi throws a push kick but Orton slaps the foot to one side.
Miyagi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Orton avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Some wild striking there from Orton.

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 Len Orton.
Well Orton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!