PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Katze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). miyagi has chosen Ready for war as his entrance music. Daniel miyagi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Katze
vs
miyagi

200 cm
18
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Katze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katze tries to close the distance and clinch up but miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Katze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by miyagi.
miyagi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as miyagi throws out the jab.

Katze clinches.
Katze prevents a body shot from miyagi.
miyagi misses with a body punch.
miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Katze's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from miyagi.

Katze breaks from the clinch.
miyagi digs a good body shot into Katze's ribs.
miyagi works Katze's body with a nice hook.

Katze scores with a takedown into miyagi's guard.
miyagi striking off his back but it's not causing Katze any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now miyagi is on top in guard.

Katze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
miyagi stands up over Katze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
miyagi chips away with some ground and pound.
miyagi throwing strikes from guard but Katze blocks nicely.
miyagi throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miyagi thows a big elbow that misses.
Katze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
miyagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Katze tries to clinch up but miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
miyagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by miyagi.

Katze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
miyagi tries to get to full guard but Katze has control of the leg.
miyagi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

miyagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Katze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of miyagi's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Katze postures up and lands a big shot to miyagi's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katze distracts miyagi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Katze controls from within his opponent's guard.
miyagi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Katze manages to get himself to full guard.
Katze trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
miyagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katze looking to hit a scissor sweep but miyagi is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as miyagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

miyagi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Katze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Katze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
miyagi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Katze throws a wild body kick that miyagi sees coming a mile off.
Katze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Katze moves into the clinch successfully.
miyagi working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
miyagi misses with a punch to the body.
miyagi avoiding damage as Katze throws knees to the body.
miyagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. miyagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
miyagi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katze's hands.
Katze doesn't manage to clinch there - miyagi circles away.
Horrible takedown by miyagi or perhaps it was just good defense by Katze which made him look bad.
Katze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from miyagi.
Katze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katze tries to clinch but miyagi is having none of it.
Katze fails with a takedown attempt.

Katze rushes miyagi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Katze manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katze tries to clinch there but miyagi circles away.
miyagi scores with a hook to the body. Katze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
miyagi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katze rather than just go for the knockout.
miyagi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karl Katze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
miyagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Katze circles away.
miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from miyagi as Katze shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Katze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katze tries to clinch but miyagi moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katze fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by miyagi.
Katze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Katze has managed to clinch.
miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
miyagi tries a body shot but Katze blocks it.
Katze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katze is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by miyagi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for miyagi.

Katze tightens his grip and picks miyagi up, before dumping him to the ground. miyagi manages to land in guard.
miyagi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
miyagi keeping moving, preventing Katze from controlling successfully.
miyagi keeping full guard, as Katze tries to pass.
Katze trying to control but miyagi is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
miyagi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
miyagi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
miyagi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel miyagi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Katze defending well as miyagi loads up on a big left hand.

Katze instigates a clinch.
Katze tries to land knees in the clinch but miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
miyagi missing with knees to the body.

Katze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katze shoots for a takedown but miyagi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
miyagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katze fails to land the takedown.
miyagi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
miyagi throws a good cross that connects.
Katze tries to clinch but miyagi moves out of range.
miyagi throws out a leg kick but Katze moves out of range and miyagi only half commits.
miyagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katze tries to close the distance and clinch up but miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
miyagi misses with a wild body shot.
Katze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
miyagi misses with a hook. Katze ducked under it nicely.
miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
miyagi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katze has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Katze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Katze rushes miyagi and presses him up against the cage.
miyagi gets underhooks to prevent Katze's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Katze.
miyagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze misses with a knee to the head.
miyagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Katze gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
miyagi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katze looking to pass the guard.
Katze wants to control from the top but miyagi keeps moving.
miyagi trying to strike off his back.
Katze won't allow miyagi to sweep him here.
miyagi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
miyagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Katze is defending against the submission attempts here by miyagi.
miyagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Katze slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Katze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for miyagi!
miyagi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Katze. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
miyagi tries to reverse the position but Katze maintains control.
miyagi is squirming around, avoiding Katze's attempts to control the action.
miyagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Katze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Katze unloading with bombs!
miyagi regains half guard.
Katze has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Katze lands a nice shot to the head.
Katze trying to control but miyagi is having none of it.
Katze working miyagi over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Katze looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Katze working for a submission but miyagi is keeping him at bay.
miyagi is in all sorts of trouble here.
miyagi gets back to half guard.
Katze trying to mount his opponent but miyagi defends it.

miyagi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Katze tries to pass the half guard into mount. miyagi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Katze is working hard here to advance position.
miyagi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Katze prevents miyagi from improving his position.
Katze works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
miyagi gets back to half guard.

Katze seems to be working for a kimura but miyagi defends the submission attempt.
miyagi lands with a few short shots to the body.
Katze controlling the pace.
miyagi is looking to improve his position.
miyagi is pressing down on Katze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Katze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
miyagi keeping full guard, as Katze tries to pass.
miyagi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Katze won't allow miyagi to sweep him here.

Katze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
miyagi keeping full guard, as Katze tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Katze will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Katze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for miyagi!
Katze tries to control but miyagi wriggling away.
Katze cracks miyagi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Katze pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
miyagi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
miyagi is desperately trying to improve his position but Katze has a good base and remains in mount.
Katze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Katze wants to take his opponent's back but miyagi doesn't allow it.
Katze lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Katze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Katze prevents miyagi from getting the reversal.
miyagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Katze is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but miyagi is surviving well by controlling Katze's body position as best he can.
miyagi is looking to improve his position but Katze isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Katze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Katze looking to control but miyagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
miyagi is working to get back to half guard.
miyagi is squirming around, avoiding Katze's attempts to control the action.

Katze wants to finish this one by submission but miyagi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Katze.
miyagi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
miyagi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Katze tries to pass to full mount but miyagi defends it.

Katze wants to work for an arm triangle but miyagi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
miyagi is looking for a sweep. Katze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
miyagi works his way to full guard. Good work.
miyagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Katze advances to half guard.
miyagi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
miyagi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now miyagi is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as miyagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Katze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
miyagi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
miyagi lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
miyagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
miyagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
miyagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Katze controls miyagi momentarily but miyagi frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
miyagi scoring well with a low kick there.
miyagi looks to land a body kick but Katze moved away.
Nice defenses there by Katze.

Katze moves into the clinch.
miyagi managing to block the knees to the body from Katze.
Katze avoiding damage.

Katze has clasped his hands together around miyagi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Katze works to advance to full mount. miyagi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Katze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as miyagi is looking to escape.
The referee warns miyagi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
miyagi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Katze fails to advance to miyagi's back.
Katze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
miyagi working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
miyagi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
miyagi is squirming around, avoiding Katze's attempts to control the action.

Katze is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, miyagi has managed to escape the submission attempt.

miyagi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Katze.
Katze tries to control but miyagi wriggling away.
miyagi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Katze works his foot free and advances to mount.
Katze looking to control but miyagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Katze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Katze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karl Katze!