PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlademir Zyranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiichi Miyazawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miyazawa
vs
Zyranov

170 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Kiichi Miyazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlademir Zyranov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyranov lands a two punch combo.
Zyranov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Some wild striking there from Zyranov.
Zyranov checks a leg kick nicely.
Zyranov misses with a two punch combination.

Miyazawa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miyazawa cracks Zyranov with a big right hand but Zyranov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miyazawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zyranov keeps working.
Miyazawa is really struggling to control Zyranov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zyranov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zyranov is not content to let Miyazawa control the position.

Miyazawa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Zyranov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Miyazawa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Zyranov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Miyazawa lets go of the hold and Zyranov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kiichi Miyazawa!