PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Miike could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Collin Challis's chin.

Miike
vs
Challis

162 cm
29
141 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

170 cm
29
145 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challis lands a slapping body shot.
Challis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miike throws a shot to the body.
Miike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miike misses with an uppercut
and Challis counters with a head kick.
Challis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Challis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Challis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Miike manages to pass to side control.
Challis is trying to stand up here but Miike is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miike perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Challis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miike. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miike prevents Challis from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Takeshi Miike wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Challis dodges the punch combination from Miike.
Challis with a jab.
Miike attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Challis misses with a low kick as Miike jumps back.
Challis moves out of range as Miike strikes.
Miike throws a combination that misses
and Challis counters with a leg kick.
Miike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Challis swivels and escapes.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miike connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Challis momentarily.
Miike tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Miike misses
and Challis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miike lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Challis.
A cross from Miike lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Challis misses with a low kick as Miike jumps back.
Challis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miike's sensitive parts.
Miike tries to bum rush Challis with a series of wild strikes but Challis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miike throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challis's waist but Challis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miike off to one side.
Miike tries for a takedown but Challis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Miike.
That kick from Challis tenderised Miike's leg. Miike is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miike looks to land a left hand but Challis moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Challis.
Miike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miike throws a leg kick but Challis moved away.
Challis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miike has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miike.
Challis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis misses with a low kick.
Challis misses with a low kick.
Challis 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.
Challis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Challis lands with a straight right. Miike didn't see that one coming.
Miike tries to score with a low kick but Challis moves his leg out of the way.
Challis cracks Miike with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miike misses with the combination.
Challis looks for the body kick but Miike saw that one coming.
Challis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miike.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miike throws a leg kick
and Challis counters with a head kick.
Challis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Challis thumps Miike with a low kick.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis moves out of range of the leg kick from Miike.
Miike dives in and grabs Challis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Challis pushes down on Miike's head and hops out.
Challis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miike under the eye.
Challis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miike had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Challis scores with a head kick.
Miike shoots in for a takedown but Challis shows good takedown defense.
Challis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Challis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Challis punishes Miike's body with a nice straight punch.
Challis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miike throws a shot from downtown. Challis moves away and avoids it.

Miike scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miike passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Challis!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Challis is looking to improve his position but Miike isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Takeshi Miike will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collin Challis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miike tries to score a power double leg takedown but Challis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miike somewhat.
Miike shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Miike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Challis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miike. That did some damage!
Miike throws a jab but it's blocked by Challis.
Challis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miike tries a head kick but it misses.

Miike rushes Challis and presses him up against the cage.
Miike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miike content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Challis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Challis breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Challis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Challis connects with a leg kick. Miike looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Challis slips under a jab from Miike.
Miike swinging wildly here.
Challis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miike is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Challis slips a jab and a cross from Miike.
Challis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Challis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miike shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Challis sprawls well. Challis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miike gets slowly back to his feet.
Challis throws a chopping leg kick but Miike manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Challis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Miike connects with a leg kick. Challis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takeshi Miike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miike's calf.
Miike throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Miike.
Challis jabs at Miike's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Miike misses the target.
Miike misses with a body punch
and Challis counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miike looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miike shoots in and drives through. Challis sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Challis.
Challis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miike.
Challis walks into a jab.
Challis swings for the body but Miike moves out of range.
Miike throws a front kick aimed at Challis's knee but Challis avoids it well.
Challis lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Challis.
Challis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miike.
Miike misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Challis.
Miike misses with a combination
and Challis counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Miike misses.

Miike closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miike wants to control but Challis is keeping him busy.
Challis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Challis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike trying to control the action but Challis is working from the bottom.
Miike just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Challis prevents Miike from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Collin Challis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miike tries to clinch but Challis moves out of range.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Challis manages to avoid it.
Miike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miike, right into the meat.
Miike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Challis as he avoids it easily.
Miike throws out a loose jab but Challis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Challis scores with a head kick.
Challis cracks Miike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Challis counters with a straight right hand.
Challis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miike.
Challis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miike throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miike wants to clinch.
Challis thumps Miike with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miike closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Challis quickly recovers to half guard.

Challis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Challis kicks Miike off and gets back to his feet.
Miike closes this distance looking for a takedown but Challis circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Challis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Challis connects with a jab.
Miike misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Challis avoids the body shot from Miike.
Miike throws a push kick but Challis slaps the foot to one side.
Challis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Challis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Challis slips a straight right by Miike.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Challis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi Miike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Challis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miike chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Challis cracks the inside of Miike's front leg.
Challis lands with a cross.
Challis connects with a solid leg kick.
Challis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miike at a distance.
Miike takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Challis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miike to score with a decent uppercut.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Challis manages to avoid it.
Miike throws a low kick but it's checked well by Challis.
That kick from Challis tenderised Miike's leg. Miike is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miike thuds his right hand into Challis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
Miike takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Challis throws a solid leg kick but Miike takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Challis.
Challis lands a high kick!
Miike thows a body shot but no joy.
Miike throws a series of punches but Challis avoids them all with ease.
Miike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Challis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miike is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Miike misses with a hook to the body
and Challis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miike thinking.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Challis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Challis counters with a low kick, right behind Miike 's knee.
Challis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miike misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miike crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Challis - the referee stops the clock and Miike gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Challis. Miike manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miike throws a low kick, looking for Challis's leg but Challis calmly moves out of range.
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!
Challis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miike swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Challis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miike has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miike throws a leg kick
and Challis counters with a straight right hand.
Miike swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Miike drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Challis wants to stand up but Miike is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miike not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miike stopping the sweep attempt from Challis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miike lands with an uppercut that bounces Challis off the cage and back into range.
Miike throws a right hand that Challis ducks under and follows up with a left that Challis also avoids with ease.
Challis blocks a leg kick.
Miike walks into a stiff left hand from Challis.
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Challis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miike throws out a loose jab but Challis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Challis thows a body shot but no joy.
Challis connects with a solid leg kick.
Miike looks to throw the jab but Challis is out of range.
Challis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Challis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Challis lands a high kick!
Challis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Challis - that will leave a mark!
Miike will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Challis.
Miike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Challis.
A leg kick checked by Miike.
A good leg kick by Challis.
Challis cracks Miike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Challis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miike throws a head kick that misses.
Miike tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miike.
Miike misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miike checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
Miike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Challis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Challis slips a straight right by Miike.
Challis throws a leg kick which misses Miike's front leg but catches the back leg as Miike tries to avoid it.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miike swinging wildly here.
Challis slips a jab from Miike.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miike misses with an uppercut. Challis saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miike walks forward, straight into a front kick from Challis.
Challis thumps Miike with a low kick.
A combination from Miike does no damage.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Challis.
Challis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miike has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miike misses with a two punch combination.
Miike throws a low kick, looking for Challis's leg but Challis calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miike. Challis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miike has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Challis finds it's way round the side to connect with Miike's head.
Challis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miike has time to react.
Challis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miike's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike blocks a head kick by Challis.
Miike walks into a jab.
Miike looks for a takedown but Challis sprawls well.
Challis thows a body shot but no joy.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.
Challis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Challis there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miike throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challis's waist but Challis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miike off to one side.
Miike on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Challis. Beautiful body shot.
Challis cracks Miike with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis dodges the punch combination from Miike.
Miike takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Challis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Challis dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Miike down.
Jab from Challis.
Challis throws a low kick but Miike moves out of range easily.
Challis scores with a nice strike.
Challis connects with a solid leg kick.
Miike tries for a takedown but Challis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Challis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miike.
Challis blocks a jab.
Miike shoots in looking for a takedown. Challis tries to sprawl out of it but Miike keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Challis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miike tries to move into range but Challis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Challis moves away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Miike takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Challis sprawls well. Challis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miike gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Challis.
Challis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miike tries to clinch but Challis moves out of range.
Miike misses with a looping right.
Miike throws a combination that misses
and Challis counters with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Challis.
No joy there for Miike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miike misses with a jab to the body
letting Challis counter with a right hand.
Miike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Challis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miike misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Challis lands with a straight right. Miike didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Challis.
Challis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miike. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miike lands with a good body shot.
Miike takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miike shoots in looking for a takedown. Challis tries to sprawl out of it but Miike keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Challis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miike walks into a left hand.
Miike thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Miike misses.
Miike connects with a good right hand that stumbles Challis. Challis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miike changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Challis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Challis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Miike is controlling him well.
Challis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Miike presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Miike dominating with strikes here.
Miike controlling from mount.
Challis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Challis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Miike postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Challis looks a forlorn figure.
Miike takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi Miike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miike working Challis over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miike working Challis over with strikes here.
Miike lands with some strikes.
Miike scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miike with good strikes from the mount here!
Miike controlling the pace for now.
Collin Challis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Challis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Miike showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Challis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Challis!
Collin Challis is the new bantamweight champion!