TBA 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Miller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ward
vs
Miller

175 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Ward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward misses with the combination.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ward.
Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Ward can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward fails with the takedown

and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ward's guard now.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ward throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Ward tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Miller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miller is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Ward's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ward looking for a triangle here. Miller is fighting it but it looks tight! Ward pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Miller is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wes Ward!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin McNier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Truong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNier comes into the arena with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tczU6OWoUkI blaring out of the sound system. Justin McNier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McNier
vs
Truong

190 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin McNier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Truong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNier shoots and misses
and Truong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Truong swats away the attempt to clinch by McNier.
Truong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

McNier dives in and scores a takedown into Truong's guard.
McNier tries to free his leg and advance position but Truong is retaining full guard.
McNier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Truong is proving hard to escape from.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truong gets to his feet. McNier looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jeremy Truong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Truong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNier looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

McNier is rocked!

It looks like Justin McNier has been cut.
McNier ducks into an uppercut from Truong and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Truong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smackmy Bitshup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Bitshup

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Hilo Clothing Co

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smackmy Bitshup!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bitshup. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
Bitshup tries to clinch up.
Bitshup moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bitshup circles away.

Bitshup gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bitshup stops a takedown attempt from Henderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benson Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson wants a takedown.
Bitshup tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
Bitshup misses with a knee strike.
Bitshup prevents the takedown attempt.
Bitshup lands a knee to the head.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bitshup gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bitshup landing knees to the body.
Bitshup with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitshup landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bitshup is struggling to control the position.
Henderson is looking for a takedown.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitshup lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bitshup tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Bitshup is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bitshup down to the mat. Bitshup avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bitshup wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Bitshup tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smackmy Bitshup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bitshup swivels and escapes.

Bitshup darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Bitshup lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Bitshup scores with a knee to the head.
Bitshup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bitshup.
Bitshup's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bitshup is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitshup lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Bitshup connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Bitshup lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Bitshup comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitshup lands a nice elbow.
Bitshup connects with a knee to the head.

Bitshup escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bitshup fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitshup fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bitshup fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Bitshup throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Henderson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Smackmy Bitshup!