PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Drunk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tanner
vs
Miller

190 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

202 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller tries to clinch there but Tanner circles away.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.

Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Tanner jumps guard but Miller stands there with Tanner around his waist. Tanner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tanner tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanner won't want to take too many of those.

Tanner jumps guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tanner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Miller has Tanner in his guard.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Tanner is proving a slippery customer.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller looking to control.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanner postures up.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Tanner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Miller!
Tanner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tanner landing punches.
Tanner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Miller looks a forlorn figure.
Miller taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to hold on but Tanner pushes him away.
Tanner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanner raining down shots from the mount!

Tanner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Tanner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tanner trying to control but Miller is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tanner avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Tanner content just to control the position here.
Miller is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller tries to hold on but Tanner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tanner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tanner shoots in but no luck this time.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller tries to clinch up but Tanner circles away and keeps his distance.

Tanner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Miller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miller holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Tanner working the head with strikes.
Tanner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller tries to control but Tanner manages to take his back.
Tanner doesn't have the hooks in and Miller manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Tanner controlling the position.
Tanner working a defensive guard but Miller passes into half guard.
Tanner manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.
Miller trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Tanner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dick Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Tanner passes into half guard.
Tanner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Tanner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands strikes from half guard.
Tanner working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Tanner has mounted him!
Miller tries to hold on but Tanner postures up.
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanner content just to control the position here.

Tanner is going olschool here, as he tries to force Miller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Miller shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner controlling from mount.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller wants to hold on but Tanner pushes him away.
Tanner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Tanner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tanner postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Miller bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tanner and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Tanner!