PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Betty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Miller
vs
Po

212 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Po throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Po throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the ropes.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po blocking some punches.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller has Po pressed against the ropes, preventing Po from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Miller rushes Po and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po blocks an elbow strike.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Po leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the ropes.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Po leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Po takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Po wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Po can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Po leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po blocks the elbow strike.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Po tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Po tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Po throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Po throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Po.
Po closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Po pushes Miller against the ropes but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Po shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Po.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Po gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller throws and elbow that misses. Po uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Po!
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Po did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom.
Po pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miller is pressing down on Po's thigh, looking to free his foot. Po is holding on for now.
Po tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Po defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Po throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
A head kick misses from Po.
Miller is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a kick to the body.
Miller tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Po tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Knees to the body from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Po prevents it.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Po can't break the clinch.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Po fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Po! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tong Po!