PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Donavan
vs
Miller

180 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Donavan working hard to break the clinch.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donavan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donavan wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donavan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavan.
A frustrated look appears on Donavan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Donavan blocks it.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donavan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donavan's efforts to push away.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donavan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller has Donavan pressed against the cage, preventing Donavan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donavan digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donavan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Donavan blocks with his arms.
Miller looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Miller.
Donavan is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.

Donavan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Donavan.
Donavan misses the shot to the body.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donavan misses with a body shot.

Miller instigates a clinch.
Donavan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donavan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donavan blocks it with crossed arms.
Donavan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Donavan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donavan looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Donavan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Donavan duly obliges.
Donavan lands a lovely overhand right.
Donavan looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donavan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donavan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller walks into a jab.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donavan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Donavan.
Miller tries to clinch but Donavan is having none of it.
Miller throws a head kick but Donavan moves out of range.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Donavan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Donavan avoids the damage to the body.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donavan blocks it with crossed arms.

Donavan manages to break the clinch.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Donavan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donavan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donavan.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Jimmy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donavan swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Donavan throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Donavan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller throws a head kick but Donavan moves out of range.
Donavan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Donavan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
Donavan is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donavan connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donavan looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donavan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Donavan tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Donavan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donavan.
Donavan throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donavan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller is looking to clinch but Donavan is avoiding it.
Scott Donavan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donavan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donavan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donavan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donavan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donavan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donavan blocks a head kick by Miller.
Donavan throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.

Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donavan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donavan's efforts to push away.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Donavan tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Donavan is blocking nicely.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donavan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donavan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Donavan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donavan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donavan's efforts to push away.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donavan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donavan working hard to break the clinch.
Donavan is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller stalling.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Donavan in his tracks for a moment.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Donavan is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Donavan as the two fighters clinch.
Donavan tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Donavan misses with a body punch.
Donavan is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavan is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Donavan blocks with his arms.
Donavan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller has Donavan pressed against the cage, preventing Donavan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donavan has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Donavan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Donavan working hard to break the clinch.
Miller taking a breather.
Donavan wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Donavan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Donavan in his tracks for a moment.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donavan is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donavan is defending well for now.
Donavan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donavan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donavan is keeping busy.
Donavan can't break the clinch.
Donavan wants to break free but Miller has control.
Donavan tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donavan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Donavan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donavan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Donavan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch but Donavan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Donavan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donavan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch there but Donavan circles away.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Donavan moves out of range easily.
Donavan blocks the body kick.
Donavan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donavan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller tries to clinch but Donavan moves out of range.
Donavan misses with a straight left.
Miller is looking to clinch but Donavan is avoiding it.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Donavan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Donavan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donavan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavan throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donavan keeps the fight on the outside.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Donavan thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Miller wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Donavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Donavan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donavan lands a two punch combo.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donavan throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donavan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller is looking to clinch.

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.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Donavan circles away.
Donavan catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donavan throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Donavan misses with a wild combination.
Donavan throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Donavan throws a body kick that misses.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donavan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Miller clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Donavan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller trying to stall but Donavan improves his position.
Donavan avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavan is trying to break free.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Donavan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Donavan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donavan tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donavan is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Donavan wants to break free but Miller has control.
Donavan stalling the fight.
Donavan avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Donavan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Donavan blocks with his arms.
Donavan working hard to break the clinch.
Donavan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Donavan tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Donavan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donavan tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller is trying to stall.
Donavan tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Donavan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donavan is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Donavan is blocking nicely.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donavan.

Donavan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donavan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Scott Donavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donavan misses with a wild body shot.
Donavan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Jimmy Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller tries to clinch but Donavan is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Donavan.
I think Miller 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!