PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

St Sharpe
vs
Miller

189 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Sharpe keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Sharpe.
A head kick misses from St Sharpe.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.

St Sharpe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miller is trying to stand.
St Sharpe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Sharpe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

St Sharpe postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miller to stand up.

St Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
St Sharpe tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
St Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Sharpe is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Sharpe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. St Sharpe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

St Sharpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Sharpe working the head and body with strikes.
St Sharpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Sharpe prevents Miller from standing back up.

St Sharpe stands up and beckons Miller to join him on the feet.
Jason Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller tries to clinch

and St Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Sharpe is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand up here but St Sharpe is controlling him well.
St Sharpe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Sharpe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Sharpe scoring with strikes to the body and head.

St Sharpe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Sharpe passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Sharpe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Sharpe controlling from mount.
St Sharpe 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.
St Sharpe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Sharpe cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Sharpe content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Sharpe with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Sharpe content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Sharpe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Miller looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Sharpe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miller tries a head kick but it misses.

St Sharpe instigates a clinch.
St Sharpe is trying to break free.
St Sharpe tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
St Sharpe tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
St Sharpe jumps guard but Miller stands there with St Sharpe around his waist. St Sharpe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Sharpe wants a takedown.
St Sharpe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and St Sharpe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
St Sharpe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

St Sharpe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Miller is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Sharpe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Sharpe has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.

St Sharpe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and St Sharpe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Sharpe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. St Sharpe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

St Sharpe clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
St Sharpe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

St Sharpe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

St Sharpe pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller looks to clinch

and St Sharpe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.

Miller is working an open guard so St Sharpe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

St Sharpe closes the distance and clinches.
St Sharpe can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for St Sharpe.
St Sharpe tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually St Sharpe drops back down to his feet.
St Sharpe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller keeps control of St Sharpe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Sharpe.

St Sharpe jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St Sharpe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
St Sharpe controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Sharpe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
St Sharpe controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Sharpe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller tries to clinch

and St Sharpe counters with a takedown into side control.

St Sharpe decides to stand back up. St Sharpe steps back and let's Miller get back to his feet.
Miller tries to clinch up

and St Sharpe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
St Sharpe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Sharpe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.

St Sharpe drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick St Sharpe off! St Sharpe jumps back into Miller's guard.
St Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller keeping full guard, as St Sharpe tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Sharpe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller wants to stand but St Sharpe is controlling the position.
St Sharpe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller tries to clinch but St Sharpe moves away

and St Sharpe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Sharpe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Sharpe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller is trying to stand.
St Sharpe stalling.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George St Sharpe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

St Sharpe pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller being controlled against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Sharpe avoids it.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

St Sharpe has Miller pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Sharpe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miller tumbling to the mat - St Sharpe dives into Miller's guard.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - St Sharpe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
George St Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Sharpe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Sharpe!