PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio del Solar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iko Miler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). del Solar's entrance music is Master of Puppetts. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

del Solar
vs
Miler

198 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

174 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio del Solar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iko Miler!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antonio del Solar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
del Solar doesn't manage to clinch there - Miler circles away.
del Solar tries to clinch but Miler is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from del Solar as Miler shoots in.
Miler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but del Solar avoids it really well and circles away.
Miler scores with a push kick.

del Solar clinches.

del Solar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miler fails with an attempt to clinch.
del Solar misses with a wild combination.
Miler darts in trying to clinch
and del Solar counters with a nice kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miler stops a takedown attempt from del Solar.

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

Miler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows del Solar to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
del Solar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

del Solar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, del Solar has managed to get both his arms back between Miler's legs - danger averted.
Miler looks gassed!
del Solar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
del Solar throws a big right hand that misses.
del Solar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
del Solar passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Solar working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

del Solar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
del Solar working the body and head with strikes.
del Solar lands a few punches from side control.
Miler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Miler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
del Solar working the ground and pound from side control.
del Solar working the head with strikes.
del Solar 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Solar landing strikes.
del Solar cracks Miler with a big elbow.
Miler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
del Solar cracks Miler with a big elbow.
del Solar controls the position.
del Solar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miler down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miler taking a bit of punishment here - del Solar scoring with strikes.
del Solar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miler some visible discomfort.
del Solar working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on del Solar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
del Solar working the ground and pound.

del Solar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
del Solar scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miler is working to avoid the ground and pound but del Solar connects with a decent elbow.
del Solar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miler is not content to let del Solar control the position.
del Solar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Miler to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
del Solar trying to control the position but Miler is working away.
del Solar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miler is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio del Solar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

del Solar closes the distance and clinches.
del Solar stalling against the cage.
del Solar misses with a knee strike.
del Solar stalls.
del Solar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miler's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miler jumps guard but del Solar stands there with Miler around his waist. Miler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

del Solar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
del Solar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

del Solar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miler tries for a takedown but del Solar manages to get underhooks.
Miler is breathing heavily.
Miler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

del Solar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miler clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

del Solar is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Miler taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from del Solar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio del Solar!