PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Rezende (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rezende
vs
Miller

185 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Rezende!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Miller!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rezende keeps working.
Rezende makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rezende.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rezende works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rezende not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rezende wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Rezende bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Miller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miller dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller landing strikes from the mount and Rezende is in trouble!
Miller with shots to the head and body - Rezende looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miller lands with some strikes.
Miller landing punches.

Rezende is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Rezende is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller lands a heavy elbow.
Rezende is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
Miller lands a heavy elbow.
Miller dominating with strikes here.
Miller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rezende looks a forlorn figure.
Miller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rezende's face.
Rezende is trying to escape the mount.
Miller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller breaks from Rezende's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rezende taking shots to the head.
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
Miller looks gassed!
Miller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rezende is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Miller breaks from Rezende's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rezende. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller is landing with some decent strikes but Rezende is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Miller with shots to the head and body - Rezende looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Miller lands a big shot there that rocks Rezende but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rezende is trying to escape the mount.
Miller lands a big shot there that rocks Rezende but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rezende tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Rezende seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller punishing his opponent with strikes.
Miller landing punches.
Miller cracks Rezende with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rezende blocking the ground and pound.
Miller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rezende can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rezende?
Miller is landing with some decent strikes but Rezende is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Miller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rezende tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rezende is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller with the ground and pound from mount.
Miller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rezende hang on?
A nice elbow there by Miller.
Rezende wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
Miller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rezende looks a forlorn figure.
Rezende is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rezende takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Miller.
Miller raining down shots from the mount!
Miller unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rezende is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rezende hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller looks for a takedown but Rezende sprawls well.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Leonardo Rezende has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Miller.
Miller looks for a takedown but Rezende sprawls well.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rezende but Rezende pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Rezende sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rezende as he jumps to the side.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rezende swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller tries for a takedown but Rezende sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller looks for a takedown but Rezende sprawls well.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rezende circles away.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rezende pinned against the cage. Rezende gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Dave Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looks for a takedown but Rezende sprawls well.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Rezende as Miller shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Rezende. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller tries for a takedown but Rezende sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Rezende as Miller shoots in.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rezende's waist but Rezende gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Rezende tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rezende manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rezende circles away.
Rezende fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leonardo Rezende is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rezende closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Rezende pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miller.

Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rezende is looking to improve his position but Miller isn't that keen on the idea.
Miller cracks Rezende with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rezende hang on?
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller working Rezende over with strikes here.
Miller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rezende is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Miller lands with some strikes.
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rezende?
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rezende sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rezende tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Rezende is desperately trying to improve his position but Miller has a good base and remains in mount.
Miller breaks from Rezende's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rezende in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rezende takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miller avoids the attempt from Rezende to control.
Miller scoring with strikes but Rezende is staying in there.
Miller looking to finish Rezende with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rezende!
Dave Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller landing strikes from the mount and Rezende is in trouble!
Miller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miller landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Leonardo Rezende has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rezende working to try and regain half guard.
Miller lands a big elbow.
Miller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Leonardo Rezende's cut is getting worse.
Miller landing strikes from the mount.

Jeez, Leonardo Rezende's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leonardo Rezende's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Miller!