PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

miller
vs
The Great

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Vodka Rags

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miller misses with a head kick.
The Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Great wants it to stay on the feet.

The Great closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. miller did well to prevent The Great getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Great is trying to work for a kimura but miller is defending well.

The Great seems to be working for a kimura but miller defends the submission attempt.

The Great is sneakily working for an arm triangle but miller sees it coming and defends easily.

The Great is working for a submission of some sort.

The Great seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The Great is working for a kimura but miller is defending it quite comfortably.
miller pushes The Great off looking to stand but The Great dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The Great seems to be working for a kimura but miller defends the submission attempt.

The Great seems to be looking for submissions.
miller is breathing heavily.

The Great is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so miller is just riding it out for now. The Great eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

miller is defending against the submission attempts here by The Great.

The Great looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The Great is working for an americana but miller has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst The Great was thinking about the submission.

The Great postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! miller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Great, into his guard.

The Great is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. miller is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris The Great dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Great feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
miller keeping full guard, as The Great tries to pass.

The Great drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and miller dives on top into guard.

The Great is looking for a triangle but miller pushes his legs off easily.

The Great looking for a guillotine here but miller defends easily.
miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Great is keeping the position for now.

The Great is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and miller defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. miller defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Great is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. miller is aware though and is defending well.
The Great keeping moving, preventing miller from controlling successfully.
The Great preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The Great working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
miller trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.

The Great looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The Great has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Great looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Great has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, miller has managed to get both his arms back between The Great's legs - danger averted.
miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The Great throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
miller trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.

miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Great has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, miller has managed to get both his arms back between The Great's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great keeping moving, preventing miller from controlling successfully.
miller wanted to stand there but The Great had control of the position.

The Great is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! miller rolls with it to try and escape but The Great cranks on the arm and miller is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris The Great!