PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Patton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Miller
vs
Patton

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Patton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Patton.
Nice sprawl there from Patton as Miller shoots in.

Patton clinches with his opponent.
Patton is trying to stall.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Miller.

It looks like Craig Patton has been cut.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patton has his back to the cage.

Patton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Patton to the mat. Patton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Patton is retaining full guard.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing Miller from standing up.

Miller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Patton takes the fight into the clinch.

Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller rushes Patton and presses him up against the cage.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Patton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller has Patton pressed against the cage, preventing Patton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller wants a takedown.
Patton tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Patton drops back down to his feet.
Ryan Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patton is trying to stall.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.

Miller pulls guard effortlessly.
Patton stops Miller from standing up.
Miller has control of Patton's left arm, preventing Patton from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Patton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller tries for a takedown but Patton manages to get underhooks.
Patton fails to pull guard.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.

Patton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Patton to the mat. Patton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Miller just wasn't active enough.

Patton darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller jumps guard and drags Patton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Patton trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Patton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Patton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patton circles away.
Miller dives in and grabs Patton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Patton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Miller drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton wants to stall.
Miller is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Miller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Miller controlling the pace for now.
Miller'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ryan Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Patton lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patton tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patton to the ground. Patton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Patton has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Patton shrugs off.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Patton tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Miller tries to keep at a distance but Patton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miller looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Patton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patton is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patton fails to pull guard.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patton into the cage.
Miller keeps control of Patton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Miller ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Patton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Patton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patton is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Miller stalls from top position.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Ryan Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Miller decides to stand back up.

Miller pushes Patton up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller tries for a takedown but Patton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patton.

Patton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Patton is now in Miller's guard.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Patton wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.

Craig Patton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Miller rushes Patton and presses him up against the cage.
Miller is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patton avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.

Miller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Patton can't fight it off and eventually Miller manages to take the fight to the floor. Patton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Patton.
Patton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Patton is defending the position.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patton tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller is thwarting Patton's attempts to control the position.
Craig Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Miller stands up from half guard.
Ryan Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Miller!