PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mirkko Krajc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Power. Brandon Miller has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Krajc
vs
Miller

172 cm
23
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirkko Krajc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajc misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krajc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krajc, right into the meat.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krajc.
Krajc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krajc misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krajc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krajc wants it to stay on the feet.
Krajc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Krajc scores with a jab to the head.
Krajc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krajc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krajc. Krajc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krajc moves into the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krajc tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirkko Krajc. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Krajc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Krajc.
Krajc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krajc fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Krajc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Krajc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajc throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krajc doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Krajc closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krajc has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Krajc is controlling him.
Krajc tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Krajc drops back down to his feet.
Miller fails to pull guard.
Krajc throws a knee to the head but misses.

Miller successfully pulls guard.

Miller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Krajc lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to pull guard but Krajc won't allow it.
Krajc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller jumps guard but Krajc turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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

Krajc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krajc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller wants to control from the top but Krajc keeps moving.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krajc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krajc wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller stands and throws Krajc's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Krajc.
Miller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krajc.
Krajc takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Krajc drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.

Miller has Krajc pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Miller pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Krajc tumbling to the mat - Miller dives into Krajc's guard.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krajc's guard.
Miller prevents Krajc from improving his position.
Krajc is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller wants to control the pace but Krajc is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Krajc is working to get back to half guard.

Miller get's back to his feet.
Krajc wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Krajc takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller works over Krajc's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krajc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Krajc.
Miller thuds his right hand into Krajc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krajc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller leaves Krajc with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirkko Krajc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krajc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Krajc.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krajc.
Krajc slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Krajc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a series of punches but Krajc avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Krajc.
Miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krajc on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krajc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Miller.

Krajc drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Miller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Miller takes a swing at Krajc's ribcage but misses.
Krajc misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Miller misses.
Krajc leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mirkko Krajc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krajc tries to clinch up.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krajc is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Krajc circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller looks for a takedown but Krajc sprawls well.

Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krajc is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krajc keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Krajc.
Krajc cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Krajc.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Krajc shows good takedown defense.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krajc to the mat! Krajc manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller stops Krajc from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krajc is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirkko Krajc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Krajc closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.

Krajc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krajc.
Krajc throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Krajc was well out of range.
Krajc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krajc.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Krajc has managed to clinch.
Krajc looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.

Krajc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller misses the jab.
Krajc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krajc slips a jab from Miller.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Krajc tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krajc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Krajc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krajc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krajc's waist but Krajc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Mirkko Krajc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Miller.
Krajc misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Krajc tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krajc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller lands a head shot.
Krajc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Krajc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krajc circles away quickly and effectively.

Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Krajc 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.

Krajc throws his legs up looking for a submission but Miller uses it to pass to side control.
Brandon Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Miller decides to stand back up.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krajc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Krajc.
Krajc looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Krajc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krajc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Krajc bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller struggling a bit here.

Krajc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mirkko Krajc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is holding Krajc down, trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Miller.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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