PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mamute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miller's choice of entrance music: The Night. Jakob Miller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mamute
vs
Miller

190 cm
24
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

212 cm
30
270 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

***** Supertouch Clothing *****

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Mamute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamute misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamute avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Miller rushes Mamute and presses him up against the cage.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamute is defending well for now.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Mamute blocks it.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mamute breaks the clinch.
Mamute fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller wants to clinch up but Mamute keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamute fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamute.
Donk. Mamute catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Miller wants to clinch
and Mamute counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jakob Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamute swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamute swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.

Mamute tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Mamute blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mamute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamute is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Mamute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamute tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Mamute wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Mamute blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamute managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Mamute is looking for a takedown.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mamute goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch up but Mamute circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mamute darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Mamute on that attempt.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamute swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamute circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mamute counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamute lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mamute makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mamute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Mamute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamute circles away.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamute circles away.
Mamute avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mamute drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamute 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mamute is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mamute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mamute tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mamute backwards.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamute.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Mamute avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamute wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mamute tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andre Mamute will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miller looks to clinch

and Mamute counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Mamute pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller seems keen to control Mamute's posture.

Mamute drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mamute wants to control but Miller postures up.
The ground and pound from Miller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mamute works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mamute here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamute is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Mamute is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mamute's head.
Mamute wants to get back to his feet.
Mamute gets full guard.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Mamute is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamute keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamute is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Miller is looking to clinch.
Andre Mamute is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamute avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller looks to clinch
and Mamute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller wants to clinch but Mamute slips to the side
and Mamute counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller moves to clinch but Mamute breaks away
and Mamute counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Mamute 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 wants to stand but Mamute is controlling the position.

Mamute drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miller dives on top into guard.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mamute might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mamute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamute's head.
Miller wants to control from the top but Mamute keeps moving.

Mamute has his feet on Miller's thighs here. He's pushed Miller off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Miller screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Mamute!