PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goethe has chosen ERA - enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Miller
vs
Wolfgang von Goethe

185 cm
32
225 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

221 cm
30
289 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Goethe throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and von Goethe only half commits.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by von Goethe which made him look bad.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but von Goethe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
von Goethe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - von Goethe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but von Goethe shows good takedown defense.
von Goethe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
von Goethe is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
von Goethe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for von Goethe.
von Goethe misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with von Goethe, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes von Goethe against the cage but von Goethe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Goethe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by von Goethe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller takes one on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for von Goethe.
von Goethe seems to be stalking Miller here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Miller drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!