PBP Commentary

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

Potts
vs
Miller

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
23
276 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Fight 4 America
Fight 4 America

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Potts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Miller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller landing knees to the head.

It looks like Killian Potts has been cut.
Miller landing knees to the head.

Potts is rocked!
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Oh Potts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Potts's ribcage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Potts seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
Potts is trying to break free.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Potts throws an elbow but misses.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Potts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts lands an elbow inside.
Potts tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Potts lands an elbow inside.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Potts lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Potts managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Potts's ribcage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potts trying to land knees to the body.
Potts lands a knee to the head.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Potts managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Potts tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Potts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potts's face.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Potts, against the cage.
Potts wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potts misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Potts blocks with his arms.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potts has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Potts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Potts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potts.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Potts.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Potts's ribcage.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potts.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Potts tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Potts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Potts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potts.
Miller avoiding damage as Potts throws knees to the body.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Potts throws an elbow but misses.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Potts.
Potts landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Potts lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Potts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Potts's ribcage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee strike.

Potts manages to break the clinch.
Potts moves out of range of the strikes.
Potts fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potts tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killian Potts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Potts tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily

and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Potts.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Potts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Potts misses with an elbow over the top.
Potts is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Potts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Potts blocks with his arms.
Potts wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potts missing with knees to the body.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potts pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potts looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Potts lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Potts avoids the damage to the body.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potts wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potts looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Potts misses with an elbow strike.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Potts avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Potts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potts.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Miller landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Miller.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller avoiding damage as Potts throws knees to the body.
Potts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miller pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killian Potts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potts clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Potts with a lazy takedown attempt

and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Potts lands a knee to the body.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potts looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Potts blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potts lands an elbow inside.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potts avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Potts landing knees to the body.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potts's face.
Potts is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts wants to break free but Miller has control.
Potts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Potts wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Potts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller keeps control of Potts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller landing knees to the body.

Potts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potts misses with a shot to the body

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller keeps control of Potts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Potts tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Potts misses with an elbow strike.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Potts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potts trying to land knees to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Potts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller with a knee to the head.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killian Potts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Potts fails with the takedown

and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Potts misses with an elbow over the top.
Potts tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Potts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Potts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Potts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller prevents Potts from breaking the clinch.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potts's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller prevents Potts from breaking the clinch.
Potts is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Potts.
Potts lands an elbow inside.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potts misses with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potts blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Potts blocks with his arms.
Potts avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Potts blocks it.
Potts throws an elbow that misses.
Potts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Potts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potts can't break the clinch.
Potts tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Potts throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Potts.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potts.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Potts is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Potts lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Potts blocks with his arms.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Potts.
Potts misses with a knee strike.
Potts looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Potts throws a knee to the head but misses.

Potts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller is looking to clinch but Potts is avoiding it.
Killian Potts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potts closes the distance but Miller moves to the side
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Potts throws a left and a right that both miss

and Miller counters with a shoot takedown. Potts fights it but they end up in guard.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.

Miller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Potts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miller.
Miller moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potts regains half guard.
Miller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Miller is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Potts is surviving well by controlling Miller's body position as best he can.
Miller works his way to his opponent's back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Potts showing good submission defense here.
Killian Potts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Miller has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Potts has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Potts rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Miller is looking to advance position but Potts won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

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