PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into the arena with Power blaring out of the sound system. Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brandon Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miller
vs
Rose

175 cm
27
140 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

170 cm
30
149 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rose counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands the left hand.
Miller takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Rose connects with a jab.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller wants to clinch.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
Miller misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Miller moves away from the strike by Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands with a cross.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Miller jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Rose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rose.
A left lands for Rose.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller lands a body shot.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Miller moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.

Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rose up against the cage.
Rose leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rose misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Miller connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Miller misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Miller misses with a hook
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Miller looks to clinch
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Rose moves away from the strike by Miller.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rose - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rose. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose lands a jab.
Rose jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derrick Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brandon Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but Rose moves away
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rose!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose lands with a nice body kick.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!
Derrick Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.