PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Runyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Runyon
vs
Miller

189 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Good takedowns
Good kicks

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Dillon Runyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Runyon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Runyon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Runyon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Runyon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Runyon tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.

Miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Runyon!

Miller decides to stand back up. Miller steps back and let's Runyon get back to his feet.
Runyon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miller is fending him off so far but Runyon persists. Nope, Miller circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dillon Runyon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Runyon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Runyon didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Runyon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runyon controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller won't allow Runyon to get back to his feet.
Runyon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Runyon controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Runyon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Runyon is trying to keep Miller in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dillon Runyon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller tries to clinch but Runyon is having none of it.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Runyon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a head kick.
Runyon is breathing heavily.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Runyon's waist but Runyon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Runyon shoots and misses

and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.

Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Runyon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Runyon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runyon is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.

Miller is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Runyon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miller trying to control the position but Runyon is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Runyon wants to control but Miller postures up.
Miller trying to control the position but Runyon is working away.

Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Runyon is trying to work for a sweep but Miller has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Miller 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.

Runyon misses with a head kick.
Miller digs a good hook to Runyon's body.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runyon at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Runyon which made him look bad.

Runyon gets a takedown into half guard.
Runyon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runyon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Runyon.
Miller looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runyon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Runyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Runyon!
Runyon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Runyon is having none of it.
Miller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Miller is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Runyon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Miller trying to control but Runyon is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runyon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Runyon wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Runyon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Miller wants to control but Runyon is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Josh Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller is hanging on to Runyon's back as he tries to escape.
Runyon covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Runyon is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Miller is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Runyon is defending well though. Miller let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Runyon misses with a hook.
Runyon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Runyon to regain full guard.

Runyon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Runyon shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Runyon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller tries to clinch but Runyon moves away
and Runyon counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Runyon's guard.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Runyon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Runyon keeps moving.
Runyon is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.

Runyon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
Miller trying to control but Runyon is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Miller hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

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

Miller gets to his feet - Runyon follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runyon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Miller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Runyon on his heels. He'll look to pass Runyon's guard now, I'm sure.
Miller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Runyon keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Runyon keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Runyon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillon Runyon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Runyon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller stands up from Runyon's guard - Miller perhaps looking for a knockout.

Runyon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Runyon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Runyon tries to advance position but instead Miller slips a leg back in to half guard.
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 trying to control but Runyon postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Miller!
In his post fight interview, Josh Miller gave a big smile as he said 'butter nigga'.